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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'An account of a rookie Australian Air Force squadron stationed in England during World War II.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dedication: To Barbara Ker Wilson.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Attitudes to War in Australian Children's Literature
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 5 no. 1 1994; (p. 34-48) O'Sullivan seeks to 'identify attitudes to war in Australian children's literature' in the period 1914-1994, noting in particular the movement from identification with Britain and the Empire in the early decades of this period to an affinity with Asia and the Pacific in the latter decades (34). The discussion begins with a literature review of Australian and overseas critical research in this field and then surveys a large number of (mainly Australian) novels with war as the central/pivotal theme. O'Sullivan concludes that there has been a change in attitudes to war in Australian children's literature, whereby 'once Australia was part of the British Empire and prepared to fight for that anywhere in the world, now multicultural Australia takes a broader view and sees herself as part of a global family' (47). -
Critic Comments on Awards
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 July 1976;
— Review of Flowers for Samantha 1975 single work picture book ; Bennelong 1975 single work biography ; Cat on Hot Bricks 1975 single work children's fiction ; Fly West 1974 single work autobiography ; Rough Road South 1975 single work children's fiction ; The Sea Waits 1975 single work picture book ; A Dog Called George 1975 single work children's fiction ; Keep Out 1975 single work picture book ; Annie's Rainbow 1975 single work picture book
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Critic Comments on Awards
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 July 1976;
— Review of Flowers for Samantha 1975 single work picture book ; Bennelong 1975 single work biography ; Cat on Hot Bricks 1975 single work children's fiction ; Fly West 1974 single work autobiography ; Rough Road South 1975 single work children's fiction ; The Sea Waits 1975 single work picture book ; A Dog Called George 1975 single work children's fiction ; Keep Out 1975 single work picture book ; Annie's Rainbow 1975 single work picture book -
Attitudes to War in Australian Children's Literature
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 5 no. 1 1994; (p. 34-48) O'Sullivan seeks to 'identify attitudes to war in Australian children's literature' in the period 1914-1994, noting in particular the movement from identification with Britain and the Empire in the early decades of this period to an affinity with Asia and the Pacific in the latter decades (34). The discussion begins with a literature review of Australian and overseas critical research in this field and then surveys a large number of (mainly Australian) novels with war as the central/pivotal theme. O'Sullivan concludes that there has been a change in attitudes to war in Australian children's literature, whereby 'once Australia was part of the British Empire and prepared to fight for that anywhere in the world, now multicultural Australia takes a broader view and sees herself as part of a global family' (47).
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