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'Napoleon the puppy finds himself the passenger on an unexpected balloon ride. Carried deep into the Australian outback, the lost puppy must brave a bewildering and often dangerous new world that teems with all manner of exotic wildlife, both friend and foe.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Related Works
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form
y
Napoleon
( dir. Mario Andreacchio
)
Lindfield
Japan
United States of America (USA)
:
Film Australia
Ace Pictures
Samuel Goldwyn Company
,
1995
Z1014812
1995
single work
film/TV
children's
fantasy
Napoleon, a young Golden Retriever, finds himself in Sydney after a balloon ride. Determined to find dingoes, he sets off to the bush guided by a galah called Birdo. During the journey, he encounters various Australian bush animals and a wide variation of landscapes. In the centre of Australia, he finally finds two dingo pups and rescues them when their cave is flooded.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 41 no. 2 1997; (p. 29)
— Review of Napoleon 1996 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 41 no. 2 1997; (p. 29)
— Review of Napoleon 1996 single work children's fiction
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