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Melissa Firth Melissa Firth i(A100773 works by)
Born: Established: 1972 Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Female
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1 1 y separately published work icon Big Red Tractor Saves the Day Melissa Firth , Cheryl Orsini (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2013 8576201 2013 single work picture book children's

'Big Red Tractor is working very hard, ploughing, planting, watering, weeding. But a baby bird is in the field, right in front of Tractor. Will Big Red Tractor see the tiny bird? And can he save the day? ' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Red Plane to the Rescue Melissa Firth , Cheryl Orsini (illustrator), Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 2011 Z1829737 2011 single work picture book children's

'Red, blue and yellow planes-there they go! Today they're putting on a show. Chucka chucka chucka, vroom vroom vroom! Zing zing zow, zoom zoom zoom! Red plane, yellow plane and blue plane are whizzing through the sky and the pilots create a spectacular show. Then the yellow pilot misses his plane and starts to fall through the sky. Can Red plane catch him just in time? ' (Publication summary)
2 1 y separately published work icon Fredrik Goes Bananas Melissa Firth , Cheryl Orsini (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2009 Z1583613 2009 single work picture book children's Fredrik is a seagull who is sick of fish and must face the derision of his family and friends when he plants a banana tree. He is finally vindicated when his idea 'bears fruit' and the villagers realize what a wonderful thing he has done.
1 Two Sides to the Story : For Melissa Firth , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 September 2007; (p. 30)
— Review of The Scandal of the Season Sophie Gee , 2007 single work novel
1 Two Sides of the Story : For Melissa Firth , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 November 2006; (p. 32)
— Review of Joe Cinque's Consolation Helen Garner , 2004 single work prose
1 What Is Yours Melissa Firth , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Nine Tenths Below : UTS Writers' Anthology 2005; (p. 119-125)
1 Not Sailing, Levitating Melissa Firth , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Nine Tenths Below : UTS Writers' Anthology 2005; (p. 65-70)
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