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- y Penny Pollard's Diary Ann James (illustrator), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1983 Z830828 1983 single work diary children's humour (taught in 1 units) Penny's diary reveals her love of horses and her hatred of such things as wearing dresses, doing homework and old people until a meeting with the unusual eighty-one-year-old Mrs. Edith Bettany begins to challenge her point of view.
- y The Kelly Gang Rebekah Spencer (illustrator), Melbourne : Nelson , 1984 23057945 1984 single work information book children's Melbourne : Nelson , 1984
- y Adrift Victoria : Nelson , 1984 Z845860 1984 single work children's fiction children's While playing pirates with his little sister and her cat in an old crate he finds on the beach, a young boy suddenly discovers they are adrift on the sea and that he must somehow keep them all alive. Victoria : Nelson , 1984
- y The Animal Question Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 23057682 1985 single work information book children's Melbourne : Nelson , 1985
- y The Days of the Dinosaurs Graeme Base (illustrator), Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 23057749 1985 single work information book children's Melbourne : Nelson , 1985
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The First Australians
Melbourne
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Nelson
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1985
23057806
1985
single work
information book
children's
'Looks at the archaeology of Australia's ancient past, based on Dr. Josephine Flood's recent work "Archaeology of the Dreamtime". Sections on the first Australian, Life in the new land, the sources of the knowledge, Aboriginal culture and contact conflict.' (Publication summary)
- y Firestorm! Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 Z830849 1985 single work novel young adult Melbourne : Nelson , 1985
- y Little Brother Melbourne : Nelson , 1985 Z846039 1985 single work children's fiction children's 'The shots were so close they seemed to explode inside Vithy's head. He threw himself to the ground and clapped his hands over his ears . . . It's Cambodia. The killing machine that is the Khmer Rouge is in power. Vithy has lost everyone and everything he loved - except his older brother, Mang. They've escaped from almost certain execution, but the brothers become separated and Vithy is left alone to 'follow the lines . . . to the border' - his brother's last instructions. But which lines? Which border? A tale of the journey of a boy alone and in danger as he tries to find his brother and escape to freedom.' (Source: Google Books) Melbourne : Nelson , 1985
- y The Man from Snowy River Annette Macarthur-Onslow (illustrator), Sydney : Collins , 1977 Z943809 1977 single work picture book children's adventure Melbourne : Nelson , 1986
- y Spare Parts for People Melbourne : Nelson , 1986 23057565 1986 single work information book children's Melbourne : Nelson , 1986
- y They Came to Botany Bay Melbourne : Nelson , 1986 23057616 1986 single work information book children's Melbourne : Nelson , 1986
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