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'Five marvellous stories about some very resourceful children and their adventures in the wide world: Meet Lindalou, who makes a wondrous flying boat and sails to Kathmandu, timid Andy Umm, who talks to animals and tames a lion, curious Ferdinand, who cures the prime minister with the help of his magic spectacles, Ignatius Binz, whose magnificent nose picks up the faintest whiff of danger, Valentina Lookwell, who paints people as they really are, Wendelin B. Wordforce, who writes down their stories and Aristan, the magic spider, as golden as a dab of butter, who befriends them all' (Source: publisher's website).
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Korean translation and one of the stories is set in Nepal.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Sydney,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Lindalou and her Golden Gift, single work short story children's fiction children's (p. 5-10)
- Andy Umm and the Silliaza Circus, single work short story children's fiction children's (p. 11-20)
- Curious Ferdinand and his Magic Spectacles, single work short story children's fiction children's (p. 21-28)
- Ignatius Binz and his Magnificent Nose, single work short story children's fiction children's (p. 29-36)
- Valentina Lookwell and her Surprising Portraits, single work short story children's fiction children's (p. 37-45)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Reading Development Across Linked Stories: Anna Fienberg's Tashi Series and The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lion and the Unicorn , April vol. 27 no. 2 2003; (p. 185-198) -
Writing by Children, Writing for Children : Schema Theory, Narrative Discourse and Ideology
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Crossing the Boundaries 2002; (p. 237-248) -
Know the Illustrator : Kim Gamble
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 9 no. 2 1994; (p. 19-21) -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: School Library Journal : For Children's, Young Adult and School Librarians , January vol. 39 no. 1 1993; (p. 74-76)
— Review of The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 21-23)
— Review of The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Window 1991 single work picture book ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; Do Not Go Around the Edges : Poems 1990 selected work poetry autobiography ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; Change the Locks 1991 single work novel ; Del-Del 1991 single work novel ; Mandragora 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; The House Guest 1991 single work novel ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book
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Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 4 1991; (p. 25)
— Review of The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 6 no. 5 1991; (p. 30)
— Review of The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction -
Top Kids' Books for 1992
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 26 July 1992; (p. p 110-113)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Del-Del 1991 single work novel ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; Window 1991 single work picture book -
Top Books for Young Readers
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 July 1992; (p. 6)
— Review of Window 1991 single work picture book ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book -
Partisan feelings for a writer of the best
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 July 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Peter 1991 single work novel ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Window 1991 single work picture book -
Know the Illustrator : Kim Gamble
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 9 no. 2 1994; (p. 19-21) -
Reading Development Across Linked Stories: Anna Fienberg's Tashi Series and The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lion and the Unicorn , April vol. 27 no. 2 2003; (p. 185-198) -
Writing by Children, Writing for Children : Schema Theory, Narrative Discourse and Ideology
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Crossing the Boundaries 2002; (p. 237-248)
Awards
- 1992 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator Won by Kim Gamble for the illustrations.
- 1992 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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cNepal,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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