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A collection of Australian short stories which reveal the country as a magical place, where there is an extra dimension to be found by those whose minds and hearts are open to the possibility.
Teaching Resources
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Teachers' notes via publisher's website.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Rain Stones, single work children's fiction children's (p. 1-28)
- Jacob Saw, single work children's fiction children's (p. 29-58)
- Dancing Dinosaurs, single work children's fiction children's (p. 93-116)
- Dusty and the Dragon, single work children's fiction (p. 117)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Jackie French and the Green Crusade
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 15-17) -
Environmentally Friendly Australian Children's Fiction : The 1991 Crop
1992
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 7 no. 3 1992; (p. 20-21) -
The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 21-23)
— Review of The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Window 1991 single work picture book ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; Do Not Go Around the Edges : Poems 1990 selected work poetry autobiography ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; Change the Locks 1991 single work novel ; Del-Del 1991 single work novel ; Mandragora 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; The House Guest 1991 single work novel ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book -
News from Down Under
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , Nov/December vol. 68 no. 6 1992; (p. 755-758)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; Drac and the Gremlin 1988 single work picture book -
Spells Woven Together by a Golden Spider
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 July 1992; (p. C11)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction
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Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 3 1991; (p. 24)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 6 no. 5 1991; (p. 30)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction -
Enchanting Stories Bring the Bush to Life
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 July 1991; (p. C9)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction -
Top Kids' Books for 1992
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald (Sydney) , 26 July 1992; (p. p 110-113)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Misery Guts 1991 single work children's fiction ; The Wolf 1991 single work picture book ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Del-Del 1991 single work novel ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; Window 1991 single work picture book -
Children's Book Short List Has Usual Variety
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 18 April 1992; (p. 26)
— Review of Rain Stones 1991 selected work children's fiction ; No Such Country : A Book of Antipodean Hours 1991 single work novel ; Peter 1991 single work novel ; The Sugar-Gum Tree 1991 single work children's fiction ; Let the Celebrations Begin! 1991 single work picture book ; Letters from the Inside 1991 single work novel ; Another Sparrow Singing 1991 single work children's fiction ; Window 1991 single work picture book ; Hist! 1991 single work picture book ; Dog In, Cat Out 1991 single work picture book ; The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels 1991 selected work children's fiction ; William Tell 1991 single work picture book ; Enora and the Black Crane 1991 single work picture book -
Environmentally Friendly Australian Children's Fiction : The 1991 Crop
1992
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 7 no. 3 1992; (p. 20-21) -
Jackie French and the Green Crusade
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 15-17)
Awards
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