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Paul is a dreamer with his head full of music. But in the real world he has no friends, his father is battling to keep the farm and dejected men tramp the roads. No-one has time for music or dreams. Then Eric the Red comes along and shows Paul how to make a flute from a piece of bamboo.
Notes
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Novel version of Disher's 1981 short story of the same name.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Arrested Development? : Why Do Adults Write for Children?
1997
single work
criticism
autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 5 no. 4 1997; (p. 3-5) -
The Long Road Home
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 January 1996; (p. 12-13) -
Patrick White Goes Pop
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 July 1995;
— Review of The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction -
Australia's Social History: Understanding Our Past
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : An Exploration of Genre and Theme 1995; (p. 105-120) -
[Review] The Bamboo Flute
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , Jan/February vol. 70 no. 1 1994; (p. 69)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction
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[Review] The Bamboo Flute
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 2 1992; (p. 22)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction -
[Review] The Bamboo Flute
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 29)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction -
Kicking Goals
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 August 1993; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction ; A Long Way to Tipperary 1992 single work novel ; Looking for Alibrandi 1992 single work novel ; Galax-Arena 1992 single work novel ; Belinda 1992 single work picture book ; Blabber Mouth 1992 single work children's fiction ; The Web 1992 single work children's fiction ; Where's Mum? 1992 single work picture book ; Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten 1992 single work picture book -
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers
Meg Sorensen
(interviewer),
1992
single work
criticism
review
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 139 1992; (p. 53-56)
— Review of The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction -
Stories About Teens in Love
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 March 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute 1992 single work children's fiction ; Bittersweet 1992 anthology short story -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1993
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 2-8) Judge's report for the 1993 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award. -
Garry Disher
1993
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 37 no. 4 1993; (p. 3) -
Childhood Revisited
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 1992; (p. 6) -
The Art of Writing : From Idea to Story
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 15 June 1992; (p. 9) -
The Long Road Home
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 January 1996; (p. 12-13)
Awards
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Settings:
- South Australia,
- 1930s
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