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''I am the river, gently flowing, as I wind my way to the sea.' (Mary Duroux)
'Follow the river of poetry through country, town, the bush, the four seasons, night and day and explore the Australian landscape through the eyes of our best Australian poets.
'In this beautiful collection of poems for children, award-winning author and poet, Libby Hathorn, has brought together favourites such as those by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, Dorothea Mackellar and C.J. Dennis, as well as more contemporary poems by Steven Herrick, Eva Johnson, Les A. Murray and others.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Content indexing in process.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:ABC Books
, 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- I Ami"I am", single work poetry (p. 20) Section: Part 1. All Along the River : Beginnings
- [Extract] A Song of Rain, extract poetry (p. 21) Section: Part 1. All Along the River : Beginnings
- The Big Riveri"The big river", single work poetry extract children's (p. 22-23) Section: Part 1. All Along the River : Beginnings
- Dilemmai"Coolangatta", single work poetry (p. 24) Section: Part 1. All Along the River : Beginnings
- Mullumbimby to Bondi Beachi"Mullumbimby, Moree", single work extract poetry (p. 25) Section: Part 1. All Along the River : Beginnings
- Bell-Birdsi"By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,", single work poetry (p. 30-32) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- The Bushi"Give us from dawn to dark", single work poetry (p. 33) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- In the Foresti"Wait for the axe sound in the forest.", single work poetry (p. 34-35) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- Clingingi"To cling, by a breaking fingernail, to an undercut cliff,", single work poetry (p. 36) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- Rainforest Songi"Oh don't bring down", single work poetry children's (p. 37) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- The Bunyipsi"At Murray Bridge the bunyips wait", single work poetry children's (p. 38) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- The Bunyipi"You keep quiet now, little fella,", single work poetry (p. 39) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- [Extract] Bold Jack Donahoei"'Twas a valiant highwayman and outlaw of disdain", single work extract poetry (p. 40-41) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- Ned Kelly Songi"Ned Kelly was born in a ramshackle hut", single work poetry children's (p. 42) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- Said Hanrahani"'We'll all be rooned,' said Hanrahan,", single work poetry humour (p. 43-47) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- [Extract] In Time of Droughti"The rushes are black by the river bed,", single work poetry extract (p. 48) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
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Drought
How Long, O Lord!i"Wearily watching and waiting for rain,",
single work
poetry
(p. 49)
Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
Note:
Alternative title: Drought.
- [Extract] The Never-Never Landi"By hut, homestead and shearing-shed", single work extract (p. 50) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- [Extract] Click Go the Shearsi"Out on the board the old shearer stands,", single work poetry extract (p. 51) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
- [Extract] Trouble on the Selectioni"You lazy boy, you're here at last", single work poetry extract (p. 52-53) Section: Part 2. All Along the River : Mountains, Forests and Plains
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : The ABC of Australian Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 50 no. 1 2015; (p. 99)
— Review of The ABC Book of Australian Poetry : A Treasury of Poems for Young Children 2010 anthology poetry
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Review : The ABC of Australian Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 50 no. 1 2015; (p. 99)
— Review of The ABC Book of Australian Poetry : A Treasury of Poems for Young Children 2010 anthology poetry
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