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Includes
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The Boy Who Painted the Sun
Geoff Hocking
(illustrator),
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1983
Z830825
1983
single work
picture book
children's
The boy missed the colours of the farm he had left behind and closed his eyes to the sadness and drabness of the city until, one day, his mother bought him a paintbox.
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The Fed Up Family Album : poems
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1983
Z855736
1983
selected work
poetry
children's
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y
The Boundary Riders
Sydney
London
:
Angus and Robertson
Constable
,
1962
Z42441
1962
single work
children's fiction
children's
Jane, Bobby and Vincent get lost in the Australian outback while checking the boundary fence on a sheep station.
Harmondsworth
:
Kestrel
,
1974
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The Family Conspiracy
Sydney
London
:
Angus and Robertson
Constable
,
1962
Z310993
1962
single work
children's fiction
children's
The four Barker children each have a plan to raise money for their mother who is in hospital. The Barkers already face a financial crisis as drought menaces their farm. Things get out of hand, and resourcefulness and courage are needed to save the situation
The Barker children's plans to make money to help out when their mother has to have an operation, and drought threatens their isolated sheep station, lead to unforeseen adventures.
Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1974 -
y
Toby's Millions
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1982
Z828232
1982
single work
children's fiction
children's
'A children's fantasy about Toby, a boy who discovers treasure at the bottom of his garden. He finds that the treasure causes so many arguments that he finally has to bury it again.'
Source: Blurb.
Ringwood : Penguin , 1982
Last amended 31 Jul 2002 09:42:06
