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Beth Roberts Beth Roberts i(A944 works by) (a.k.a. Madeline Beth Roberts)
Born: Established: 30 Sep 1924 Bothwell, Central Highlands, Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: 10 Mar 2001 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Gender: Female
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1 2 y separately published work icon The Broomstick Wedding Beth Roberts , Janet Fenton (illustrator), Hobart : Rainbow Bay Books , 2000 Z1377376 2000 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction The Broomstick Wedding is a novel that captures the essence of the difficult days of the early settlement of Tasmania, in the early 1800s. Beth Roberts imaginatively recreates the social and natural environment of an island gradually changing from prison colony to civilised outpost.
1 y separately published work icon The Three Stragglers Beth Roberts , Kevin Bailey (illustrator), Kingston : Rainbow Books , 1996 Z1307962 1996 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Runaway Wombat Beth Roberts , Kingston : Rainbow Books , 1995 Z1377361 1995 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Midget and the Special Riders Beth Roberts , Kingston : Rainbow Books , 1992 Z1377373 1992 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Magic Waterfall Beth Roberts , Kingston : Rainbow Books , 1990 Z1008954 1990 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Flowers for Mother Mouse Beth Roberts , Lauderdale : Rainbow Books , 1989 Z1377512 1989 single work children's fiction children's
1 3 y separately published work icon Magpie Boy Beth Roberts , Melbourne : Joint Board of Christian Education , 1989 Z540336 1989 single work novel historical fiction young adult Dreenee is an Aboriginal boy who is captured by a white family, learns their customs, and escapes with the help of the magpies. ( from Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature)
1 Bone Cave i "A sacred trust", Beth Roberts , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Forest Echoes : And Other Verses for the Tasmanian Bush 1988; (p. 50)
1 White Collar i "White collar", Beth Roberts , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: Forest Echoes : And Other Verses for the Tasmanian Bush 1988; (p. 50)
1 y separately published work icon The Tasmanian Devil Who Couldn't Eat Meat : a Fable for Children of All Ages Beth Roberts , Lauderdale : Rainbow Books , 1988 Z1274991 1988 single work children's fiction children's fable This is the fable of a Tasmanian devil who had a problem. His name was Percy, and although he looked like any other Tasmanian devil, he was different because he couldn't eat meat. (Libraries Australia)
1 y separately published work icon The Upside-Down Bird Beth Roberts , Beth Roberts (illustrator), Lauderdale : Rainbow Books , 1987 Z1377370 1987 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Wombat Who Couldn't See in the Dark Beth Roberts , Lauderdale : Rainbow Books , 1987 Z1377357 1987 single work children's fiction children's
6 6 y separately published work icon Manganinnie Beth Roberts , South Melbourne : Macmillan , 1979 Z1054691 1979 single work novel historical fiction young adult

During the black drive of 1830, Manganinnie, an old Aboriginal woman, becomes separated from her tribe. Alone, she waits, seeking comfort from her firestick. Dremereeene, the ancestral spirit, sends her something precious to care for and love. (Libraries Australia)
1 y separately published work icon The Little Lake Who Cried Beth Roberts , Glenorchy : Glenorchy Offset , 1976 Z1377381 1976 single work children's fiction children's A parable of the history of the world showing the impact of the arrival of white man and his pollution on the environment.
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