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6 y separately published work icon Hello Lighthouse Sophie Blackall , Sophie Blackall (illustrator), New York (City) : Little, Brown , 2018 18714199 2018 single work picture book children's

'On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse. From dusk to dawn, the lighthouse beams, sending its light out to sea, guiding the ships on their way. As the seasons pass and the waves rise and fall, outside, the wind blows; inside, the lighthouse keeper writes, and the rhythms of his life unfold. But change is on the horizon...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 14 y separately published work icon How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), London : Walker Books [London] , 2008 Z1491154 2008 single work picture book children's 'In the busy city, no one sees the bird with a broken wing. No one, except a young boy named Will. With the help of his parents, Will takes the bird home to care for it. With rest, time, and a little hope, perhaps the bird will fly again.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 1 y separately published work icon Aristotle The Nine Lives of Aristotle Dick King-Smith , London : Walker Books [London] , 2003 6124108 2003 single work children's fiction children's

"Aristotle, a little white kitten, goes to live with a witch in an old cottage, where he finds so many opportunities for risky adventures that he soon has only one life left." (Source: Trove)
8 13 y separately published work icon Let's Get a Pup Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), Sydney : Walker Books Australia , 2001 Z925189 2001 single work picture book children's

"When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind." (Source: Trove)
8 18 y separately published work icon Diary of a Wombat Jackie French , Bruce Whatley (illustrator), Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 2002 Z989492 2002 single work picture book children's She sleeps. She eats. She scratches. She is training humans to become better pets. She is Mothball, a wombat with attitude.
2 5 y separately published work icon Queenie the Bantam Bob Graham , Massachusetts : Candlewick Press , 1997 Z834148 1997 single work picture book children's 'Caitlin and her parents rescue a hen from a lake, name her, and take her home with them, but even after they return her to the farm where she lives, her presence is still felt in Caitlin's family.'
8 8 y separately published work icon Max Bob Graham , Bob Graham (illustrator), London : Walker Books [London] , 2000 Z669052 2000 single work picture book children's Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird. (Libraries Australia)
2 5 y separately published work icon Sheep Dogs Jack Bedson , Peter Gouldthorpe (illustrator), Glebe : Walter McVitty Books , 1990 Z832660 1990 single work picture book children's When a farmer decides he needs working sheepdogs instead of the farm pets, Mac and Kelly, they misunderstand and decide to disguise themselves as dogs that look like sheep. Of course they are found out when the real sheepdogs try to round them up. Chaos follows but all four dogs eventually become friends.
2 13 y separately published work icon Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Walter McVitty , Margaret Early (illustrator), ( trans. Unknown with title Aribaba to jonjunin no tozoku ) Tokyo : Hyoronsha , 1988 Z832285 1988 single work picture book children's 'One of the most popular of all the tales of the Arabian Nights. It is a wondrous story, full of excitement and suspense - will Ali Baba manage to escape the terrible revenge of the robbers and their chief? But the real hero of this story is the clever servant, Morgiana, whose quick thinking saves Ali Baba's life.' (Source: GoodReads)
9 y separately published work icon The Marvellous Mongolian James Aldridge , London : Macmillan , 1974 Z960631 1974 single work children's fiction children's To Baryut, Tachi is a marvellous stallion, roaming Mongolia. Kitty's favourite is Peep, her Shetland pony. Tachi is imported to the Welsh nature reserve on which Kitty lives, and Peep is to be Tachi's companion. Kitty is terribly worried in case Peep is hurt, and Baryut worries that Tachi cannot be contained in the Welsh hills. (Source: Bookseller's website)
5 6 y separately published work icon Behind the Wind Patricia Wrightson , Richmond : Hutchinson Australia , 1981 Z515812 1981 single work novel young adult Wirrun was happy and living free with his golden girl, Murra but separation and evil were lurking and Wirrun was called on for one last time to deal with a man's creation - death.
5 6 y separately published work icon The Dark Bright Water Patricia Wrightson , Richmond : Hutchinson Australia , 1978 Z515710 1978 single work novel young adult Strange things are happening in the land, and Wirrun's people have sent for him because he has dealt with the land and its spirits before.
7 15 y separately published work icon The Ice Is Coming Patricia Wrightson , Richmond : Hutchinson Australia , 1977 Z862397 1977 single work novel young adult 'Wirrun was a man of the People, the Aborigines of Australia. He was young and educated in the ways of the whites. But when the mountain cried for help, he heard. For the Ninya, the ancient ice-spirits, were seeking to bring a new ice age to the land down under. Together with the Mimi, a rock-spirit from far away, he set out to find the Eldest Nargun, a creature of living rock that had defeated the Ninya in the long-gone past. And with the Power given him by a hero-spirit, he could see and command all the ancient earth-spirits. But the way was long and hard--and the Eldest Nargun was not what he expected.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
1 y separately published work icon Gendai Osutoraria tanpen shosetsushu Anthology of Australia short stories; Contemporary Australian Short Stories Michio Ochi (editor), Momo Yuriko (editor), Momo Yuriko (translator), Michio Ochi (translator), Tokyo : Hyoronsha , 1983 Z1599853 1983 anthology poetry
10 4 y separately published work icon Let the Balloon Go Ivan Southall , London Sydney : Methuen Hicks Smith , 1968 Z792182 1968 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Three Novels : The Fox Hole; Let the Balloon Go; Over the Top 1975;

