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The Riding Gallery – Sally Murphy. Illustrated by Martina Heiduczek
Walker Books Australia July 2024 ISBN13:9781760657345 Australia RRP:$16.99 New Zealand RRP:$18.99 Yes, I said not so long ago that I’m not a huge fan of verse novels, and there are only a few exceptions. Sally Murphy’s are one of those rare anomalies. Each one is so utterly absorbing, with such beautiful narrative flow that I…
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Mulga Bill’s Bicycle – Illustrated by Kilmeny and Deborah Niland
Harper Collins Australia Those of us of a certain vintage, who have been teacher-librarians for a considerable length of time know this book very well indeed – and, I would think, have used it countless times over the years. [Anyone else remember when Year 7s used to ‘do’ bush ballads?? and this was the first…
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This is Banjo Paterson – Tania McCartney/Christina Booth
NLA Publishing February 2017 ISBN 9780642278982 RRP $24.99 Those of us of a certain age will most likely have grown up with the ballads of Andrew Barton Paterson. I was fortunate to share a love of the Banjo’s work with my father and would often perform his bush poetry as my ‘party piece’ for…
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Henry Lawson Treasury – illustrated by Oslo Davis
Random House Australia ISBN: 9780857985132 Published: 03/11/2014 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 160 pages RRP $19.99 I grew up with a dad who loved both Lawson and Paterson and I loved them too. Standard party pieces were recitations from these two legendary Australian writers. And now, we are able to introduce the ‘Poet of the People’ to a…
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