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Ruth Starke Ruth Starke i(A16806 works by) (birth name: Ruth Elaine Toolin)
Also writes as: Laine Hall
Born: Established: 15 May 1946 Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Sep 2022
Gender: Female
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Details of Works Taught

Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Captain Congo and the Crocodile King Ruth Starke , Greg Holfeld (illustrator), Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2008 Z1517199 2008 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units) 'A graphic picture book in the style of Tin Tin about a gorilla (Captain Congo) and his sidekick penguin friend (Pug) who are sent by the Agency to locate a missing anthropologist who has been searching for the Treasure House of the Queen of Sheba.'--Provided by publisher. Genres in Children's LIterature La Trobe University 2014
Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Nips XI Ruth Starke , Port Melbourne : Lothian , 2000 Z797033 2000 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 2 units) If white boys can't jump, can Asian kids play cricket? Lan's fed up with being called a nip. He wants to be a true-blue Aussie. What better way than by playing the greatest Anglo game of all? Lan gathers a team together and defiantly gives it a name: NIPS XI. Now all they have to do is get some equipment, find a coach, get themselves a sponsor and learn the rules of the game. Then it's time to challenge the best cricket team in the district. (Libraries Australia) Fiction for Young Readers Flinders University 2009
y separately published work icon Nips XI Ruth Starke , Port Melbourne : Lothian , 2000 Z797033 2000 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 2 units) If white boys can't jump, can Asian kids play cricket? Lan's fed up with being called a nip. He wants to be a true-blue Aussie. What better way than by playing the greatest Anglo game of all? Lan gathers a team together and defiantly gives it a name: NIPS XI. Now all they have to do is get some equipment, find a coach, get themselves a sponsor and learn the rules of the game. Then it's time to challenge the best cricket team in the district. (Libraries Australia) Fiction for Young Readers Flinders University 2010 (Semester 2)
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