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Margaret Senior Margaret Senior i(A48467 works by) (a.k.a. Margaret Hilda Senior)
Also writes as: Piers
Born: Established: 1917 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 25 Jan 1995 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1945
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1 y separately published work icon Australia's Animals Margaret Senior , Margaret Senior (illustrator), Kenthurst : Kangaroo Press , 1987 Z1419064 1987 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Two at Sullivan Bay Nance Donkin , Kenthurst : Roo Books , 1985 Z848401 1985 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction
1 1 y separately published work icon Nunga Rus Center , Kenthurst : Kangaroo Press , 1985 Z835681 1985 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction Fictional story of a young girl and boy of the Bunwurung who seek to marry contrary to the decision of their elders. The book contrasts the everyday life of girls with that of boys, and includes a sequence on native magic and medicine. It is set at the time of the arrival of the first Europeans.
1 y separately published work icon A Treasury of Australian Nature Stories Leslie Rees , Sydney : John Sands Ure Smith , 1974 Z835852 1974 selected work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Aki the Little Islander John Mansfield , Margaret Senior (illustrator), Melbourne London : Nelson , 1963 Z1502676 1963 single work picture book children's Aki and his sister discover a hidden cave at the end of the reef and shelter there during a storm. They bring home gold from a colonial shipwreck, which provides for their island community at a time of great need.
1 y separately published work icon John and Nanbaree Doris Chadwick , London : Nelson , 1962 Z831887 1962 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction John and his Aboriginal friend Nanbaree hunt, cook, explore and have many adventures together in and around the new settlement at Sydney Cove.
1 y separately published work icon Larry : the story of an Australian seagull Ina Maude Watson , Sydney : John Sands , 1961 Z848778 1961 single work children's fiction children's Story of the life history of a typical Silver Gull born on a Bass Strait island, one of the two species found regularly in Australia.
1 y separately published work icon Snow Boy Noreen Shelley , Margaret Senior (illustrator), Sydney : John Sands , 1958 Z836925 1958 single work picture book children's The story of Snow-Boy, who wasn't a show quality Dalmatian, but won a dog show prize anyway.
1 y separately published work icon The Story of Koonaworra the Black Swan Leslie Rees , Sydney : John Sands , 1957 Z795463 1957 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon John of the Sirius Doris Chadwick , London : Nelson , 1955 Z795537 1955 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction John and his dog, Gyp, accompany Captain Phillip on his journey from Portsmouth to Australia in 1787-1788
1 y separately published work icon Bush Haven Animals : An Australian Picture Story Margaret Senior , Margaret Senior (illustrator), Sydney : John Sands , 1954 Z836715 1954 single work picture book children's A picture story book where three children describe various Australian animals and their habitats.
2 y separately published work icon Two Thumbs : The Story of a Koala Leslie Rees , Sydney : John Sands , 1953 Z837987 1953 single work children's fiction children's

The story of a koala named two-thumbs and his adventures with both man and beasts.
1 7 y separately published work icon The Australia Book Eve Pownall , Sydney : John Sands , 1952 Z836499 1952 single work information book children's
1 y separately published work icon Cousins-Come-Lately : Adventures in Old Sydney Town Eve Pownall , Sydney : Shakespeare Head Press , 1952 Z830615 1952 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction
1 y separately published work icon Little Brown Piccaninnies of Tasmania Jane Ada Fletcher , Margaret Senior (illustrator), Sydney : John Sands , 1950 Z848766 1950 single work picture book children's
2 y separately published work icon The Story of Kurri Kurri the Kookaburra Leslie Rees , Sydney : John Sands , 1948 Z830299 1948 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon The Lost Toyshop Anne Bracken , Piers , Piers (illustrator), Sydney : Colour Productions , 1946 Z1282246 1946 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Meg and Peg : Adventures of Two Peg Dolls Ann Bracken , Piers (illustrator), Sydney : Jons Productions , 1945 Z1322563 1945 single work picture book children's Meg and Peg, Pamela's new peg dolls, get a tour of the toy room on Snorter the train before settling into the dolls' house.
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