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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Melbourne
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Cheshire
,
1967
Z305085
1967
single work
novel
historical fiction
mystery
(taught in 2 units)
'It was a cloudless summer day in the year 1900. Everyone at Appleyard College for Young Ladies agreed it was just right for a picnic at Hanging Rock. After lunch, a group of three girls climbed into the blaze of the afternoon sun, pressing on through the scrub into the shadows of the secluded volcanic outcropping. Farther, higher, until at last they disappeared. They never returned. ...'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Penguin Random House, 2014).
Melbourne : Penguin , 2013 -
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I Can Jump Puddles
Melbourne
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Longman Cheshire
,
1955
Z962560
1955
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: IA umeiu prygat' cherez luzhi; Eto trava ; V serdtse moem 1969; (p. 13-227)
— Appears in: Moga Da Preskacham Lokvi 1981;
— Appears in: Kumurins un Kamolins; Es protu lekt pari pelkem; Vetras zens 1999;I Can Jump Puddles is Alan Marshall's story of his childhood, a happy world in which, despite his crippling poliomyelitis, he plays, climbs, fights, swims, rides and laughs. His world was the Australian countryside early last century: rough-riders, bushmen, farmers and tellers of tall stories, a world held precious by the young Alan Marshall. (Source: Trove)
Melbourne : Penguin , 2013 - y Playing Beatie Bow Melbourne : Nelson , 1980 Z47803 1980 single work novel young adult fantasy (taught in 5 units) When Abigail joins in the game of Beatie Bow she is transported back in time to a Sydney of the late 19th century where she meets the Bow family, whose fate she can predict, but which she is powerless to change. Melbourne : Penguin , 2013
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Seven Little Australians
London
Melbourne
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Ward, Lock and Bowden
,
1894
Z863667
1894
single work
children's fiction
children's
(taught in 25 units)
'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.'
'Her father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible – but seven children were really too much for him and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule.
'Step inside and meet them all – dreamy Meg, and Pip, daring Judy, naughty Bunty, Nell, Baby and the youngest, 'the General'. Come and share in their lives, their laughter and their tears.' (From the publisher's website.)
Melbourne : Penguin , 2013 -
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A Fortunate Life
1980
14731171
1980
single work
autobiography
(taught in 4 units)
'Born in 1894, Albert Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with his beloved wife, Evelyn. Despite enduring hardships we can barely imagine today, Facey always saw his life as a "fortunate" one. A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration. It is the story of a life lived to the full – the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.' (Penguin Australia abstract)
Melbourne : Viking , 2013
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Classic Children's Literature
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 18-20)
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Classic Children's Literature
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 18-20)
Awards
- 2013 winner APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's and Young Adult Series designed by Allison Colpoys.