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1 y separately published work icon Monkey and the White Bone Demon Zhang Xiu Shi , Jill Morris , Lin Zheng (illustrator), Xin Kuan Liang (illustrator), Fei Chang Fu (illustrator), Zhang Xiu Shi (illustrator), Ye Ping Kuei (translator), Ringwood : Kestrel , 1984 Z1890377 1984 single work picture book children's myth/legend 'In the search for the ancient Buddhist scriptures the monk Hsuan Tsang sets out for the Western Heaven with his three disciples, Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy. After much travelling they reach the barren mountains - home of the fearsome White Bone Demon and her band of evil spirits. Determined to capture the monk Hsuan Tsang, the White Bone Demon sets three traps. Each time Monkey comes to Hsuan Tsang's rescue, but the monk, not realising the reasons for Monkey's violent actions, banishes him to his home on Fruit and Flower Mountain. And Hsuan Tsang is left to fend for himself against the awesome powers of the White Bone Demon' (Souce: inside cover).
1 1 y separately published work icon 101 Things to Do with a Baby Jan Ormerod , Jan Ormerod (illustrator), Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1984 Z961657 1984 single work picture book children's
1 7 y separately published work icon Papio Victor Kelleher , Ringwood : Kestrel , 1984 Z516668 1984 single work novel young adult adventure

It seems simple enough for David and Jem to release the two baboons from the experimental research station where they are doomed to die. But when they discover that the baboons are no longer capable of looking after themselves in the African bush, David and Jem are forced to stay and protect them. And that's when their problems truly begin ...
1 1 y separately published work icon Rhymes Around the Day Pat Thomson , Jan Ormerod (illustrator), London : Kestrel , 1983 Z961648 1983 single work picture book children's A day in the life of three children told in traditional rhymes.
1 4 y separately published work icon The Tree Witches Gwenda Turner , Gwenda Turner (illustrator), Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1983 Z836859 1983 single work picture book children's Three young girls call themselves the Tree Witches and in their tree house they plan mischief. They meet a boy with a VERY long name who also likes mischief and spooky stories so he becomes a member of their club too.
1 y separately published work icon The machine at the heart of the world Jenny Wagner , Victoria : Kestrel , 1983 Z836553 1983 single work children's Everything is fine with the world while Theobald is in control, but when the people try to run it, chaos ensues until Theobald takes charge once more.
1 1 y separately published work icon A Day on the Avenue Robert Roennfeldt , Robert Roennfeldt (illustrator), Melbourne : Kestrel , 1983 Z832795 1983 single work picture book children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Tiddalick, the Frog Who Caused a Flood : An Adaptation of an Aboriginal Dreamtime Legend Robert Roennfeldt , Robert Roennfeldt (illustrator), Ringwood : Penguin , 1980 Z37286 1980 single work picture book children's dreaming story
4 5 y separately published work icon Moonlight Jan Ormerod (illustrator), Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1982 Z836538 1982 single work picture book children's A story without words.
2 1 y separately published work icon Syd Sixpence Joan Lindsay , Ringwood : Kestrel , 1982 Z865006 1982 single work children's fiction children's fantasy
1 2 y separately published work icon In the Garden of Badthings Doug MacLeod , Ringwood : Kestrel , 1981 Z668207 1981 selected work poetry children's humour
2 5 y separately published work icon The Hunting of Shadroth Victor Kelleher , Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1981 Z516770 1981 single work novel young adult science fiction

'Since time immemorial the people of the Clan have lived on the Slopes overlooking the Greenlands, hunting only for food and respecting the Greenlands' unwritten laws. But when the Clan's cattle become the prey of an unknown attacker, and the elders begin to murmer the name of Shadroth, the young chief Kulok blames the Fein - huge cattle animals whom it is forbidden to kill - and orders their extermination. In this gripping novel, the author, a master of the art of storytelling, combines high adventure with a profound psychological exploration of the roots of violence and evil.'

Source: Fantastic Fiction (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/victor-kelleher/hunting-of-shadroth.htm). (Sighted: 11/4/2014)
1 5 y separately published work icon Songs for My Dog and Other People Max Fatchen , Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1980 Z836209 1980 selected work poetry children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Ginnie Ted Greenwood , Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1979 Z836565 1979 selected work children's fiction children's
1 3 y separately published work icon Forbidden Paths of Thual Victor Kelleher , Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1979 Z516877 1979 single work novel young adult

'"Quen stood quite still... As he hesitated, Ildaron's voice came crashing through the vacant spaces of his mind: Nothing must prevent your getting there, nothing. That is my command..."

'For weeks now, Quen's people have been caught within the Mollag soldiers' deadly net. And Quen alone has been chosen for a grim and desperate task - a quest into the black unknown shadows of the great forest of Thual - to seek out the Wise Ones, to consume the Mollag and rescue his people. But first he must survive the treacherous journey through the forest's forbidden paths.

'Somewhere... somewhere within Thual, the Great Keepers lie hidden. And the greatest terror of all lies before him.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Miss Strawberry Verses Eric Rolls , Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1978 Z945444 1978 selected work poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon Egrin and the Wicked Witch Amanda Walsh , Harmondsworth : Puffin , 1977 Z835633 1977 single work picture book children's Egrin the good wizard is at a loss as to how to get rid of the wicked witch he has let loose. He takes refuge with his woodland friends who hatch a plot to get rid of her.
11 14 John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat Jenny Wagner , Ron Brooks (illustrator), Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1977 Z830203 1977 single work picture book children's (taught in 6 units)
— Appears in: The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book 1987; (p. 190-192) 'Rose and her Old English Sheepdog, John Brown, live contentedly together. They need only each other. When the midnight cat appears outside their home, John Brown refuses even to admit its existence. But he comes to realise that the cat is important to Rose and to allow it in the house, even though it makes him sad.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 1 y separately published work icon Emu Stew : An Illustrated Collection of Stories and Poems for Children Patricia Wrightson (editor), Ringwood Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1976 Z836757 1976 anthology poetry children's fiction children's
2 1 y separately published work icon Aranea : A Story About a Spider Jenny Wagner , Ron Brooks (illustrator), Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1975 Z835771 1975 single work picture book children's An industrious spider spends her days and nights spinning perfect webs.
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