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'Dogs are very much part of our lives - they are our companions and members of our families, they are our workmates and our guardians. Whether they are sleeping at our feet, chasing a ball along the beach or rounding up the sheep, our dogs have pride of place. The volume, part of the National Library's popular 'Little Books' series, the Little Book of Dogs celebrates the close relationship between Australians and their dogs through the delightful images from the Library's collection and poems by authors such as Henry Lawson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), Jack Davis and Les Murray.' (Publication summary)
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* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:National Library of Australia
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- My Dogi"You foolish creature charging in", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Relativityi"The main reason why dogs", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Visitori"Irrunyju the dingo is back", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Dogs and Godi"That bikie with his", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Sheepdogsi"First dog I had was the dad's, I inherited him", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Walking, single work poetry (p. 13)
- Freedomi"Brumby on the wide plain,", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- The Dog in the Mooni"In the days of your childhood, when Granny was there,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Unolympic Efforti"I ran round the house", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
- A Dog's Elegyi"A civil white-pawed dog who'd strain", single work poetry (p. 21)
- A Boy and a Dogi"I want my boy to have a dog,", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- Retrieving Passionate Sticksi"Retrieving Passionate sticks from pond-slime", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Workin' Dogs in the Cityi"Two dogs tethered to a tray", single work poetry (p. 26-29)
- The Cattle-Dog's Deathi"THE plains lay bare on the homeward route,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Stray Dogi"He followed me from town one day,", single work poetry (p. 32-34)
- A Dog, a Horse, a Mani"In dawn's grey ghostly light three figures stand", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Nine Miles from Gundagaii"I've done my share of shearing sheep,", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- A Dog's Viewi"I'm only just a common racing dog,", single work poetry (p. 38)
- True Lap Dancingi"Take a fox-ie on your lap", single work poetry humour (p. 40-41)
- The Laresi"It dates back to the Etruscans, the custom", single work poetry (p. 42)
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