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y separately published work icon The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales anthology   children's fiction   Indigenous story   children's   myth/legend  
Issue Details: First known date: 1957... 1957 The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales
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A selection of Australian Aboriginal legends and tales from New Guinea, New Zealand, Micronesia, Borneo, Tonga, Fiji, the New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands. For 8-12 year old children.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Melbourne, Victoria,: Longmans, Green ,
      1957 .
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      Extent: ix, 150 p.p.
      Description: illus.
      Reprinted: 1958
      Note/s:
      • Edited and arranged by Enid Moodie Heddle; decorations by Nancy Parker.

Works about this Work

Untitled James Devaney , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 348-349)

— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction ; The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry
Untitled Patrick Coady , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 12 no. 1957; (p. 170-171)

— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction
South Seas Legends 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 June vol. 78 no. 4035 1957; (p. 2,58)

— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction
South Seas Legends 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 June vol. 78 no. 4035 1957; (p. 2,58)

— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction
Untitled Patrick Coady , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 12 no. 1957; (p. 170-171)

— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction
Untitled James Devaney , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 1958; (p. 348-349)

— Review of The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales 1957 anthology children's fiction ; The Boomerang Book of Australian Poetry 1956 anthology poetry
Last amended 27 May 2014 11:14:11
Subjects:
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    Papua New Guinea,
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    Pacific Region,
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    New Zealand,
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    Pacific Region,
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    Federated States of Micronesia,
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    North Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • Borneo, Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • c
    Tonga,
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    South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • c
    Fiji,
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    South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • New Hebrides, Vanuatu, South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • c
    Solomon Islands,
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    South Pacific, Pacific Region,
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