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y separately published work icon Crocodile Beat single work   picture book   children's  
Is part of Bright Stars series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Crocodile Beat
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Down by the river in the heat of the day the crocodile sleeps and awaits his prey.

Zzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzz

Watch out, animals! Mean croc’s about! And he’s got one thing on his mind — DINNER!

Source: Scholastic Books

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Unit Suitable For:

Foundation (NSW Early Stage 1)

General Capabilities

Critical and creative thinking, Literacy

Notes

  • Picture Book in verse form.
  • Also published in braille and sound recording formats.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 1987 .
      image of person or book cover 5830640216989590948.jpg
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      Extent: 30p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Reprinted: 1988 twice , 1989 with ISBN 1862910111 , 1991 with ISBN 1862910782 , 1997 with ISBN 1862913196 Part of the Bright Stars series
      ISBN: 0949641723
    • Illinois,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Maurbern ,       1988 .
      Extent: 30p.
      Reprinted: 1988
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Bradbury Press ,       1989 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0027480100, 072162202X
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Bodley Head ,       1990 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0370314166
    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Red Fox , 1992 .
      Extent: 32p.
      ISBN: 0099973707
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Maxwell Macmillan ,       1994 .
      Edition info: 1st Aladdin Books ed.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0689718810
Alternative title: Grilkrokodil
Language: Afrikaans
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Works about this Work

Meet Patricia Mullins John Funnell , 1991 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 6 no. 4 1991; (p. 10-12)
Untitled Marion Bannister , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 2 1990; (p. 11)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Untitled B.C. , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Junior Bookshelf , April vol. 54 no. 2 1990; (p. 74)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Untitled Marion Bannister , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 1 1990; (p. 15)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Children's Books Julie Corsaro , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Booklist , November vol. 86 no. 5 1989; (p. 552)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Untitled Joanne Horniman , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 3 no. 4 1988; (p. 26)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
[Review] Crocodile Beat Ellen Fader , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , Nov/December vol. 65 no. 6 1989; (p. 760)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Untitled Marion Bannister , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 1 1990; (p. 15)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Children's Books Julie Corsaro , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Booklist , November vol. 86 no. 5 1989; (p. 552)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Untitled B.C. , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Junior Bookshelf , April vol. 54 no. 2 1990; (p. 74)
— Review of Crocodile Beat Gail Jorgensen , 1987 single work picture book
Meet Patricia Mullins John Funnell , 1991 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 6 no. 4 1991; (p. 10-12)
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