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Jill Morris Jill Morris i(A23217 works by) (birth name: Jill Farrar)
Born: Established: 1936 Sandgate, Bracken Ridge - Brighton - Sandgate area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Bombo the Wonder Dog! Jill Morris , Tony Vincent , Sally Fisher (illustrator), Douglas : Suzi Vincent , 2013 Z1914074 2013 single work picture book children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Nautilus : Pearl of the Deep Jill Morris , Lynne Muir (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2007 Z1527931 2007 single work picture book children's
1 3 y separately published work icon Argonauta, Octopus Navigator Jill Morris , Lynne Muir (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2006 Z1288429 2006 single work picture book children's

One of the most prized treasure collected by beachcombers around the world is the parchment-like egg case of an octopus called argonaut, popularly known as the Paper Nautilus. (Source: back cover)

This picture book follows the daily life of an argonaut, and also contains scientific information about the species.
1 2 y separately published work icon Platypus Deep Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2006 Z1260541 2006 single work picture book children's

When Orni the playtpus goes in search of a deeper home, he discovers how important his creek has been to many platypuses over millions of years. (Source: back cover)
1 2 y separately published work icon Wombat Down Below! Jill Morris , Lucy Everitt (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2004 Z1133625 2004 single work picture book children's

Big Foot the hairy-nosed wombat faces a dangerous predator, while people are quietly rallying around to save his species. Based on real-life events in a small national park in Queensland. Includes factual information about wombats.
1 2 y separately published work icon Koala Number One Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2004 Z1133621 2004 single work picture book children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Harry the Hairy-Nosed Wombat and Other Australian Animal Tales Jill Morris , Maleny : Greater Glider , 2003 Z1052428 2003 selected work children's fiction children's A compilation of six well-loved stories from the 1970s about Australian animals, written by celebrated children's author Jill Morris.
1 3 y separately published work icon Silly Baby Magpie! Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2003 Z1019671 2003 single work picture book children's 'Rhyming children's picture storybook. Tells the comical adventures of a baby magpie from his birth to adulthood as he learns how to survive on his own. Includes facts about magpies and sheet music to mimic four Australian birds' songs.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Disaster! Jill Morris , 2002 single work children's fiction children's science fiction
— Appears in: Tales from the Dark Side 2002; (p. 35-47)
1 2 y separately published work icon Kookaburra School Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2002 Z962151 2002 single work picture book children's Kookaburra fledglings learning skills from a wise old bird discover how to share their territory with other animals and people. Kookabuura School is a fictional story based on true events which happened at the author's home on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
1 2 y separately published work icon Frog Thunder Jill Morris , Maleny : Greater Glider , 2001 Z923135 2001 single work children's fiction children's

A colony of rare frogs, hiding in a secret subterranean cavern, send a team of brave young warriors to investigate a return to the rainforest world above.
1 y separately published work icon Endangered! : Plays About Endangered Australian Animals for Primary Schools Jill Morris , Queensland : Greater Glider , 2000 Z835483 2000 selected work drama children's Ten plays inspired by previously published books written by Jill Morris.
1 2 y separately published work icon Mahogany the Mystery Glider Jill Morris , Sharon Dye (illustrator), Queensland : Greater Glider , 1999 Z835117 1999 single work single work non-fiction information book children's children's The Mahogany Glider is a rare species of glider which was missing for 106 years before being rediscovered in a swamp in North Queensland.
1 2 y separately published work icon Australian Kangaroos, Magnificent Macropods Jill Morris , Lynne Muir (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 1998 Z834925 1998 single work non-fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Fraser Dingo Jill Morris , Sharon Dye (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 1998 Z834643 1998 single work non-fiction children's

The dingo population of Fraser Island off the Queensland coast are among the purest breed of a species which arrived from Asia about 4000 years ago. Human development on the island has encouraged unnatural feeding patterns in the dingoes, and some have been involved in threatening attacks. (Source: back cover)
1 1 y separately published work icon Rainbow Warrior : Battle For the Planet : An Extraordinary Adventure Jill Morris , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1998 Z834415 1998 single work biography children's The Rainbow Warrior was the name of the ship that sailed the world under the banner of Greenpeace, defending the environment. Although the ship was destroyed in an act of sabotage, its spirit lives on.
1 y separately published work icon The Ghost of Drop Croc Jill Morris , ( trans. Pat Reynolds )expression South Melbourne : Longman , 1998 23132091 1998 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Velvet the Flying Gecko Jill Morris , Bronwyn Searle (illustrator), South Brisbane : Queensland Museum , 1997 Z834481 1997 single work picture book children's
1 3 y separately published work icon The Wombat Who Talked to the Stars : The Journal of a Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Jill Morris , Sharon Dye (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 1997 Z833558 1997 single work non-fiction children's The northern hairy-nosed wombat, a critically endangered species, is found in one colony in north-west Queensland, Australia, consisting of about sixty-five individuals. Jill Morris tells the history of the species from the point of view of a 25 year old male wombat, with sensitive, colourful illustrations by Sharon Dye. Members of the northern hairy-nosed wombat recovery team have assisted in the development of this important book, produced at a crucial time for the survival of these precious animals.
1 1 y separately published work icon Green Air Jill Morris , Lindsay Muir (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 1996 Z1051057 1996 single work picture book children's Silus, the platypus frog, lives in the 'green' air of a small remnant rainforest in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. When heavy rain swells the creek where Silus lives, he is swept out of the forest and into the dangerous world of the 'yellow' air.
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