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Shōgakukan Shōgakukan i(A145230 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. 小学館)
Born: Established: 8 Aug 1922
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Japan,
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East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
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4 4 y separately published work icon Clancy the Courageous Cow Lachie Hume , Lachie Hume (illustrator), ( trans. Keiko Nagatomo with title Yūkanna ushi kuranshī )with title ゆうかんなうしクランシー ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2011 Z1357072 2006 single work picture book children's "Clancy the cow is a misfit in his herd, but when he proves himself in the annual cow wrestling match, he demonstrates the foolishness of judging by appearances." (Source: Worldcat)
2 1 y separately published work icon Goblin on the Reef Victor Kelleher , ( trans. Sachiko Ikushima with title 海なんて大きらい ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2010 Z1118865 2003 single work children's fiction children's humour

"Gibblewort the Irish goblin is as nasty as ever. When his goblin friends get tired of his wicked ways, they teach him a lesson by packing him off to a damp part of Australia. The place he ends up in couldn't be damper, the Great Barrier Reef." (Source: Trove)
2 1 y separately published work icon Goblin in the City Victor Kelleher , ( trans. Sachiko Ikushima with title 大都会なんて大きらい ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2010 Z1118855 2004 single work children's fiction children's humour

"Gibblewort is constantly making trouble for himself and the other goblins. So the only solution is to send him to Australia. Whether it's the bush, the snow, the rainforest or the city, Gibblewort the Goblin seems to get into trouble wherever he goes." (Source: Trove)
2 2 y separately published work icon Goblin in the Bush Victor Kelleher , ( trans. Sachiko Ikushima with title 南の国なんて大きらい ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2010 Z957978 2002 single work children's fiction children's humour

"Gibblewort is a nasty little Irish goblin. Sick of the rainy weather in Ireland, he decides to move to Australia. At first he is delighted with his sunny new home, but then he mets the local plants and animals and things begin to go very wrong!" (Source: Trove)
2 y separately published work icon The Real Thing Brian Falkner , ( trans. Sanbe Ritsuko with title 盗まれたコカ ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2010 18298333 2007 single work novel young adult 'Only three people in the entire world know the secret formula for Coca-Cola. So, when all three are kidnapped, the giant American corporation is in deep trouble. But the kidnappers didn’t count on the extraordinary abilities of Fizzer Boyd from Glenfield High. Soon Fizzer and his friend Tupai White are in the middle of a thrilling adventure, as the search for the missing recipe becomes a matter of life and death.' (Publication summary)

 
3 13 y separately published work icon Obernewtyn Isobelle Carmody , ( trans. Eri Higashikawa with title ミスフィットの秘密 ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2007 Z301844 1987 single work novel young adult fantasy

'Elspeth is one of a new breed born into a world recovering from widespread destruction. The ruling council will tolerate no opposition. Elspeth must hide her telepathic powers in order to survive. In the mountain orphanage of Obernewtyn, Elspeth meets others with similar powers and together they confront the evil hidden there.' (Source: Trove)
3 8 y separately published work icon TruckDogs : A Novel in Four Bites Graeme Base , ( trans. Susumu Ishida with title トラックドッグ ) Tokyo : Shōgakukan , 2004 Z1063640 2003 single work children's fiction children's humour Two gangs of canine-like motor vehicles, the Rott Wheelers and the Mongrel Pack, have a showdown in the town of Hubcap. -- National Library of Australia catalogue record.
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