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Nine different habitats and forty-five fascinating creatures feature in this spectacular portrayal of the rare and fragile beauty of North Queensland. Search through the ecosystems, discover the unique creatures and find out how these environmental worlds interact. (Source: Trove)
Notes
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to finding the balance.
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Dedication: Love always to my daughter Casey Elle and special thanks to my friend Allan Sheather.
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Each illustration in this book has been hand drawn and painted on silk using a combination of a latex-based ink called gutta and dyes blended like watercolour. To fix the colour, the silk is rolled up and steamed in a speacial machine.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Unusual Angles
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Jungle Drums 2004 single work picture book ; Are We There Yet? : A Journey Around Australia 2004 single work picture book ; Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear 2004 single work picture book ; Bird 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book -
Bookshelf
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 February 2005; (p. 9)
— Review of Heart of the Tiger 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book ; Bird 2004 single work picture book -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 48 no. 4 2004; (p. 16)
— Review of The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book -
Get the Pictures
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 October 2004; (p. 15)
— Review of Belonging 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book ; Mrs Wiggins' Wartymelons 2004 single work picture book ; Are We There Yet? : A Journey Around Australia 2004 single work picture book ; Ruby Roo Jumps Too High 2004 single work picture book -
Silky Skills Win Acclaim
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 September 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book
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Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 19 no. 4 2004; (p. 30)
— Review of The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book -
Silky Skills Win Acclaim
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 September 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book -
Get the Pictures
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 October 2004; (p. 15)
— Review of Belonging 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book ; Mrs Wiggins' Wartymelons 2004 single work picture book ; Are We There Yet? : A Journey Around Australia 2004 single work picture book ; Ruby Roo Jumps Too High 2004 single work picture book -
Bookshelf
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 February 2005; (p. 9)
— Review of Heart of the Tiger 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book ; Bird 2004 single work picture book -
Unusual Angles
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 269 2005; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Jungle Drums 2004 single work picture book ; Are We There Yet? : A Journey Around Australia 2004 single work picture book ; Dougal, the Garbage Dump Bear 2004 single work picture book ; Bird 2004 single work picture book ; The World That We Want 2004 single work picture book
Awards
- 2005 joint winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Picture Book
- 2005 commended Whitley Awards — Illustrated Children's Book
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