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"A story set in a mythical southeast Asian Kingdom of Chaan. John, a young English boy is befriended by the son of a Chaanish prince, and the two use their psychic powers to recover a long-lost treasure from another world." (Source: Trove)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Asian imagery.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 1 no. 2 1986; (p. 25)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 100 1986; (p. 80-81)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel -
Judges' Report 1986
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 100 1986; (p. 11-16) -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 98 1986; (p. 44)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel -
Hardship and Humour : Country Life Recalled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 April 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel ; The Green Wind 1985 single work children's fiction ; Little Brother 1985 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 1 no. 2 1986; (p. 25)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel -
Children's Books : Worth the effort?
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 25-28)
— Review of The Girl Who Didn't Know Kelly 1985 single work novel ; Crazy Hearts 1985 anthology short story ; Win Some, Lose Some : Short Stories 1985 anthology children's fiction ; Orange Wendy 1974 single work novel ; Suffer Dogs 1985 single work novel ; When the Mountains Change Their Tune 1985 single work children's fiction ; Seashores and Shadows 1985 single work novel ; The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel ; Jess and the River Kids 1984 single work novel ; Spreading Out 1985 selected work short story ; One Night at Lottie's House 1985 single work children's fiction ; The Boy and the Whale 1985 single work children's fiction ; Frank Boulderbuster : The Last of the Great Swagmen 1985 single work children's fiction ; The Green Wind 1985 single work children's fiction ; Red and the Heron Street Gang 1985 single work children's fiction ; The Children's World of Mr Kelly 1975 selected work children's fiction ; Adventures at Bangotcher Junction 1985 single work children's fiction ; Flying Backwards 1985 single work children's fiction ; Bicycles Don't Fly 1982 single work children's fiction ; Marley and Friends 1983 single work children's fiction ; Duck Boy 1983 single work children's fiction -
The Rite Stuff is a Modest Award Winner
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 July 1986; (p. 46)
— Review of Arkwright 1985 single work children's fiction ; The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel ; The Green Wind 1985 single work children's fiction ; First There was Frances 1985 single work picture book ; Burke and Wills 1985 single work information book ; Little Brother 1985 single work children's fiction ; Felix & Alexander 1985 single work picture book -
Unsuccessful mixture
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 April 1986; (p. B3)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel -
Hardship and Humour : Country Life Recalled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 April 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of The Changelings of Chaan 1985 single work novel ; The Green Wind 1985 single work children's fiction ; Little Brother 1985 single work children's fiction -
Judges' Report 1986
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 100 1986; (p. 11-16)
Awards
- 1986 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Australian Long Fiction
- 1986 commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
Last amended 12 Jun 2014 14:22:12
Settings:
- Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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