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Issue Details:
First known date:
1930...
no.
390
October
1930
of
The School Paper : Grades III and IV
est. 1927
The School Paper : Grades III and IV
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Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
Other material in this issue includes:
- First Page Picture: 'Yellow Robin and Nest' photography by Mr R.T. Littlejohns, kindly lent by the Commonwealth Development and Migration Commission, [129]
- Poetry: 'Spring Birds' (unattributed) 130; 'The Song of the Birds' by Benjamin S. Parker, 132; 'The Two Crossing-Sweepers' (unattributed) with illustration 'Any Port in a Storm' from a picture by French artist Gustave Dore (1833-1883) 136-137.
- Fiction: 'The Brave Blackbird' (concluded from previous issue), illus., from The True Annals of Fairyland, by English journalist and author William Canton, born in China 1845, educated in France, 135; 'A Good Shot' by Joseph Kirkland, from St. Nicholas, illus., 138-139; 'Old Mother Frost' (unattributed, concluded from previous issue) from Stories From Many Lands (Chambers Ltd.) 139-140
- Notices: Spelling Tests (Victoria); Price of The School Paper.
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Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words contained therein, as well as notes about people and places mentioned, and comments on the metre of poetry. There are also often 'General Notes' which ask the reader questions about the work.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1930 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Magpies, single work prose children's (p. 130-131)
- The Spell, single work drama children's (p. 132-134)
- Mister Butcher-Bird Mr Butcher-Birdi"Please", single work poetry children's (p. 137)
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Gathering Eggs
The Feasti"Cackle and lay, Cackle and lay!",
single work
poetry
children's
(p. 140)
Note: With title: Gathering Eggs
- At the Lecture and the Concert, extract children's fiction children's (p. 141-143)
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Kookaburra, Kookaburrai"Kookaburra, kookaburra",
single work
lyric/song
children's
(p. 144)A young school boy envies the carefree happiness of the kookaburra and decides he is a good example to follow.
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