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y separately published work icon The Thirsty Flowers single work   picture book   children's   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Thirsty Flowers
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This famous tale is loved by all flowers; It's told and retold around flowerbeds for hours; The star of the show is young Sunflower Sam; (More sunflower boy, than sunflower man). He leads his brave bunch in a fight for survival. Mad jack McCann is his bitter arch-rival; Read on for the greatest of all flower missions; And share in the richest of flora traditions. (Source: back cover)

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Notes

  • A picture book for older readers in verse form.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Virginia Lowe , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time: The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 51 no. 2 2007; (p. 25)

— Review of The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Ben Gilholme , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 21 no. 5 2006; (p. 28)

— Review of The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book
Books Kids Jane Fynes-Clinton , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 - 10 December 2006; (p. 26)

— Review of The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book
Celebrating the Ordinary Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 57-59)

— Review of Waltzing Matilda A. B. Paterson , 2006 single work picture book ; The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book ; Nog the Nag Bird Gordon Reece , 2006 single work picture book ; Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair Lee Fox , 2006 single work picture book ; Eight Lyn Lee , 2006 single work picture book ; A Particular Cow Mem Fox , 2006 single work picture book ; Chatterbox Margaret Wild , 2006 single work picture book ; Midsummer Knight 2006 single work picture book ; Uno's Garden Graeme Base , 2006 single work picture book ; Water Witcher Jan Ormerod , 2006 single work picture book ; Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella Pamela Allen , 2006 single work picture book ; Kestrel Mark Svendsen , 2006 single work picture book ; Bobbie Dazzler Margaret Wild , 2006 single work picture book ; Bushranger Bill Megan de Kantzow , 2006 single work picture book ; Moon Bear Rescue Kim Dale , 2006 single work picture book ; The Friends of Apple Street Anna Pignataro , 2006 single work picture book ; The Music Tree Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book ; It's Christmas Tina Burke , 2006 single work picture book ; Pemberthy Bear Sally Murphy , 2006 single work picture book ; Samsara Dog Helen Manos , 2006 single work children's fiction ; Norman and Brenda Colin Thompson , 2006 single work picture book
A Blossoming Career Matthia Dempsey , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 14)
Untitled Toni Whitmont , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 86 no. 2 2006; (p. 37)

— Review of The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 October 2006; (p. 47)

— Review of Mokie and Bik Wendy Orr , 2006 single work children's fiction ; The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book ; Ten Things I Hate about Me Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2006 single work novel
Celebrating the Ordinary Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 57-59)

— Review of Waltzing Matilda A. B. Paterson , 2006 single work picture book ; The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book ; Nog the Nag Bird Gordon Reece , 2006 single work picture book ; Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair Lee Fox , 2006 single work picture book ; Eight Lyn Lee , 2006 single work picture book ; A Particular Cow Mem Fox , 2006 single work picture book ; Chatterbox Margaret Wild , 2006 single work picture book ; Midsummer Knight 2006 single work picture book ; Uno's Garden Graeme Base , 2006 single work picture book ; Water Witcher Jan Ormerod , 2006 single work picture book ; Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella Pamela Allen , 2006 single work picture book ; Kestrel Mark Svendsen , 2006 single work picture book ; Bobbie Dazzler Margaret Wild , 2006 single work picture book ; Bushranger Bill Megan de Kantzow , 2006 single work picture book ; Moon Bear Rescue Kim Dale , 2006 single work picture book ; The Friends of Apple Street Anna Pignataro , 2006 single work picture book ; The Music Tree Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book ; It's Christmas Tina Burke , 2006 single work picture book ; Pemberthy Bear Sally Murphy , 2006 single work picture book ; Samsara Dog Helen Manos , 2006 single work children's fiction ; Norman and Brenda Colin Thompson , 2006 single work picture book
Books Kids Jane Fynes-Clinton , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 - 10 December 2006; (p. 26)

— Review of The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Ben Gilholme , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 21 no. 5 2006; (p. 28)

— Review of The Thirsty Flowers Tony Wilson , 2006 single work picture book
A Blossoming Career Matthia Dempsey , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 14)
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