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'Edward the emu was sick of the zoo,
There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do,
And compared to the seals that lived right next door,
Well being an emu was frankly a bore.
'Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals. He spends a day lounging with the lions. He even does a stint slithering with the snakes.
'But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. And so he returns to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him. . . .
'Edward is tired of being an emu, so he decides to try being something else for a change. First he spends some time swimming with the seals. Next, he lounges with the lions. He even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may not be so bad after all. So he heads back to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him . . .' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording. (with Feathers for Phoebe – Louisa May Picket – Olga the brolga – Counting on Frank – Edwina the emu)
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— Appears in: Scan , May vol. 8 no. 4 1989; (p. 14)
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 4 no. 2 1989; (p. 25)
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Untitled
1989
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— Appears in: Classroom , July vol. 9 no. 1989; (p. 47)
— Review of Edward the Emu 1988 single work picture book children's fiction -
The Book of the Year Award Shortlists
1989
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review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 4 no. 2 1989; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Wiggy and Boa 1988 single work children's fiction ; Megan's Star 1988 single work novel ; The Lake at the End of the World 1988 single work novel ; Deepwater 1987 single work novel ; You Take the High Road 1988 single work novel ; Answers to Brut 1988 single work children's fiction ; Beyond the Labyrinth 1988 single work novel ; The Split Creek Kids 1988 single work children's fiction ; The Australopedia : How Australia Works After 200 Years of Other People Living Here 1988 reference non-fiction ; Callie's Family 1988 single work children's fiction ; The Best-Kept Secret 1988 single work children's fiction ; Melanie and the Night Animal 1988 single work children's fiction ; The Eleventh Hour : A Curious Mystery 1988 single work picture book ; Edward the Emu 1988 single work picture book children's fiction ; Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1988 single work picture book ; My Place in Space 1988 single work picture book ; Mr Nick's Knitting 1988 single work picture book ; Drac and the Gremlin 1988 single work picture book -
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1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 33 no. 3 1989; (p. 3-8) The judges' report for the 1989 Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. -
What I’m Reading (Aloud)
2018
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