Swoop

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[Animation image appears of a magpie flying towards the camera]

[Animation image changes to show a magpie sitting on a branch, and text appears: Magpie stands guard, He has one job, One desire, One purpose, Keep the eggs safe]

[Animation image changes to show a magpie swooping a family in the park, and text appears: Swoop]

[Animation image changes to show a magpie swooping a group of cyclists, and text appears: Swoop, swoop]

[Animation image changes to show a close view of the magpie]

[Animation image changes to show a magpie swooping a boy and snatching the hat off his head, and text appears: Swoopety swoop, Magpie is not fooled by egg thieves]

[Animation image changes to show a line of people all being swooped by a magpie, and text appears: Swoop, swoop, swoopety, swoop, or their tricks and defences]

[Animation image changes to show a magpie sitting on a nest while another magpie sits alongside, and text appears: The eggs are safe]

[Animation image changes to show children throwing rocks at the nest in the tree, and text appears: … until new egg thieves arrive]

[Animation image changes to show the magpie flying towards the camera again, while the female magpie can be seen in the background sitting on the nest, and text appears: Will Magpie’s determination be enough to keep the eggs safe?]

[Animation image changes to show two magpies watching the eggs hatch]

[Animation image changes to show a magpie in the bottom corner of the screen, and text appears: A charming, cheeky story about a magpie with one very important job!, Nicole Godwin, Illustrated by Susannah Crispe]

[Image changes to show the cover of the book Swoop, and text appears on the right: Available in bookstores and online, CSIRO publishing, www.publish.csiro.au, Video Production by Books on Tour PR & Marketing 2022]