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Kate Walker Kate Walker i(A13388 works by) (a.k.a. Dianne Marie Catherine Walker)
Born: Established: 1950 Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Beautiful Spurs Kate Walker , Clayton : Blake Education , 2013 Z1934291 2013 single work children's fiction children's ''"Ben loves the riding spurs. He polishes them in the privacy of the hayloft. He watches them gleam like gold out in the paddock. He straps them on his boots and rides his old pony, pretending to be a conquistador. There's just one problem-- the spurs don't belong to him.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Lighthouse Lucy Kate Walker , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2010 9495296 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Lucy, the lighthouse keeper, likes a quiet life. Unexpected visitors arrive and her life becomes noisy. When a storm blows up, will Lucy be glad she’s not on her own?' (Publication summary)
1 Jellyfish Kate Walker , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: School Magazine. Countdown , February vol. 90 no. 1 2005; (p. 32)
1 6 y separately published work icon Mitch 2 Sue Kate Walker , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2003 Z1065105 2003 single work novel young adult
2 1 y separately published work icon Sticky Stuff Kate Walker , South Australia : Omnibus Books , 2000 Z835426 2000 single work children's fiction children's

'On the way to school, Sophie steps in sticky, gooey chewing gum — and she's stuck fast. How can she get free?

'She needs a clever idea!' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Elephant's Lunch Kate Walker , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1998 Z835036 1998 single work children's fiction children's Clara's mum gives Clara enough school lunch to feed an elephant, an awfully hungry elephant. But how much does an elephant really eat?
1 Spook's Hole Kate Walker , 1998 single work extract young adult
— Appears in: Paper Trails : An Anthology of Short Stories 1998; (p. 74-79)
1 y separately published work icon Stories from a Lakeside City 1997 : Stories Selected for the 1997 Roland Robinson Literary Award Jean Kent (editor), Kate Walker (editor), Speers Point : Lake Macquarie City Council , 1997 Z1130208 1997 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon A Pride of Noses Kate Walker , Andrew Plant (illustrator), Boston : Houghton Mifflin , 1996 Z1471617 1996 single work children's fiction children's
2 8 y separately published work icon Changes : And Other Stories Kate Walker , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1995 Z187535 1995 selected work short story young adult Stories focussing on the emotional and sexual crises of adolescence
1 Tuan Huan Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 165-180) A young woman named Liz meets a young man named Tuan Huan on a bus. A refugee from Vietnam, he has been in Australia for three years and is now studying at university. As she speaks to him, both on and off the bus, he tells her some shocking details about the things he has experienced.
1 Horror Movie Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 141-154)
1 Night Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 107-118)
1 Rory Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 67-74)
1 Talking Tomatoes Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 7-44)
1 1 Changes Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 45-66)
1 1 Gem Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 119-140)
1 2 The Twins Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 181-211)
1 1 Then She Met Stephen Kate Walker , 1995 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Changes : And Other Stories 1995; (p. 75-106)
1 3 y separately published work icon I Hate Books! Kate Walker , South Australia : Omnibus Books , 1995 Z832940 1995 single work children's fiction children's Hamish has learnt that the trick to reading is to do it without looking at the book, and thinks he's just as clever as his older brother, Nathan, who can read anything. But when he starts going to school, he soon discovers that his teacher has different ideas.
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