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8 13 y separately published work icon Dragon Moon Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2007 Z1365380 2007 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 1 units)

'Ancient China. Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe place. But how?

'When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.' (Publisher's blurb)
11 8 y separately published work icon Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2005 Z1216449 2005 single work children's fiction children's fantasy 'This story is set in Ancient China, during the Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe. The easy road beckons. Will they find sanctuary in the Garden of the Purple Dragon? Will Ping embrace her true destiny?'The Dragonkeeper trilogy. (Source: Author's website)
13 13 y separately published work icon Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2003 Z1059200 2003 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 2 units) In Ancient China during the Han Dynasty a slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon cross China, carrying with them a mysterious stone that must be protected.
1 3 y separately published work icon The Terrible Underpants Kaz Cooke , Kaz Cooke (illustrator), Ringwood : Viking , 2000 Z668315 2000 single work picture book children's humour Wanda Linda discovers that all her underpants are on the line and still wet. She is forced to wear her only other pair - the saggy, baggy "Terrrible Underpants". Her pet, a hairy-nosed wombat called Glenda, is not amused. (Soource: LibrariesAustralia)
6 6 y separately published work icon Antonio S. and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman Odo Hirsch , Carlton North : Allen and Unwin , 1997 Z833914 1997 single work children's fiction children's mystery Antonio S. is a boy who knows all sorts of things. He lives at the top of a grand old house with his magician father and doctor mother. But who is Theodore Guzman, the secretive old man who lives downstairs? Antonio explores a secret passage that leads to the very heart of the house where the magical world of Theodore Guzman comes to life.
1 y separately published work icon Baru Bay, Australia Bob Weir , Wendy Weir , Wendy Weir (illustrator), New York (City) : Hyperion Books for Children , 1995 Z1100026 1995 single work picture book children's 'Tamara explores the beaches of Australia and discovers the life forms that live on and around the coral reef.'
2 2 y separately published work icon Ocean Girl Peter Hepworth , Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1994 Z834007 1994 single work children's fiction children's Jason and Brett have their lives changed when they discover a remote island paradise in the Great Barrier Reef, where Ocean Girl swims with whales and understands what they say to her.
2 y separately published work icon Young Kangaroo Margaret Wise Brown , New York (City) : W. R. Scott , 1955 Z1295201 1955 single work children's fiction children's Life from the perspective of a joey, first from within his mother's pouch, then alone after being thrown into a bush while being chased by wild dogs.
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