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Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 Mr. Archimedes' Bath
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'Every time Mr Archimedes has a bath with his friends, the water overflows. Somebody must be putting extra water in the bath. Is it Kangaroo? Or is it Goat or Wombat?' 

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Collins , 1980 .
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      Extent: 30p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0001843850
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Nelson , 1983 .
      Extent: 26p.
      Description: illus. (some col.).
      ISBN: 0170063240
    • Sydney South, South Sydney area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2020 .
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      Extent: 32p.p.
      Edition info: 40th Anniversary edition
      Note/s:
      • Published 20 January 2020.
      ISBN: 9781460758960 (hbk), 146075896X (hbk)

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All Your Old Favourites Amanda Horswill , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 April 2010; (p. 23)
Discusses Australian picture books and other picture books out of AustLit scope that parents enjoyed in their childhood.
Disarming Simplicity 1982 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 July 1982;

— Review of Mr. Archimedes' Bath Pamela Allen , 1980 single work picture book
Fantasy Didacticism and a Disappearing Act : the Australian Children's Book Awards 1981 Margaret Dunkle , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 32 1981; (p. 5-7)

— Review of Playing Beatie Bow Ruth Park , 1980 single work novel ; Darkness under the Hills Bill Scott , 1980 single work novel ; Jandy Malone and the Nine O'Clock Tiger Barbara Bolton , 1980 single work picture book ; Mr. Archimedes' Bath Pamela Allen , 1980 single work picture book ; Marty Moves to the Country Kate Walker , 1980 single work picture book ; The Seventh Pebble Eleanor Spence , 1981 single work children's fiction
[Review] Mr. Archimedes' Bath Joan Zahnleiter , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 76 1980; (p. 16)

— Review of Mr. Archimedes' Bath Pamela Allen , 1980 single work picture book
Fantasy Didacticism and a Disappearing Act : the Australian Children's Book Awards 1981 Margaret Dunkle , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 32 1981; (p. 5-7)

— Review of Playing Beatie Bow Ruth Park , 1980 single work novel ; Darkness under the Hills Bill Scott , 1980 single work novel ; Jandy Malone and the Nine O'Clock Tiger Barbara Bolton , 1980 single work picture book ; Mr. Archimedes' Bath Pamela Allen , 1980 single work picture book ; Marty Moves to the Country Kate Walker , 1980 single work picture book ; The Seventh Pebble Eleanor Spence , 1981 single work children's fiction
Disarming Simplicity 1982 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 July 1982;

— Review of Mr. Archimedes' Bath Pamela Allen , 1980 single work picture book
[Review] Mr. Archimedes' Bath Joan Zahnleiter , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 76 1980; (p. 16)

— Review of Mr. Archimedes' Bath Pamela Allen , 1980 single work picture book
All Your Old Favourites Amanda Horswill , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 April 2010; (p. 23)
Discusses Australian picture books and other picture books out of AustLit scope that parents enjoyed in their childhood.
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