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Issue Details:
First known date:
2008...
vol.
23
no.
5
November
2008
of
Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
est. 1986-1995
Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
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* Contents derived from the 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Know the Author : Melina Marchetta,
single work
column
The article details Marchetta's approach to writing through a discussion of Finnikin of the Rock (2008), which she describes as 'a different type of book' than Alibrandi and Jellicoe Road. A fantasy quest that involves '...a coming together of disparate settings, memories and concerns' (5), Marchetta claims the book is fundamentally about '...loss of homeland, loss of language and...loss of identity' (6).
The article includes some facts about the author and a plot outline of Finnikin, which describes the narrative as 'long and twisting ... with characters whose actions can't always be anticipated (6).
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June Factor,
Mark Carthew
(interviewer),
single work
interview
Dr June factor discusses her fascination with the subject of her research which is focused on the importance of children's rhymes and the language of childhood. Highly regarded as a researcher and children's writer, Factor describes herself as 'kind of ethnographer' whose interest in children's language, play and conversation has meant she has collected material 'from a range of subjects, styles and play-related functions (10)
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Cover Book Review : The Art of Graeme Base,
single work
review
— Review of The Art of Graeme Base 2008 single work criticism ; (p. 12-13) -
A Well Seasoned Pudding,
single work
review
— Review of The Magic Pudding : Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff 1918 single work children's fiction ;Rayma Turton reviews Norman Lindsay's The Magic Pudding in light of the ninetieth anniversary edition published by HarperCollins (2008). For Turton, Lindsay 'recognised the appeal of the anarchic and the ridiculous' which he managed to capture along with 'the Australian voices of the period' (24). -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 26) Section: Before School -
[Review] Where Is Baby?,
single work
review
— Review of Where Is Baby? 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 26) Section: Before School -
[Review] Hush Baby Hush,
single work
review
— Review of Hush Baby Hush 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 26) Section: Before School -
[Review] Go Baby Go!,
single work
review
— Review of Go Baby Go! 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 26) Section: Before School -
[Review] What's That Noise?,
single work
review
— Review of What's That Noise? 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 26) Section: Before School -
[Review] The ABC Book of Lullabies,
single work
review
— Review of The ABC Book of Lullabies 2008 selected work poetry ; (p. 26) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Possum and Wattle : My First Big Book of Australian Words 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 27) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Can You Keep a Secret? : Timeless Rhymes to Share and Treasure 2008 selected work poetry ; (p. 27) Section: Before School -
[Review] Sleep Tight, My Honey,
single work
review
— Review of Sleep Tight, My Honey 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 27) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Planet Yawn 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 27-28) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of The Pocket Dogs Go on Holiday 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 28) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 28) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Peka-Boo, the Smallest Bird in the World 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 28) Section: Before School -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Little Cat and the Big Red Bus 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 30) Section: Beginner Readers -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Tiny : A Little Dog on a Big Adventure 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 30) Section: Beginner Readers -
[Untitled],
single work
review
— Review of Tom Tom 2008 single work picture book ; (p. 30) Section: Beginner Readers
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