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y separately published work icon Gekardo the Gecko Loses His Tail single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Gekardo the Gecko Loses His Tail
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When a naughty boy pulls Gekardo's tail off Gekardo hides in the wall because he feels he is 'the ugliest gecko in the whole wide world'. When his uncle points out that his tail is growing again Gekardo is happy once more.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Indonesian and Japanese translations.

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Alternative title: Ekor Gekardo Yang Hilang
Language: Indonesian
Notes:
This version was translated into Bahasa Indonesia.

Works about this Work

NT Students Turn Authors 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 132 1996; (p. 27)

— Review of Gekardo the Gecko Loses His Tail Maureen Hill , 1996 single work picture book ; Gweido the Goanna Jo Moyle , 1996 single work picture book ; Yarmi the Green Frog 1996 anthology short story ; Bunjarri the Black Cockatoo. 1995 anthology short story
NT Students Turn Authors 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 132 1996; (p. 27)

— Review of Gekardo the Gecko Loses His Tail Maureen Hill , 1996 single work picture book ; Gweido the Goanna Jo Moyle , 1996 single work picture book ; Yarmi the Green Frog 1996 anthology short story ; Bunjarri the Black Cockatoo. 1995 anthology short story
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