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The Day She Stole The Sun

Cobargo Public School

When bushfires ripped through the town of Cobargo in the early hours of the morning on New Year’s Eve 2020, some lost houses, others lost family members and all have a story to tell about that day.

Together, along with the help of their teacher, Campbell Kerr, Cobargo Public School’s Year Five and Six class have told their story – writing and illustrating a book titled ‘The Day She Stole the Sun.’

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