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y separately published work icon Our Island single work   picture book   children's  
Note: and the Children of Gununa (Mornington Island)
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Our Island
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Our island lies beneath a big blue sky,

surrounded by the turquoise sea.

Turtles glide through the clear salt water,

and dugongs graze on banks of seagrass.

'In this lyrical celebration of place, the children of Mornington Island explore their home in words and pictures. This is a collaboration with much-loved children's picture-book creators authors Alison Lester and Elizabeth Honey.

'All royalties from Our Island and one dollar from the sale of each copy will be donated to Mornington Island State School to fund art projects in the community.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2014 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 32p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: April 2014
      ISBN: 9780670077687 (hardback)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2016 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published 29 August 2016
      ISBN: 9780143505938

Works about this Work

The Voices of This Land : Australian Picture Books Christine Nicholls , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 367 2014; (p. 66)

— Review of Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa : When We Go Walkabout Rhoda Dugururru Lalara , 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book ; Yira Boornak Nyininy Kim Scott , Hazel Brown , Roma Winmar , 2013 single work picture book ; Dwoort Baal Kaat Kim Scott , Russell Nelly , 2013 single work picture book ; Karana : The Story of the Father Emu Joe Kirk , 2014 single work picture book ; The Lost Girl Ambelin Kwaymullina , 2014 single work single work picture book
Review : Our Island Merle Morcom , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2014; (p. 68)

— Review of Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book
[Review] Our Island Joy Lawn , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 29 no. 2 2014; (p. 28)

— Review of Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book
On the Wing Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 May 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of Chooky-Doodle-Doo Jan Whiten , 2014 single work picture book ; Little Owl Phillip Gwynne , 2014 single work picture book ; First Flight David Miller , 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book ; The Cuckoo Gary Crew , 2014 single work picture book
On the Wing Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 May 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of Chooky-Doodle-Doo Jan Whiten , 2014 single work picture book ; Little Owl Phillip Gwynne , 2014 single work picture book ; First Flight David Miller , 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book ; The Cuckoo Gary Crew , 2014 single work picture book
[Review] Our Island Joy Lawn , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 29 no. 2 2014; (p. 28)

— Review of Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book
Review : Our Island Merle Morcom , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2014; (p. 68)

— Review of Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book
The Voices of This Land : Australian Picture Books Christine Nicholls , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 367 2014; (p. 66)

— Review of Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa : When We Go Walkabout Rhoda Dugururru Lalara , 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island Alison Lester , 2014 single work picture book ; Yira Boornak Nyininy Kim Scott , Hazel Brown , Roma Winmar , 2013 single work picture book ; Dwoort Baal Kaat Kim Scott , Russell Nelly , 2013 single work picture book ; Karana : The Story of the Father Emu Joe Kirk , 2014 single work picture book ; The Lost Girl Ambelin Kwaymullina , 2014 single work single work picture book
Last amended 15 Sep 2016 09:18:26
Subjects:
  • Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
  • Gununa, Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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