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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... vol. 31 no. 2 May 2016 of Magpies : Talking About Books for Children est. 1986-1995 Magpies : Talking about Books for Children
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Ricker Racker Club : Review, single work review
— Review of The Ricker Racker Club Patrick Guest , 2016 single work picture book ;
'The Ricker Racker Club, has a club-house, secrets, rules and children who are excluded. Here we are aligned with the outsiders Poppy's point-of-view. ...'
(p. 29)
Chook Doolan : Review, single work review
— Review of Chook Doolan James Roy , 2016 series - author children's fiction ;
'Chook Doolan is a character like his intended readership - a young primary school student of an age when he would be transitioning from picture books into simply plotted, illustrated chapter books. ...'
(p. 30)
The Newest Pet : Review, single work review
— Review of The Newest Pet James Roy , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'His big concert in The Newest Pet is that his good friend Joe doesn't have a pet to show at the Bring a Pet to School Day. ...'
(p. 30)
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts : Review, single work review
— Review of Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Lesley Gibbes , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Fizz desperately wants to be a police dog. He is brave, clever and quick on his paws. ...'
(p. 30)
Review : Eagle, Crow and Emu : Bird Stories, single work review
— Review of Eagle, Crow and Emu : Bird Stories 2016 selected work ;
The three short stories in this thin paperback are written entertainingly in the style of conventional indigenous folk tales, describing the problems encountered by different types of bird in their native bushland. ...'
(p. 30)
Forward March : Review, single work review
— Review of Forward March Christobel Mattingley , 2016 single work picture book ;
'This multi-layered picture book commemorating Anzac Day has a lot to offer. ...'
(p. 30)
Beth : The Story of a Child Convict : Review, single work review
— Review of Beth : The Story of a Child Convict Mark Wilson , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Beth prefaces her first person account of her arrival in a strange new land on the other side of the globe ...'
(p. 31)
Out : Review, single work review
— Review of Out Angela May George , 2016 single work picture book ;
'Out is a picture book that tells the story of a young girl and her mother who were asylum seekers and who are now settled in a new country. ...'
(p. 31)
Teresa : A New Australian : Review, single work review
— Review of Teresa : A New Australia Deborah Abela , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Teresa is the latest addition to Scholastic's New Australian series exploring migration through the eyes of children. ...'
(p. 32)
Magrit : Review, single work review
— Review of Magrit Lee Battersby , 2016 single work single work children's fiction ;
'Sometimes books come along to test boundaries, to invert the child's natural state of reality. ...'
(p. 32)
The Pain, My Mother, Sir Tiffy, Cyber Boy & Me : Review, single work review
— Review of The Pain, My Mother, Sir Tiffy, Cyber Boy & Me Michael Gerard Bauer , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Our engaging narrator, Maggie Butt, has three specific and realistic goals that she intends achieving in her last year at St Brenda's girls' school before heading off to the senior school campus - ...'
(p. 32-33)
The Dreaming Tree : Review, single work review
— Review of The Dreaming Tree Jo Oliver , 2016 selected work single work poetry picture book ;
'Before commencing this book, readers need to read the blurb on the back cover otherwise it may not at first make sense. ...'
(p. 34)
Our Home Is Dirt by Sea : Review, single work review
— Review of Our Home Is Dirt by Sea : Australian Poems for Australian Kids 2016 anthology poetry ;
(p. 34)
The Turners : Review, single work review
— Review of The Turners Mick Elliott , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'It's Leo Lennox's thirteenth birthday and all he got was a tail. ...'
(p. 34)
Count Down to Danger : Bullet Train Disaster : Review, single work review
— Review of Count Down to Danger : Bullet Train Disaster Jenny Heslop , 2016 single work review ;
'... I must admit this is my first 'choose you own adventure' style book and I was impressed. ...'
(p. 34)
Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask : Review, single work review
— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask Catherine Jinks , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Here we have the sequel to Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief, set in the time immediately following the action of its predecessor, 1750's London. ...'
(p. 34-35)
Star of Deltora : The Towers of Illica : Review, single work review
— Review of The Towers of Illica Emily Rodda , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Having successfully achieved two out-standing trades in the first two books of the Star of Deltora series, Britta is now embarked on a third: ...'
(p. 36)
The Incredible Powers of Montague Towers : Review, single work review
— Review of The Incredible Powers of Montague Towers Alan Sunderland , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'A prologue sees the hero, Montague Towers, using laser vision in order to escape capture from a nasty villain . ...'
(p. 37)
Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade : Review, single work review
— Review of Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade Kate Temple , Jol Temple , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Jimmy Cook is sure that he is related to Captain James Cook, of explorer fame, and despite looking him up and finding that he has no known relatives, Jimmy is unconvinced. ...'
(p. 38)
The Secrets We Keep : Review, single work review
— Review of The Secrets We Keep Nova Weetman , 2016 single work children's fiction ;
'Clem is in her last year in primary school. She and he best friend since kindergarten play netball and she loves athletics. ...'
(p. 39)
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