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'Within the pages of this book
'You may discover, if you look
'Beyond the spell of written words,
'A hidden land of beasts and birds.
'For many things are 'of a kind,'
'And those with keenest eyes will find
'A thousand things, or maybe more -
'It's up to you to keep the score . . .'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Adaptations
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form
y
Animalia
( dir. David Scott
)
Australia
:
Animalia Productions
Network Ten
,
2007
Z1428181
2007
series - publisher
film/TV
Two human children, Alex and Zoe, find themselves transported, via a magical library, to a world of anthropomorphised animals: Animalia. They team up with G'Bubu (a gorilla) and Iggy (an iguana) to save Animalia from the depredations of a series of villains.
Though the program is an Australian production, all script-writers are American, and all are specialist animation script-writers.
Notes
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A wall frieze displaying eight pages from the original work was produced in 1987. The frieze included a sheet of twenty six new riddles.
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Interactive app now available.
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Selected for the third edition of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Picture Books exhibit, launched at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in July 2022. (Source: https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/11/25/206436/aus-picture-books-chosen-for-ifla-catalogue/). (Sighted: 25/11/2021)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Worth a Thousand Words : The Top 10 Best Australian Children’s Picture Books
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 December 2013;'The academics and the “mummy bloggers” are in furious agreement – reading picture books to children is one of the best things you can do for a child’s development.
It also happens to be, in the opinion of this humble author, one of the best things an adult can do for their own development. A reminder that the greatest joys in life are often the simplest.' (Introduction)
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Stories to Treasure
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 May 2013; (p. 26) -
Animalia
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"Endangered:",
2012
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Otoliths , 1 November no. 27 2012; -
e-Words
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 April 2012; (p. 21) -
e-Words
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 - 23 October 2011; (p. 21) Animalia is now available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Autumn Laing is being released in print and digital editions.
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Australian Children's Book Awards : The 1987 shortlist
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 91 1987; (p. 29-32)
— Review of Riverman 1986 single work novel ; Creatures in the Beard 1986 single work picture book ; Kojuro and the Bears Helen Smith (translator), 1987 single work picture book ; The Wild 1986 single work picture book ; All About Anna and Harriet and Christopher and Me 1986 single work children's fiction ; Melissa's Ghost 1986 single work children's fiction ; Blue Days 1986 single work novel ; Space Demons 1986 single work novel ; Taronga 1986 single work novel ; My Sister Sif 1986 single work novel ; All We Know 1986 single work children's fiction ; Animalia 1986 single work picture book ; Farmer Schulz's Ducks 1986 single work picture book ; Pigs Might Fly 1986 single work children's fiction ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns 1986 selected work poetry ; Boss of the Pool 1986 single work children's fiction ; Murgatroyd's Garden 1986 single work picture book ; The Nativity 1986 single work picture book -
Picture Book of the Year
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Review Bulletin , vol. 87 no. 1 1987; (p. 34-35)
— Review of Animalia 1986 single work picture book -
[Review] Animalia
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 31 no. 1 1987; (p. 23-25)
— Review of Animalia 1986 single work picture book -
Summer Books for Kids: Of Tigers, Icecreams, Nuns and Celebration
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1986-1987) no. 87 1986; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Nativity 1986 single work picture book ; Sister Madge's Book of Nuns 1986 selected work poetry ; Animalia 1986 single work picture book -
[Review] Animalia
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 7 no. 1 1987; (p. 32)
— Review of Animalia 1986 single work picture book -
Animalia
1986
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 1 no. 4 1986; (p. 4-5) -
The Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 1987 : The Short Lists
1987
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 2 no. 2 1987; (p. 12-13) -
Know the Author : Graeme Base
1989
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 4 no. 4 1989; (p. 20-22) -
Animal Insticts
Phil Brown
(interviewer),
2004
single work
interview
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 1 - 7 December no. 519 2004; (p. 8) -
Kid's Classic Bound for BBC
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 August 2004; (p. 14) The British Broadcasting Corporation is in the final stages of negotiations to secure 26 episodes of an animated television version of Animalia.
Awards
- 1988 winner KOALA Awards — Secondary
- 1987 winner YABBA — Picture Storybook
- 1987 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year