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Handicapped by cerebral palsy and overprotected by his parents, a twelve-year-old, left alone for the first time, in a desperate need to exert his independence, does precisely what he has been forbidden to do.
(Source: Trove)
Adaptations
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form
y
Let the Balloon Go
( dir. Oliver Howes
)
Lindfield
:
Film Australia
,
1976
Z897451
1976
single work
film/TV
children's
historical fiction
adventure
Set in 1917, Let the Balloon Go tells the story of a crippled boy, Robert, and his attempts to overcome his physical disability. His overprotective mother is unwilling to leave him alone and unsupervised, until he convinces her one day that he'll be fine on his own. He promptly chucks his brace aside and scales the highest tree in town.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Cerebral palsy. Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Always His Own Man : A Brief Account of Ivan Southall's Major Writing
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 39-47) -
Some Recent Donations to the Archives
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 1 1981; (p. 14-16)
— Review of Jandy Malone and the Nine O'Clock Tiger 1980 single work picture book ; What Made Tiddalik Laugh? 1977 single work picture book ; The Drover's Dream 1979 single work picture book ; Songs for My Dog and Other People 1980 selected work poetry ; When the Wind Changed 1980 single work picture book ; Let the Balloon Go 1968 single work children's fiction -
Children's Book Council of Australia 1969 Judges' Report--Book Awards
1969
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 33 1969; (p. 7-9)
— Review of When Jays Fly to Barbmo 1968 single work novel ; I Own the Racecourse! 1968 single work children's fiction ; Let the Balloon Go 1968 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , December no. 31 1968; (p. 15-17)
— Review of Let the Balloon Go 1968 single work children's fiction ; I Own the Racecourse! 1968 single work children's fiction
-
Some Recent Donations to the Archives
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 1 1981; (p. 14-16)
— Review of Jandy Malone and the Nine O'Clock Tiger 1980 single work picture book ; What Made Tiddalik Laugh? 1977 single work picture book ; The Drover's Dream 1979 single work picture book ; Songs for My Dog and Other People 1980 selected work poetry ; When the Wind Changed 1980 single work picture book ; Let the Balloon Go 1968 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , December no. 31 1968; (p. 15-17)
— Review of Let the Balloon Go 1968 single work children's fiction ; I Own the Racecourse! 1968 single work children's fiction -
Children's Book Council of Australia 1969 Judges' Report--Book Awards
1969
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 33 1969; (p. 7-9)
— Review of When Jays Fly to Barbmo 1968 single work novel ; I Own the Racecourse! 1968 single work children's fiction ; Let the Balloon Go 1968 single work children's fiction -
Always His Own Man : A Brief Account of Ivan Southall's Major Writing
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 39-47)
Awards
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