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Jill Morris Jill Morris i(A23217 works by) (birth name: Jill Farrar)
Born: Established: 1936 Sandgate, Bracken Ridge - Brighton - Sandgate area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Aussie Triumphs Jill Morris (editor), Curriculum Corporation (publisher), series - publisher
Animals of Oz Jill Morris (editor), Rigby Education (publisher), series - publisher
Aussie Swag Jill Morris (editor), series - publisher
1 y separately published work icon Bombo the Wonder Dog! Jill Morris , Tony Vincent , Sally Fisher (illustrator), Douglas : Suzi Vincent , 2013 Z1914074 2013 single work picture book children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Nautilus : Pearl of the Deep Jill Morris , Lynne Muir (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2007 Z1527931 2007 single work picture book children's
1 3 y separately published work icon Argonauta, Octopus Navigator Jill Morris , Lynne Muir (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2006 Z1288429 2006 single work picture book children's

One of the most prized treasure collected by beachcombers around the world is the parchment-like egg case of an octopus called argonaut, popularly known as the Paper Nautilus. (Source: back cover)

This picture book follows the daily life of an argonaut, and also contains scientific information about the species.
1 2 y separately published work icon Platypus Deep Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2006 Z1260541 2006 single work picture book children's

When Orni the playtpus goes in search of a deeper home, he discovers how important his creek has been to many platypuses over millions of years. (Source: back cover)
1 2 y separately published work icon Wombat Down Below! Jill Morris , Lucy Everitt (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2004 Z1133625 2004 single work picture book children's

Big Foot the hairy-nosed wombat faces a dangerous predator, while people are quietly rallying around to save his species. Based on real-life events in a small national park in Queensland. Includes factual information about wombats.
1 2 y separately published work icon Koala Number One Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2004 Z1133621 2004 single work picture book children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Harry the Hairy-Nosed Wombat and Other Australian Animal Tales Jill Morris , Maleny : Greater Glider , 2003 Z1052428 2003 selected work children's fiction children's A compilation of six well-loved stories from the 1970s about Australian animals, written by celebrated children's author Jill Morris.
1 3 y separately published work icon Silly Baby Magpie! Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2003 Z1019671 2003 single work picture book children's 'Rhyming children's picture storybook. Tells the comical adventures of a baby magpie from his birth to adulthood as he learns how to survive on his own. Includes facts about magpies and sheet music to mimic four Australian birds' songs.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Disaster! Jill Morris , 2002 single work children's fiction children's science fiction
— Appears in: Tales from the Dark Side 2002; (p. 35-47)
1 2 y separately published work icon Kookaburra School Jill Morris , Heather Gall (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2002 Z962151 2002 single work picture book children's Kookaburra fledglings learning skills from a wise old bird discover how to share their territory with other animals and people. Kookabuura School is a fictional story based on true events which happened at the author's home on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
1 2 y separately published work icon Frog Thunder Jill Morris , Maleny : Greater Glider , 2001 Z923135 2001 single work children's fiction children's

A colony of rare frogs, hiding in a secret subterranean cavern, send a team of brave young warriors to investigate a return to the rainforest world above.
1 Survival For Success Elizabeth Heber , Jill Morris , 2000 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Sweet Sisters and Other Secrets 2000; (p. 1-3)
1 Drowning By Diamonds Jill Morris , 2000 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Sweet Sisters and Other Secrets 2000; (p. 28-30)
1 1 y separately published work icon Sweet Sisters and Other Secrets Jill Morris (editor), Eliza Burfein (editor), Maleny : Zonta Club of Blackall Range , 2000 Z986392 2000 anthology short story prose autobiography Women of all ages from around Australia have contributed to this anthology of 'personal stories' which tell of 'marriage, divorce, childhood, widowhood, siblings, senility, birth, breaking through barriers, culture shock, wartime, schoolyard bullying...life'.
1 y separately published work icon Endangered! : Plays About Endangered Australian Animals for Primary Schools Jill Morris , Queensland : Greater Glider , 2000 Z835483 2000 selected work drama children's Ten plays inspired by previously published books written by Jill Morris.
1 2 y separately published work icon Mahogany the Mystery Glider Jill Morris , Sharon Dye (illustrator), Queensland : Greater Glider , 1999 Z835117 1999 single work single work non-fiction information book children's children's The Mahogany Glider is a rare species of glider which was missing for 106 years before being rediscovered in a swamp in North Queensland.
1 Growing Pains Jill Morris , 1998 single work column
— Appears in: QWC News Magazine , July no. 65 1998; (p. 10-11)
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