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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Paul Stanhope
(composer),
2021
single work
musical theatre
'There was once a small boy called Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and his house was next door to an old people’s home. He knew all the people who lived there, but his favourite person of all was Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper. When Wilfrid finds out that Nancy has lost her memory, he sets out to find out what a memory is…'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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form
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
( dir. Hattie Archibald
)
Australia
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Australian Film Television and Radio School
,
2023
28603031
2023
single work
film/TV
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Patridge lives next door to a nursing home. When he finds out that his special friend, Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper is losing her memory he sets out to find what a memory is.
Reading Australia
This work has Reading Australia teaching resources.
Unit Suitable ForAC: Year 1 (NSW Stage 1)
Themes
connecting with elderly, friendship, making connections, memory
General Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking, Literacy, Personal and social
Notes
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Achieved Notable Book status from the American Libraries Association in 1987. Televised as a WBZ-TV play across America, Christmas 1989.
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Also published in braille and sound recording formats and as a videorecording and a kit with sound cassette and book.
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Adapted for the puppet show produced by Windmill Performing Arts Company 1 - 20 July 2002, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre. Director Neill Gladwin, puppetry director Peter Wilson, dramaturg Verity Laughton, creative producer Cate Fowler.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Korean, Chinese and Japanese translations.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Picture of Privilege : Examining the Lack of Diverse Characters in 2018 Australian Children’s Picture Books
2022
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jeunesse : Young People, Texts, Culture , June vol. 14 no. 1 2022; (p. 65-83)'This article explores the findings from the first “diversity count” of Australian children’s picture books, conducted in 2019 in partnership with advocacy group Voices from the Intersection (VFTI). Specifically, this article explores the eighty-three percent of 2018 Australian children’s picture books that did not feature a marginalized protagonist: namely, those that featured human characters who could not be identified as marginalized in any way, animals, and inhuman protagonists. We propose that the Australian publishing industry, rather than suffering from a “diversity deficit,” instead overrepresents a narrow demographic of human experiences and non-human protagonists. We suggest that the oversaturation of the local children’s picture book market with such similar stories disadvantages all children, who are denied a rich and diverse reading experience, as well as the opportunity to see themselves and their peers depicted. This article provides greater insight into the current debates about diversity and inclusion in children’s media.'(Publication abstract)
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The Battle to Raise Indigenous Literacy
2012
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column
— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , May 2012; (p. 12-14) -
Child's Play
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 August 2007; (p. 14-15) -
[Review] Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 21 July 1985;
— Review of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book -
[Review] Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 May 1985;
— Review of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book
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The 1985 Australian Children's Book Awards
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 72 1985; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Home in the Sky 1984 single work picture book ; Ayu and the Perfect Moon 1984 single work picture book ; Arthur 1984 single work picture book ; The Angel with a Mouth-Organ 1984 single work picture book ; The Inch Boy Helen Smith (translator), 1984 single work picture book ; There's a Sea in My Bedroom 1984 single work picture book ; The Tree Witches 1983 single work picture book ; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book ; The True Story of Lilli Stubeck 1984 single work novel ; Adrift 1984 single work children's fiction ; Eleanor, Elizabeth 1984 single work children's fiction ; Papio 1984 single work novel ; Penny Pollard's Letters 1984 single work correspondence ; Something Special 1984 single work children's fiction ; Me and Jeshua 1984 single work children's fiction ; Dancing in the Anzac Deli 1984 single work children's fiction ; Hating Alison Ashley 1984 single work novel -
[Review] The Tree Witches [et al]
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 19-26 July 1985; (p. 35)
— Review of The Tree Witches 1983 single work picture book ; Me and Jeshua 1984 single work children's fiction ; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book ; Eleanor, Elizabeth 1984 single work children's fiction ; Papio 1984 single work novel ; Adrift 1984 single work children's fiction -
Kids Want Adventure with a Good Ending
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 March 1984;
— Review of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book -
[Review] Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge [and] Ratbags and Rascals
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 March 1985;
— Review of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book ; Ratbags and Rascals : Funny Stories 1984 selected work children's fiction -
[Review] Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 May 1985;
— Review of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge 1984 single work picture book -
Child's Play
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 August 2007; (p. 14-15) -
The Battle to Raise Indigenous Literacy
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , May 2012; (p. 12-14) -
The Picture of Privilege : Examining the Lack of Diverse Characters in 2018 Australian Children’s Picture Books
2022
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jeunesse : Young People, Texts, Culture , June vol. 14 no. 1 2022; (p. 65-83)'This article explores the findings from the first “diversity count” of Australian children’s picture books, conducted in 2019 in partnership with advocacy group Voices from the Intersection (VFTI). Specifically, this article explores the eighty-three percent of 2018 Australian children’s picture books that did not feature a marginalized protagonist: namely, those that featured human characters who could not be identified as marginalized in any way, animals, and inhuman protagonists. We propose that the Australian publishing industry, rather than suffering from a “diversity deficit,” instead overrepresents a narrow demographic of human experiences and non-human protagonists. We suggest that the oversaturation of the local children’s picture book market with such similar stories disadvantages all children, who are denied a rich and diverse reading experience, as well as the opportunity to see themselves and their peers depicted. This article provides greater insight into the current debates about diversity and inclusion in children’s media.'(Publication abstract)
