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- y The Voyage of the Poppykettle Adelaide : Rigby , 1980 Z667703 1980 single work children's fiction children's
- y Worra and the Jilbruke Legend Adelaide : Rigby , 1972 Z828463 1972 single work picture book children's Indigenous story
- y Panic in the Cattle Country Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z835735 1974 single work children's fiction children's Fifteen-year-old Tom Stuart takes charge of a cattle run near Alice Springs and things look grim when some of his animals are mysteriously slaughtered, but with the help of his younger sister and a bush pilot, the situation is turned around.
- y Paper Boy Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z835891 1974 single work children's fiction children's Mike Grant had big problems. His father was a drunk, and his older brother was too lazy to get a job. At fourteen there wasn't much Mike could do to help his worried and over-worked mother, she didn't even have a washing machine, and Mike dreamed of surprising her with one on Christmas day.
- y Tobi One, Tobi Two : The Story of a Boy Whose Parents Were Divorced Adelaide : Rigby , 1978 Z836053 1978 single work children's fiction children's
- y The Unchosen Land Adelaide : Rigby , 1981 Z836302 1981 single work children's fiction children's
- y Breakfast at the Zoo Michael Atchison (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1981 Z836326 1981 single work picture book children's
- y The Donkey Who Couldn't Find a Friend Diane Lancashire (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1977 Z946733 1977 single work picture book children's
- y The Carthorse Who Had Nothing To Do Diane Lancashire (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1977 Z946740 1977 single work picture book children's
- y The Wombat Who Ran Away Diane Lancashire (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1977 Z946766 1977 single work picture book children's
- y The War Wizards of Zanfree Adelaide : Rigby , 1984 Z999708 1984 single work children's fiction children's
- y Humphrey and the Bees Adelaide : Rigby , 1972 Z1376596 1972 single work picture book children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1972
- y Humphrey and the Cats Adelaide : Rigby , 1972 Z1376614 1972 single work picture book children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1972
- y Humphrey's Visit to Hospital Adelaide : Rigby , 1972 Z1376629 1972 single work picture book children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1972
- y Humphrey's Visit to the Zoo Adelaide : Rigby , 1972 Z1376634 1972 single work picture book children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1972
- y Daybreak Adelaide : Rigby , 1973 Z948683 1973 single work prose Indigenous story children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1973
- y The Fire in the Stone Adelaide : Rigby , 1973 Z269234 1973 single work children's fiction children's When his precious cache of opals is stolen, fourteen-year-old Ernie, who lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of inland Australia, sets out with a friend determined to find the thief. Adelaide : Rigby , 1973
- y Stars in the Sky Adelaide : Rigby , 1973 Z848521 1973 single work prose Indigenous story children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1973
- y The Dew-Wet Earth Adelaide : Rigby , 1973 Z849580 1973 single work prose Indigenous story children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1973
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y
Uncle Gustav's Ghosts
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1974
Z274019
1974
single work
children's fiction
humour
children's
'Benny Geister's Uncle Gustav meets the first Unseen Presence on the Bethel Road, near the place where Maria Rollenberg and Marcus Kreutzer mysteriously disappeared on their wedding night half a century before. Maria, complete with wedding gown and veil, appears after a tin-kettling for two newlyweds. From then on the fun is fast and furious, as a succession of ghosts and ghoulies, phantom horses and poltergeists plague the Geister household and the community at large.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (New Holland 2005 edition).
Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 - y Magpie Island Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z667837 1974 single work children's fiction Adelaide : Rigby , 1974
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Storm Boy
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1963
Z947092
1963
single work
children's fiction
children's
(taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Kumurins un Kamolins; Es protu lekt pari pelkem; Vetras zens 1999;The story of a boy and his pelican, Mr Percival, who live on the South Australian Coorong.
Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 - y Too Many Guinea Pigs Penelope Janic (illustrator), Sydney Adelaide : Cleary Rigby , 1974 Z1060165 1974 single work picture book children's Sydney Adelaide : Cleary Rigby , 1974
- y Taro's Kite : A Story Set in Japan Richard Zaloudek (illustrator), Sydney Adelaide : Cleary Rigby , 1974 Z1183751 1974 single work picture book children's 'Taro and his friend Shota make a kite for Children's Day.' (Source: Book Seller) Sydney Adelaide : Cleary Rigby , 1974
- y Samuel the Stickybeak Anteater Tom Bishop (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z1370215 1974 single work picture book children's Inquisitive Samuel was always poking his long nose into things. However he didn't appreciate the nickname of Stickybeak until the rescue of honey possum made him proud of it. Adelaide : Rigby , 1974
- y Bernard, the Brolga that Couldn't Dance Tom Bishop (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby Opal , 1974 Z1370229 1974 single work picture book children's Bernard was unhappy that he couldn't dance as well as the other brolgas until they convinced him that his gift of making them laugh was just as valuable. Adelaide : Rigby Opal , 1974
- y The Adventures of Humphrey Bear Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z1376624 1974 selected work children's fiction Adelaide : Rigby , 1974
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y
Albatross Two
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1974
Z269034
1974
single work
children's fiction
children's
The tiny South Australian coastal town of Ripple Bay is changed when Albatross Two, a giant offshore oil rig arrives. As her brother is employed on the rig, Tina Banks tries to understand the need for oil exploration, until an oil spillage threatens to destroy all the coastal wildlife. (Source: Trove)
Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 - y Lester the Dragon Lizard Tom Bishop (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z835663 1974 single work picture book children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1974
- y Storm Boy Picture Book David Kynoch (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1976 Z1057196 1976 single work picture book children's A picture book with the text adapted by Colin Thiele from his novel Storm Boy. The illustrations are photographs by David Kynoch taken on location during the making of the South Australian Film Corporation's film Storm Boy. Adelaide : Rigby , 1976
- y Kryal Castle Under Siege Adelaide : Rigby , 1976 Z1376644 1976 single work children's fiction children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1976
- y The Runaway Punt Robert Ingpen (illustrator), Adelaide : Rigby , 1976 Z848464 1976 single work picture book children's humour Adelaide : Rigby , 1976
- y The Drawing That Thought It Was an Animal Adelaide : Rigby , 1977 Z1365971 1977 single work picture book children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1977
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y
The Shadow on the Hills
Adelaide
:
Rigby Opal
,
1977
Z222087
1977
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Ebenezer Blitz, an eccentric hermit who lives in the Australian hills with his half-dingo, half-domesticated dog, evokes in young, high-spirited Bodo Schneider strong feelings of loyalty and compassion.'
Source: HarperCollins ed.
Adelaide : Rigby Opal , 1977 - y A New Horse for Marny Adelaide : Rigby , 1977 Z869786 1977 single work children's fiction children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1977
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y
Blue Fin
Adelaide
:
Rigby
,
1969
Z918946
1969
single work
children's fiction
children's
— Appears in: Storm Boy ; Blue Fin 1982;'Everyone in Port Lincoln thinks Snook Pascoe is a loser. People joke about his clumsiness; his teacher ridicules him and even his father, skipper of the tuna boat Blue Fin, is convinced that Snook will never amount to anything. After all, tuna fishing is a hard life for ‘real men’.
'When Snook is allowed, for once, to sail on Blue Fin he faces a terrifying disaster. A waterspout engulfs the ship, the deck is swept clean, the radio and rudder are wrecked, the engine is disabled, the crew is lost overboard and Snook’s father lies unconscious down below. Snook is on his own, far out to sea…' (Publication summary)
Adelaide : Rigby , 1978 - y Ballander Boy Adelaide : Rigby , 1979 Z827141 1979 single work children's fiction children's adventure Adelaide : Rigby , 1979
- y River Murray Mary Adelaide : Rigby , 1979 Z827975 1979 single work children's fiction children's adventure Mary's parents settle on the banks of the River Murray as part of a soldier settlement. She makes friends with Abel Stenross who owns a paddlesteamer, and shows her courage in getting a doctor for her mother who is injured during a flood. Adelaide : Rigby , 1979
- y Tanya and Trixie Adelaide : Rigby , 1980 Z828165 1980 single work children's fiction children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1980
- y Thiele Tales : Three Long Stories for Children Adelaide : Rigby , 1980 Z828199 1980 selected work children's fiction children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1980
- y The Valley Between Adelaide : Rigby , 1981 Z269536 1981 single work children's fiction children's adventure humour Adelaide : Rigby , 1981
- y Little Tom Little Adelaide : Rigby Opal , 1981 Z667870 1981 single work children's fiction children's Adelaide : Rigby Opal , 1981
- y When We Ran Adelaide : Rigby , 1981 Z836233 1981 single work novel young adult Adelaide : Rigby , 1981
- y Pinquo Adelaide : Rigby , 1983 Z827822 1983 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Pinquo is a fairy penguin, who can swim, skip and dive faster than the blink of an eye. When Pinquo is wounded, the children Kirsty and Tim take him to Dr Piper, and they all look after Pinquo until he is ready to go to sea. Later the penguin with the droopy walk and kinky flipper comes back into their lives, with his new family. When disaster strikes Sickle Bay, Pinquo leads a mad stampede of a thousand frenzied penguins, to save the townspeople.' (Source: Bookseller's website) Adelaide : Rigby , 1983
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y
The Shadow on the Hills
Adelaide
:
Rigby Opal
,
1977
Z222087
1977
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Ebenezer Blitz, an eccentric hermit who lives in the Australian hills with his half-dingo, half-domesticated dog, evokes in young, high-spirited Bodo Schneider strong feelings of loyalty and compassion.'
Source: HarperCollins ed.
Adelaide : Rigby , 1984 - y Seeker Seven Adelaide : Rigby , 1984 Z841138 1984 single work children's fiction children's Adelaide : Rigby , 1984