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'The Golden Snail has been banished to the ends of the earth and Wilbur sets out on a mission to free it. Along the way he makes friends who save him from rough seas and mazes of madness, returning him safely home.' (From the publisher's website.)
Adaptations
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form
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The Gallant Captain
( dir. Graeme Base
et. al. )agent
Australia
:
The Lampshade Collective
,
2013
7803856
2013
single work
film/TV
When Will discovers a box of memories in his father’s wardrobe, he embarks on a fantastic seafaring voyage. With his trusty first mate Cat in tow Will’s vivid imagination begins to unravel. Faced with certain peril, Will must learn to become the Gallant Captain.
Source: Flickerfest program.
Notes
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Ages 4-8.
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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 drinks
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
Food practices - Eating in - snack
Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place n/a Setting - Domestic interior
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity - Imagining food
Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Children's Author Graeme Base Gets Animated
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 September 2014; (p. 30) -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 25 no. 5 2010; (p. 31)
— Review of The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book -
Success Down to a Fine Art
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 November 2010; (p. 6-7) -
Mirroring the World
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 326 2010; (p. 79-80)
— Review of Mirror 2010 single work picture book ; The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book ; Twinkle 2010 single work picture book ; Queen Victoria's Underpants 2010 single work picture book ; Monster 2010 single work picture book ; Potato Music 2010 single work picture book
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 5 September 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book -
Under Age
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 October 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of A Ute Picnic and Other Australian Poems 2010 selected work poetry ; The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book -
Review : Children's Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 - 10 October 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book -
Imagine If ...
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 October 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of A Crash of Rhinos 2010 single work picture book ; The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book ; My Uncle's Donkey 2010 single work picture book ; Shake a Leg 2010 single work picture book -
[Review] The Legend of the Golden Snail
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 90 no. 2 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of The Legend of the Golden Snail 2010 single work picture book -
Inspiring Passages
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 October 2010; (p. 57) -
Success Down to a Fine Art
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 November 2010; (p. 6-7) -
Children's Author Graeme Base Gets Animated
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 September 2014; (p. 30)
Awards
- 2011 shortlisted Australian Booksellers Association Awards — Booksellers Choice Award
- 2011 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2011 shortlisted Indie Awards — Children's
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