Author: Joy Hooton
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 064629461X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Each year, the Friends of the National Library of Australia celebrate the work of an eminent figure in the world of Australian literature and publishing. This publication celebrates the remarkable contribution of Ruth Park.
Ruth Park
Author: Joy Hooton
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 064629461X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Each year, the Friends of the National Library of Australia celebrate the work of an eminent figure in the world of Australian literature and publishing. This publication celebrates the remarkable contribution of Ruth Park.
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 064629461X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Each year, the Friends of the National Library of Australia celebrate the work of an eminent figure in the world of Australian literature and publishing. This publication celebrates the remarkable contribution of Ruth Park.
Playing Beatie Bow
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 0670076864
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. I don't know why, and that doesn't matter. I've got to get back.' Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our country's most memorable children's books in the Penguin Australia Children's Classics series of stories too precious to leave behind.
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 0670076864
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. I don't know why, and that doesn't matter. I've got to get back.' Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our country's most memorable children's books in the Penguin Australia Children's Classics series of stories too precious to leave behind.
A Fence Around The Cuckoo
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0857969978
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Written as vividly as any of her novels, Ruth Park's autobiography is a moving, passionate, often funny account of the people and places which influenced her early years. Her isolated childhood in the rainforests of New Zealand fed her fertile imagination; her convent education encouraged her love of words and writing, and the bitter years of the Depression exposed her to poverty and injustice.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0857969978
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Written as vividly as any of her novels, Ruth Park's autobiography is a moving, passionate, often funny account of the people and places which influenced her early years. Her isolated childhood in the rainforests of New Zealand fed her fertile imagination; her convent education encouraged her love of words and writing, and the bitter years of the Depression exposed her to poverty and injustice.
Ruth Park's Sydney
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781875989454
Category : Sydney (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ruth Park is one of Australia's best-loved and best-selling novelists. This book, first published in 1974, is the classic popular account of the history of Sydney.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781875989454
Category : Sydney (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ruth Park is one of Australia's best-loved and best-selling novelists. This book, first published in 1974, is the classic popular account of the history of Sydney.
When the Wind Changed
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780207167614
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Josh is a little boy who likes to make faces. He practises his scary faces every day. If only Josh had listened when his father told him what would happen when the wind changed Ages 4+
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780207167614
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Josh is a little boy who likes to make faces. He practises his scary faces every day. If only Josh had listened when his father told him what would happen when the wind changed Ages 4+
My Sister Sif
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237010
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Erika Magnus is a 14-year-old stirrer with complete confidence that she alone knows best. So, when her homesick sister Sif longs to return home to the island of Rongo, Erika successfully plots to get her there, and runs away to join her shortly after. Arriving on the island she finds the locals frightened by the changes happening to their world, and the cracks beginning to form in their once-perfect environment. However, it isn't only Erika's home that needs her attention, Sif has caught the eye of Henry Jacka, a young American shell-collector, and Erika decides that won't do at all. But Henry has already guessed the secret of Sif's and Erika's family. He can hardly believe his eyes. He can hardly believe his own scientific conclusion.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237010
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Erika Magnus is a 14-year-old stirrer with complete confidence that she alone knows best. So, when her homesick sister Sif longs to return home to the island of Rongo, Erika successfully plots to get her there, and runs away to join her shortly after. Arriving on the island she finds the locals frightened by the changes happening to their world, and the cracks beginning to form in their once-perfect environment. However, it isn't only Erika's home that needs her attention, Sif has caught the eye of Henry Jacka, a young American shell-collector, and Erika decides that won't do at all. But Henry has already guessed the secret of Sif's and Erika's family. He can hardly believe his eyes. He can hardly believe his own scientific conclusion.
The Harp in the South
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855946081
Category : Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855946081
Category : Fiction in English, 1900- Texts
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Things in Corners
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780140327137
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Five stories that wil make your hair stand on end--half demented men, creatures, jelly-like blobs--all who are lurking in the corners.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780140327137
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Five stories that wil make your hair stand on end--half demented men, creatures, jelly-like blobs--all who are lurking in the corners.
The Frost and the Fire
Fishing in the Styx
Author: Ruth Park
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 014017334X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The second volume of Ruth Park's autobiography is the tender portrait of her partnership with D'Arcy Niland in life and work. They were two talented, volatile people who shared dreams, disappointments and triumphs.
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 014017334X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The second volume of Ruth Park's autobiography is the tender portrait of her partnership with D'Arcy Niland in life and work. They were two talented, volatile people who shared dreams, disappointments and triumphs.