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1y The Land of Kur Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2009 Z1573205 2009 single work children's fiction children's adventure fantasy 'A stopwatch has sixty thin black lines, each marking off the seconds in a minute. But in Tom's grandfather's stopwatch, they are also gateways to different worlds. And Tom just cant wait to 'borrow' it. He soon finds himself sucked into a very different world indeed - a world of monsters and warfare. He is not on Earth anymore. In fact, he doesn't know where he is!' (Publisher's blurb)
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2y The Land of Mirthful Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2009 Z1573213 2009 single work children's fiction children's adventure fantasy 'At his grandfather's request, Tom and his new sidekick, Bilby, are sent on a mission to save the Land of Mirthful. Tom is welcomed by the grumpy monarch, Queen Mavis, who threatens anyone who laughs with the punishment of death. It turns out that she is a common fishwife who seized power and is not the rightful ruler of the Land of Mirthful - and without a proper queen, their world as they know it is doomed... ' (Publisher's blurb)
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3y The Land of Dragonay Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010 Z1712032 2010 single work children's fiction children's adventure fantasy 'After returning from their last adventure in the Land of Mirthful, Tom and Bilby find themselves quickly sent by Grandpa to the Land of Dragonay when he discovers they have in their possession a dragon egg in a suitcase. Dragonay has become a desolate wasteland since the dragon's gem was stolen and misused by an evil human called Ilgan. All traces of the powerful dragons who once flourished in this land, have been erased, but Tom and Bilby are determined to find where this egg came from. They have a feeling there maybe some dragons in hiding. Can Tom and Bilby survive this bleak and unhappy land, which is currently ruled by flying snakes who live in a community in the treetops and is patrolled by robotic dragons who are controlled by the evil Ilgan?' (From the publisher's website.)
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4y The Land of Leevan Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010 Z1712005 2010 single work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure
'A stopwatch has sixty thin black lines, each marking off the seconds in a minute. But in Tom's stopwatch, they are also gateways to sixty different worlds ...
'Bilby misses his friend Mother Bird, so the stopwatch takes Tom and Bilby to the Land of Leevan to cheer him up. They soon discover a kind family of Beeres and Tom joins them on their quest to find an adventure. But when they stumble onto another human visitor, the joyful land is in danger. Could it be the evil Illian?' (From the publisher's website.)
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[Review] Stopwatch
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of Stopwatch 2009 series - author children's fiction -
[Review] Stopwatch
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of Stopwatch 2009 series - author children's fiction -
Under Age
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 July 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Untangling Spaghetti 2009 selected work poetry ; Stopwatch 2009 series - author children's fiction
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Under Age
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 July 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Untangling Spaghetti 2009 selected work poetry ; Stopwatch 2009 series - author children's fiction -
[Review] Stopwatch
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of Stopwatch 2009 series - author children's fiction -
[Review] Stopwatch
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of Stopwatch 2009 series - author children's fiction
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