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The tranquil seagrass meadow seems a safe place for Gentle Dugong and his aquatic undersea friends to play until one day a trawler with its scoop net appears.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008; 'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.' -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 47 no. 1 2003; (p. 28-29)
— Review of The Dugong Meadow 2002 single work picture book -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 31)
— Review of The Dugong Meadow 2002 single work picture book
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Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 31)
— Review of The Dugong Meadow 2002 single work picture book -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 47 no. 1 2003; (p. 28-29)
— Review of The Dugong Meadow 2002 single work picture book -
Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008; 'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.'
Awards
- 2003 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Picture Book
- 2003 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — CBCA Award for New Illustrator
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