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Issues
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
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38
no.
3
July
2023
26799618
2023
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
38
no.
2
May
2023
26797885
2023
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
38
no.
1
March
2023
26794131
2023
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
37
no.
5
November
2022
26792978
2022
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
37
no.
4
September
2022
26792551
2022
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
37
no.
3
July
2022
24952926
2022
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
37
no.
2
May
2022
24952776
2022
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
37
no.
1
March
2022
24952564
2022
periodical issue
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
36
no.
5
November
2021
23556868
2021
periodical issue
It is a pleasure to have the shortened days of winter over and the warmer days of spring finally arriving. (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
36
no.
4
September
2021
23415210
2021
periodical issue
'There has been a whiff of 'back to normality' in the air as the book reviews flowing in from our reviewers in preparation for the September issue display a wide range of interesting content.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
36
no.
3
July
2021
22684668
2021
periodical issue
'There's nothing quite like a picture book for concise truths that reverberate with readers of all ages. Who hasn't, at the end of a class-reading of a new addition to a school or public library, experienced the call for 'more': 'more' of the story, 'more' of a collective sharing of a narrative, 'more' ways of 'seeing' the literary character lift stories to a new level.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
36
no.
2
May
2021
21989199
2021
periodical issue
'The days are shortening and the temperature dropping. Apart from sweeping up dead leaves he garden needs very little attention. The now very old cat Jeoffry is daily huddling up closer and closer to the heater. Our daily walks are shorter and no dawdling tolerated.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
36
no.
1
March
2021
21612911
2021
periodical issue
'Welcome to another year of Magpies with, despite a sense of 'unusual times', publishers are up and running, promising an interesting range of books on the way.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
35
no.
5
November
2020
21611464
2020
periodical issue
'I sometimes wonder if, in our reading life - including sharing favourite books with students, family and friends - we box ourselves into a little bubble of complacency and, on occasion, need to be jolted into widening our reading too.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
35
no.
4
September
2020
21610221
2020
periodical issue
'I have to admit that I like the solid feel of a bound book in my hands when embarking on a new reading adventure, despite the fact that I am an inconsiderate reader.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
35
no.
3
July
2020
21608932
2020
periodical issue
'Expecting to be caught in a general slow-down it is a pleasure to find ourselves still receiving books for review. One cannot overestimate the satisfaction of opening a parcel offering adventure beyond the front fence and ways into worlds well beyond our current situation.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
35
no.
2
May/June
2020
19762424
2020
periodical issue
'Swept along by history in the making we find ourselves in a new world that demands isolation: no leisurely gossiping, no warmth from a quick greeting hug, no sense of all's well.' (Editor's comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
35
no.
1
March
2020
19761540
2020
periodical issue
'There is a certain feel to the first issue of Magpies for the year as we resettle into the rhythm of the process of sending out books to out reviewers, gathering together the ensuing reviews, placing them into the magazine and sending it off to the printer: all with the knowledge that behind every review and article is the accumulated experience of out panel of reviewers. What a comforting thought!' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
34
no.
5
November
2019
19761161
2019
periodical issue
'There is something different about the last journal for the year. There is, of course, the excitement of another year successfully negotiated: new titles have been added to the lexicon of children's books, some have bounced back onto bookseller and library shelves, others have slipped into retirement hopefully to reappear at a a future time in new garb as publisher's give them a new life.' (Editor's Comments, Introduction)
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Magpies : Talking About Books for Children
vol.
34
no.
4
September
2019
19760412
2019
periodical issue
'Clearing my old 'things to do/think about' folder, I came across an email from Jo Goodman who sadly passed away some years ago. It was brief: Here's an anecdote for you: bloke in overalls and work boots, books under arm, seen whizzing up the steps to Eltham Library. Gets to 'self-opening doors', stops and calls out, 'OPEN SESAME' - and it worked! They opened!'
(Editor's Comments, Introduction)
