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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Hello!
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'Yiasou! That’s hello in Greek!

'Or would you like to say hello in Chinese? What about Italian or Korean? Murrinhpatha or Kaurna?

'Meet 12 Australian friends who can speak different languages. They tell us how to count from 1 to 10, say hello and goodbye and lots of other words in their languages about play, food, hobbies and clothes.

'Once we’ve said hello, we can watch Emiko playing the Japanese drum and Pilinh performing an Aboriginal dance. We can see how to make gnocchi with Sophia and flat bread with Amal.

'This book is an introduction to 12 languages spoken most frequently in Australian homes, plus three Indigenous languages. At the back of the book is a pronunciation guide. Illustrated in a cartoon style, the pictures add humour and fun to language learning. Each language and culture is introduced by a child character - and you might spot a koala or two … ' (Publication summary)

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Hello! : Review 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 31 no. 2 2016; (p. 23)

— Review of Hello! 2016 single work picture book
'Hello! explores the culture of 12 children who speak languages other than English . ...'
Review : Hello! Deborah Abela , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2016;

— Review of Hello! 2016 single work picture book
Review : Hello! Deborah Abela , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2016;

— Review of Hello! 2016 single work picture book
Hello! : Review 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 31 no. 2 2016; (p. 23)

— Review of Hello! 2016 single work picture book
'Hello! explores the culture of 12 children who speak languages other than English . ...'
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