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Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 Listening Time : 'Kindergarten of the Air' Stories and Verses
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A collection of short stories and poems originally broadcast on 'Kindergarten of the Air', an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio program for pre-schoolers. A large proportion of this material was written specifically for the programme by Australian authors.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Jimmy's Lamb, Ruth Park , single work children's fiction children's (p. [1]-4)
Harold Helicopter, Paul Grainger , single work children's fiction children's (p. [5]-8)
A Baby Lies Sleepingi"A dear little baby is lying asleep;", Margaret Terry , single work poetry children's (p. 8)
Punchinello Kept a Cat, Jean Chapman , single work children's fiction children's (p. [9]-12)
Lindy-Anne Keeps House, Eleanor Spence , single work children's fiction children's (p. [13]-17)
Note: Written as: E. Spence
Penny, Anne Martyn , single work children's fiction children's (p. [18]-19)
The Little Black Hen, A. S. Butler , single work children's fiction children's (p. [20]-23)
A Day on the Train, Blossom Ballantine , single work children's fiction children's (p. [24]-29)
Three Young Rabbitsi"In the very, very middle of a paddock on a hill", Margaret Terry , single work poetry children's (p. 29)
The Farmer's Horse, Mary Douglas , single work children's fiction children's (p. [30]-33)
Kookaburra's Nest, Margaret Jones , single work children's fiction children's (p. [34]-37)
Eight Golden Ducklings, Jean Chapman , single work children's fiction children's (p. [38]-42)
The Starsi"It was raining last night", Margaret Terry , single work poetry children's (p. 43)
The Little Blue Car, Jennifer Mannigel , single work children's fiction children's (p. [44]-49)
Marmalade the Cat, Barbara Dickenson , single work children's fiction children's (p. [50]-53)
The Jumping Racei"Hoppity, the rabbit", Isobel Kendall Bowden , single work poetry children's (p. 53)
Tug-Boat to the Rescue, Constance Tout Smith , single work children's fiction children's (p. [54]-57)
A Garden Seati"Right on the corner of a long, long street", Margaret Terry , single work poetry children's (p. 57)
Peter and Tim, Margaret Terry , single work children's fiction children's (p. [58]-60)
The Traffic Jam, Jill Meillon , single work children's fiction children's (p. [61]-63)

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Works about this Work

Untitled 1961 single work review
— Appears in: New Books for Boys and Girls , November no. 13 (p. 1)

— Review of Listening Time : 'Kindergarten of the Air' Stories and Verses 1961 anthology children's fiction poetry
Untitled 1961 single work review
— Appears in: New Books for Boys and Girls , November no. 13 (p. 1)

— Review of Listening Time : 'Kindergarten of the Air' Stories and Verses 1961 anthology children's fiction poetry
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