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Holidays
2004
series - author
picture book
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2004...
2004
At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
"A richly detailed book about Australian beach holiday, guaranteed to occupy children for hours, looking for objects that have been lost (by the artist) and found (by the family dog). Humorous postcards on each spread convey the joy of summer holidays." (Source: Trove)
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
- High fat foods
- High salt foods
- Processed foods
- Fresh foods
- Fast food/Takeaway [fish and chips]
Food practices - Eating out - meal
- Eating out - snack
- Eating out - picnics
- Parties and Entertaining
- Food preparation
Gender - Food preparation - male [outdoors]
Signage - Signs for fictional products
- Shop sign
Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Urban
Setting - Bush, beach, nature
Food as social cohesion - Family meals [picnic lunch and dinner]
- Social gatherings
Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Roland Harvey - The Master of the Detail
2009
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Dromkeen Society Bulletin , July vol. 15 no. 2 2009; (p. 1-3) -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 49 no. 2 2005; (p. 29)
— Review of At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit 2004 single work picture book -
A Vision Splendid
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 273 2005; (p. 61) -
Children
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 December 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit 2004 single work picture book -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 19 no. 5 2004; (p. 28)
— Review of At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit 2004 single work picture book
-
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 19 no. 5 2004; (p. 28)
— Review of At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit 2004 single work picture book -
Children
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 December 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit 2004 single work picture book -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 49 no. 2 2005; (p. 29)
— Review of At the Beach : Postcards from Crabby Spit 2004 single work picture book -
A Vision Splendid
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 273 2005; (p. 61) -
Roland Harvey - The Master of the Detail
2009
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Dromkeen Society Bulletin , July vol. 15 no. 2 2009; (p. 1-3)
Awards
- 2006 Kids Own Australian Literature Awards KOALA Awards — (KOALA)
- 2006 shortlisted YABBA — Picture Storybook
- 2005 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
- 2005 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Book for Language Development
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