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Australian Women's Mirror, 12 February 1929, p.11
Margaret Horder Margaret Horder i(A51360 works by) (birth name: Margaret L'Anson Horder) (a.k.a. Margaret l'Anson Horder)
Born: Established: 1903 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1978
Gender: Female
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1 Untitled Margaret Horder , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , April no. 47 1973; (p. 5)
— Review of Tiffanie Teapot and the Lion on the Wall Nyorie Bungey , 1972 single work picture book
1 Untitled Margaret Horder , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , April no. 47 1973; (p. 9-19)
— Review of Barnaby and the Rocket Lydia Pender , 1972 single work picture book
1 Untitled Margaret Horder , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , April no. 47 1973; (p. 9)
— Review of Dolphins are Different! Letitia Parr , 1972 single work picture book
1 Portrait of an Illustrator : Margaret Horder Margaret Horder , 1972 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , January no. 42 1972; (p. 45)
1 Three Australian Picture Books Margaret Horder , 1968 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , March no. 29 1968; (p. 15-16)
— Review of Sharpur the Carpet Snake Lydia Pender , 1967 single work picture book ; Puffing Billy : A Story for Children Esta De Fossard , 1967 single work picture book ; Moggie and Her Circus Pony Katharine Susannah Prichard , 1967 single work picture book
8 6 y separately published work icon I Own the Racecourse! Patricia Wrightson , New York (City) : Harcourt Brace & World , 1968 Z43939 1968 single work children's fiction children's A boy who has an intellectual disability thinks he has bought a race track for three dollars, and until a solution to the problem can be found, only the patience and understanding of his friends keep him from being hurt by the truth.
1 5 y separately published work icon Songs for All Seasons : 100 Poems for Young People Rosemary Dobson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1967 Z473676 1967 anthology poetry
3 1 y separately published work icon Birkin Joan Phipson , London Melbourne : Constable Young Books Lothian , 1965 Z835804 1965 single work children's fiction children's Frances, Tony and Angus make themselves responsible for a young calf, named Birkin, who gets into all sorts of strife in the small Australian country town of Coolabin.
3 2 y separately published work icon Down to Earth Patricia Wrightson , Richmond London : Hutchinson Australia , 1965 Z44039 1965 single work children's fiction children's science fiction 'A group of Sydney children encounters a strange boy, Martin, a space traveller who does not see life from the same perspective as we do, and who requires a great of protection from some adults if he is to be able to return home safely before the next full moon'. (Source: Trove.)
1 A Word from Margaret Horder Margaret Horder , 1963 single work column
— Appears in: New Books for Boys and Girls , June no. 16 1963; (p. 1)
1 y separately published work icon Threat to the Barkers Joan Phipson , London Sydney : Constable Young Books Angus and Robertson , 1963 Z831289 1963 single work children's fiction children's If Edward and Garry reveal what they have discovered in the abandoned house further up the hill there could be dire consequences for the Barker family. The Barkers however, cope with the crisis in their usual practical way.
2 3 y separately published work icon The Boundary Riders Joan Phipson , Sydney London : Angus and Robertson Constable , 1962 Z42441 1962 single work children's fiction children's Jane, Bobby and Vincent get lost in the Australian outback while checking the boundary fence on a sheep station.
3 3 y separately published work icon The Family Conspiracy Joan Phipson , Sydney London : Angus and Robertson Constable , 1962 Z310993 1962 single work children's fiction children's

The four Barker children each have a plan to raise money for their mother who is in hospital. The Barkers already face a financial crisis as drought menaces their farm. Things get out of hand, and resourcefulness and courage are needed to save the situation

The Barker children's plans to make money to help out when their mother has to have an operation, and drought threatens their isolated sheep station, lead to unforeseen adventures.
1 1 y separately published work icon Listening Time : 'Kindergarten of the Air' Stories and Verses Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1961 Z831370 1961 anthology children's fiction poetry children's A collection of short stories and poems originally broadcast on 'Kindergarten of the Air', an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio program for pre-schoolers. A large proportion of this material was written specifically for the programme by Australian authors.
2 5 y separately published work icon The Rocks of Honey Patricia Wrightson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1960 Z796625 1960 single work children's fiction children's
2 1 y separately published work icon The Bunyip Hole Patricia Wrightson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1957 Z813236 1957 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon It Happened One Summer Joan Phipson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1957 Z796851 1957 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'Jennifer arrives in Australia from England to stay on an Australian sheep farm. Although everything is new and strange to her, she soon learns to ride and help out on the farm.'

Source: Joan Phipson page on Pony-Mad Book Lovers (http://joanphipson.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk/). (Sighted: 27/05/2014)
7 8 y separately published work icon Tiger in the Bush Nan Chauncy , London : Oxford University Press , 1957 Z15077 1957 single work children's fiction autobiography children's
— Appears in: Tiger in the Bush [and] Tangara 1982;

A Tasmanian boy reveals the habitat of the almost extinct Tasmanian tiger to someone who may want to capture it, and now he must find a way to protect the animal.
2 3 y separately published work icon The Crooked Snake Patricia Wrightson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1955 Z819346 1955 single work children's fiction children's adventure

A group of children set up a club to pursue their favourite project: keeping vandals out of the nearby national park.
2 1 y separately published work icon A Fortune for the Brave Nan Chauncy , London Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1954 Z836784 1954 single work children's fiction children's adventure Orphan Huon Trivett inherits a remote island off the east coast of Tasmania, which holds 'a fortune for the brave'.
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