Author: Barry S. Brunswick
Date: 2022
Quote: "[T]hey looked at the branch that had nearly hit them. There was no way a man could throw it so far."
"Yowie" is the simplest Australian word for a giant hairy ape-man rumored to live apart from humans, to throw big branches and rocks at hunting parties but--perhaps--to help lost children.
This short, simple story describes a Yowie family. The male chases teenagers away by throwing branches. He's kind to a little girl who takes apples to him.
This self-published book might benefit from the attention of a professional developmental editor; notably, it raises questions about how long the young of the species gestate before birth, but it's a nice introduction to Yowie lore and to the idea that, if you want to observe a wild creature, you should proceed slowly and respectfully rather than blundering into its habitat.
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