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Who's who of Australian Children's Writers

Author: Monash University. National Centre for Australian Studies
Publisher: Rr Bowker Llc
ISBN: 9780909532994
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 179

Book Description
Makes use of the database for the publication TWho's Who of Australian Writers' (1991), updated and expanded to March 1992. Provides a register of biographical and bibliographical information on 1000 living children's authors. Details include full name, contact information, qualifications, awards and grants, books and journal contributions, availability to public and specialised fields. Fully cross-referenced.

Who's who of Australian Writers

Author:
Publisher: D. W. Thorpe
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 840

Book Description

Books in the Life of a Child

Author: Maurice Saxby
Publisher: Macmillan Education AU
ISBN: 9780732945206
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
Books in the Life of a Child explores the value of books and reading in the stimulation of children's imagination and their fundamental importance in the development of language and true literacy. It examines not only the vast range of children's books available but also how to introduce young people to the joys of reading in the home, the school and in the community. The book has been written as a resource for all adults, especially teachers, student teachers, librarians and parents, and those who care about the value of literature for children. It is a comprehensive and critical guide, with chapters on the history of children's literature and an analysis of its many forms and genres, from poetry, fairytale, myth, legend and fantasy, through realistic and historical fiction, to humour, pulp fiction and information books.

Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables

Author: Tim Harris
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143785869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
He's the first teacher to cook us breakfast. Is his spark-maker beetle really that dangerous? I heard he drank yak's milk in Mongolia. He's the only person who isn't afraid of Canteen Carol. My mum says he used to be in the circus. The class in room 12B has a new teacher, and nothing is ever going to be the same . . .

A Bibliography of Australian Children's Books

Author: Marcie Muir
Publisher: London : Deutsch
ISBN: 9780233967431
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
'The publication of Volume 1 in 1970 marked the first attempt to compile a bibliography of this kind, listing as it does all children's books either relating to Australia or written by Australian authors. The first volume covered the period up to the end of 1967 and this second volume extends it up to the end of 1972. It consists about equally of books published during those five years and books previously unknown to the author.' -- from flyleaf.

Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing

Author: Jane Eldridge Miller
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136214305
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
Unique in its breadth of coverage, Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing is a comprehensive, authoritative and enjoyable guide to women's fiction, prose, poetry and drama from around the world in the second half of the twentieth century. Over the course of 1000 entries by over 150 international contributors, a picture emerges of the incredible range of women's writing in our time, from Toni Morrison to Fleur Adcock- all are here. This book includes the established and well-loved but also opens up new worlds of modern literature which may be unfamiliar but are never less than fascinating.

The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature

Author: Stella Lees
Publisher: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502

Book Description
Arranged alphabetically, The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature contains 1600 entries covering authors, publishers, illustrators, famous characters, events, institutions, and awards--from Ned Kelly and the Eureka Stockade to Australian comics and the work of Evelyn Goode. The book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in children's literature or Australian culture.