AustLit
Alternative title:
ABR
Issue Details:
First known date:
1981...
no.
32
July
1981
of
Australian Book Review
est. 1961
Australian Book Review
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* Contents derived from the 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Fantasy Didacticism and a Disappearing Act : the Australian Children's Book Awards 1981,
single work
review
— Review of Playing Beatie Bow 1980 single work novel ; Darkness under the Hills 1980 single work novel ; Jandy Malone and the Nine O'Clock Tiger 1980 single work picture book ; Mr. Archimedes' Bath 1980 single work picture book ; Marty Moves to the Country 1980 single work picture book ; The Seventh Pebble 1981 single work children's fiction ; (p. 5-7) -
A Few Fair Picture Books,
single work
review
— Review of Aktil's Big Swim 1980 single work picture book ; There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake 1980 single work picture book ; The Beast in the Bathtub 1980 single work picture book ; The Birds Don't Know It's Sunday 1980 single work picture book ; Lachlan's Walk 1980 single work picture book ; Amy's Place 1980 single work picture book ; Banana Bird and the Snake Men 1980 single work picture book ; When the Wind Changed 1980 single work picture book ; The Powder Box Lady 1980 single work picture book ; (p. 7-9) -
A Fair Few Picture Books,
single work
review
— Review of Rainforest Children : A Story Set in Tropical Australia 1980 single work picture book ; I'm Taggarty Toad 1980 single work picture book ; (p. 7-9) - Children's Fiction, single work criticism (p. 10-11)
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Reluctant Readers,
single work
review
— Review of Nightmare to Nowhere 1980 single work children's fiction ; Mexican Beans 1980 single work children's fiction ; Space Bus to Vella 1980 single work children's fiction ; (p. 12-14) -
Enter the States Publishing!,
single work
review
— Review of Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Five 1981 anthology poetry ; (p. 18-19) -
The Indulgence of Travel,
single work
review
— Review of Public Secrets : Blowing the Whistle on Australia, England, France, Japan, the U.S.A., and Places Worse. 1980 single work prose ; (p. 19) - First-Class Journalism, single work review (p. 27-28)
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Sci-Fi Grab Bag of Tales,
single work
review
— Review of Distant Worlds 1981 anthology short story ; (p. 39)