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A boy in his early teens finds out about life, and the strength of his own feelings and emotions - as well as those of his enemies - on one very wet adventurous Anzac Day holiday.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Ruins or Foundations : Great War Literature in the Australian Curriculum
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012; 'The Great War has been represented in Australian curricula since 1914, in texts with tones ranging from bellicose patriotism to idealistic pacifism. Australian curricula have included war literature as one way of transmitting cultural values, values that continue to evolve as successive generations relate differently to war and peace. Changes in ethical perspectives and popular feeling have guided text selection and pedagogy, so that texts which were once accepted as foundational to Australian society seem, at later times, to document civilisation's ruin.
In recent years, overseas texts have been preferred above Australian examples as mediators of the Great War, an event still held by many to be of essential importance to Australia. This paper first considers arguments for including Great War texts on the national curriculum, exploring what war literature can, and cannot, be expected to bring to the program. Interrogating the purpose/s of war literature in the curriculum and the ways in which the texts may be used to meet such expectations, the paper then discusses styles of war texts and investigates whether there is a case for including more texts by Australian authors.' (Author's abstract)
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Not Under Glass : The Novels of Ivan Southall
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 51 no. 3 1992; (p. 660-669) -
Always His Own Man : A Brief Account of Ivan Southall's Major Writing
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 39-47) -
A Taste of the Best : Gourmet Guide to Children's Books
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , October no. 81 1981; (p. 7-22) Walter McVitty looks at the importance of food in children's books including some Australian works. -
Ivan Southall : Wounding and Regeneration
1981
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Innocence and Experience : Essays on Contemporary Australian Children's Writers 1981; (p. 233-265)
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A Childhood in Conflict
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 July 1971; (p. 15)
— Review of Bread and Honey 1970 single work novel -
Power Struggle in the Family
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 July 1971; (p. 18)
— Review of Bread and Honey 1970 single work novel -
For the Young Reader
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 December 1971; (p. 14)
— Review of Bread and Honey 1970 single work novel -
Pangs of Growing Up
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 July 1971; (p. 24)
— Review of Bread and Honey 1970 single work novel -
Growing Pains
1971
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 January 1971; (p. 12)
— Review of Bread and Honey 1970 single work novel -
Ruins or Foundations : Great War Literature in the Australian Curriculum
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012; 'The Great War has been represented in Australian curricula since 1914, in texts with tones ranging from bellicose patriotism to idealistic pacifism. Australian curricula have included war literature as one way of transmitting cultural values, values that continue to evolve as successive generations relate differently to war and peace. Changes in ethical perspectives and popular feeling have guided text selection and pedagogy, so that texts which were once accepted as foundational to Australian society seem, at later times, to document civilisation's ruin.
In recent years, overseas texts have been preferred above Australian examples as mediators of the Great War, an event still held by many to be of essential importance to Australia. This paper first considers arguments for including Great War texts on the national curriculum, exploring what war literature can, and cannot, be expected to bring to the program. Interrogating the purpose/s of war literature in the curriculum and the ways in which the texts may be used to meet such expectations, the paper then discusses styles of war texts and investigates whether there is a case for including more texts by Australian authors.' (Author's abstract)
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Not Under Glass : The Novels of Ivan Southall
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 51 no. 3 1992; (p. 660-669) -
Ivan Southall : Wounding and Regeneration
1981
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Innocence and Experience : Essays on Contemporary Australian Children's Writers 1981; (p. 233-265) -
Always His Own Man : A Brief Account of Ivan Southall's Major Writing
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 39-47) -
Children's Book Council of Australia 1971 Judges' Report
1971
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : New Books for Boys and Girls , July no. 40 1971; (p. 5)
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