Handicapped by cerebral palsy and overprotected by his parents, a twelve-year-old, left alone for the first time, in a desperate need to exert his independence, does precisely what he has been forbidden to do.

(Source: Trove)
12 21 y separately published work icon The Nargun and the Stars Patricia Wrightson , Richmond London : Hutchinson , 1973 Z862349 1973 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 3 units)

Simon Brent is orphaned. Still shocked, he is taken to live with his only relatives, brother and sister Charlie and Edie Waters, who live on a farm. There, Simon meets the Aboriginal spirits who also live on the land. Together Simon, Charlie, Edie, and the spirits save the land from the ancient Nargun. The story is memorable in the portrayal of the Nargun and the spirits, as well as the characters of Charlie and Edie, and the depiction of Simon's change from a shocked and emotionally frozen individual to a normal boy.
11 3 y separately published work icon The Fox Hole Lis'ia Nora Ivan Southall , Sydney London : Hicks Smith Methuen , 1967 Z792173 1967 single work children's fiction children's When a 10 year-old boy gets caught in an abandoned mine shaft, his aunt and uncle's concern rapidly turns to greed as gold is discovered during their rescue attempts. (Source: Trove)
9 3 y separately published work icon A Sporting Proposition James Aldridge , London : Michael Joseph , 1973 Z502782 1973 single work novel young adult 'Scotty Pirie, the thirteen-year-old son of a poor farmer and Josie Eyre, the crippled daughter of the wealthiest man in a small Australian country town, both claim the same sturdy Welsh pony as their own. The book details how their struggles for ownership divide the whole town, and how the issue is finally settled by the townspeople.' (Source: Back cover)
8 6 y separately published work icon I Own the Racecourse! Patricia Wrightson , New York (City) : Harcourt Brace & World , 1968 Z43939 1968 single work children's fiction children's A boy who has an intellectual disability thinks he has bought a race track for three dollars, and until a solution to the problem can be found, only the patience and understanding of his friends keep him from being hurt by the truth.
12 4 y separately published work icon Hills End Ivan Southall , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1962 Z42989 1962 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'On a fateful day in Hills End, a timber-milling town in the mountains of Victoria, seven children and their teacher set off to explore caves in the nearby mountains said to contain ancient Aboriginal rock art. While they are deep inside the mountain caves a storm of tremendous violence all but sweeps the town away and threatens to leave them stranded on the mountain.

'Tackling flooded creeks and washed out paths and fallen trees, the children make their way back to Hills End injured and exhausted, only to face a new battle to survive in the denuded town. ' (Publication summary)
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