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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Ella and the Ocean
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'A very Australian story of drought and renewal, of family, of imagination and of the power of hope.

Ella lived in the red-dirt country
where the earth was as dry as old bones
and it hadn't rained 
for years
and years
and years.

One night, Ella dreamt of the ocean…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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28126898
24505000

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: 艾拉與大海
Transliterated title: Aila yu da hai
Language: Chinese
    • Taipei,
      c
      Taiwan,
      c
      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
      :
      道聲出版社 ,
      2021 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9789864003426, 9864003429

Works about this Work

Ella and the Ocean : Joy Lawn discusses 'Ella and the Ocean' with Lian Tanner & Jonathan Bentley Joy Lawn , 2020 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 35 no. 4 2020; (p. 4-7)
'Thank you for speaking to us, Lian and Jonathan. Your stunning picture book Ella and the Ocean (Allen & Unwin) has deservedly won the Patricia Wrightson Prize in 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. It is an exceptional work in traditional picture book form. (The judges report is at the end of this interview.)' (Introduction)
Ella and the Ocean : Joy Lawn discusses 'Ella and the Ocean' with Lian Tanner & Jonathan Bentley Joy Lawn , 2020 single work interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 35 no. 4 2020; (p. 4-7)
'Thank you for speaking to us, Lian and Jonathan. Your stunning picture book Ella and the Ocean (Allen & Unwin) has deservedly won the Patricia Wrightson Prize in 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. It is an exceptional work in traditional picture book form. (The judges report is at the end of this interview.)' (Introduction)
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