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'When Acacia, the beautiful daughter of a bankrupt landowner, falls in love with Okra, a young Aboriginal stockman, their love seems doomed. But these two are determined nothing will keep them apart. Based on the Chinese tale The Willow Pattern Plate, the story, set in the Australian countryside, is illustrated with Brigitte Stoddart’s very fine papercuts.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Okra and Acacia
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 46 no. 2 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
A Parade of Picture Books
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 10 no. 3 2002; (p. 10-11) -
[Review] Okra and Acacia
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 2 2002; (p. 25)
— Review of Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Okra and Acacia
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 31)
— Review of Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
Who Is It For Again?
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 240 2002; (p. 60-61)
— Review of The Potato People 2001 single work picture book ; Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction ; Confessions of a Bad Dog 2002 single work picture book ; Jirrbal : Rainforest Dreamtime Stories 2001 selected work prose autobiography
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[Review] Okra and Acacia
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 46 no. 2 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
Animals to Grab 'em by Their Tales
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 3 March 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of Confessions of a Bad Dog 2002 single work picture book ; The House of Narcissus 2001 single work picture book ; Sand Swimmers : The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart 1999 single work picture book ; Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
Who Is It For Again?
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 240 2002; (p. 60-61)
— Review of The Potato People 2001 single work picture book ; Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction ; Confessions of a Bad Dog 2002 single work picture book ; Jirrbal : Rainforest Dreamtime Stories 2001 selected work prose autobiography -
[Review] Okra and Acacia
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 31)
— Review of Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Okra and Acacia
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 2 2002; (p. 25)
— Review of Okra and Acacia : The Story of the Wattle Pattern Plate 2002 single work children's fiction -
A Parade of Picture Books
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 10 no. 3 2002; (p. 10-11)
Awards
- 2003 commended SWW Book Awards — Children — Children
- 2003 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — CBCA Award for New Illustrator For Brigitte Stoddart for the illustrations
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