David Cox David Cox i(A34546 works by) (a.k.a. David Dundas Cox)
Born: Established: 1933 Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 2 y separately published work icon The House on the Mountain Ella Holcombe , David Cox (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 14967991 2019 single work picture book children's

'The powerful story of a family who lose their home in a bushfire and their journey of recovery—commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires.

'There is a fire coming, and we need to move quickly. Mum and Dad start packing bags, grabbing woollen blankets, the first-aid kit, torches and then the photo albums. Dad puts Ruby on her lead and ties her up near the back door. My chest feels hollow, like a birdcage.

'Atmospheric and intensely moving, this is the story of a family experiencing a bushfire, its devastating aftermath and the long process of healing and rebuilding.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 3 y separately published work icon Good Enough for a Sheep Station David Cox , David Cox (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8283570 2015 single work picture book

'As a boy, David Cox lived in the dusty outback on a sheep station. His lessons came in a brown envelope from the Correspondence School, but out of doors his father was his teacher. David learned the stockman's skills of riding horses and mustering sheep and cattle, and when they were out riding his father would tell stories about old times. Sometimes they would repair stockyards or fences, and when the job was done his father would step back and say, 'Well, it's good enough for a sheep station.'

'David Cox concludes the moving story of his country childhood that began with The Road to Goonong and continued with The Fair Dinkum War.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Great Bites for Girls Jane Godwin , Danny Katz , Garth Nix , Patricia Wrightson , Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 6859786 2014 selected work children's fiction

'This delightful collection of Bites from the much-loved series has been specially put together for girls.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Fair Dinkum War David Cox , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2013 Z1914571 2013 single work children's fiction children's 'That morning, something important happened. It began with a great rumble that came in through our classroom window and rumbled on and on. We all ran out into the school yard and hung on the fence and gazed in wonder. An endless line of trucks and jeeps and tanks and weapons carriers came around the corner and along our street, all of them with big white stars on their sides. There were big cannons, too. Soldiers in the trucks waved to us. We wouldn't have guessed there were so many trucks in the whole wide world. They rumbled right through the morning break and when we came out for lunch they still rolled by. Then they were gone, heading north to where the war was being fought.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Brilliant Bites for Boys Jen Storer , Danny Katz , Patricia Wrightson , Jane Godwin , Gus Gordon (illustrator), David Cox (illustrator), Mitch Vane (illustrator), Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2013 5992057 2013 selected work children's fiction

'Brilliant Bites for Boys is a collection of four popular Aussie Bites compiled especially for boys.' (Publication summary)
1 4 y separately published work icon The Road to Goonong David Cox , David Cox (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1811234 2011 single work picture book children's 'The road to Goonong was just a pair of wheel tracks packed down by buggies and drays that had travelled that way over the years. It ran through forest and passed by farmhouses and the hut where the Schmidt boys lived. Goonong, our farm, was at the end of the road. We had beef cattle and dairy cattle, and there was plenty of room to play and plenty of horses to ride. It was a time when timber-cutters felled big ironbarks and blacksmiths' hammers rang out from the forge. The skies were always blue over Goonong...

With laid-back charm, bush humour and a spirit of optimism, David Cox captures the joy and freedom, as well as the harsh reality of farming life during the Great Depression.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 2 y separately published work icon Turning the Page Felicity Pulman , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2008 Z1599716 2008 single work children's fiction children's

'Maggie is working as a children's nurse in the big house when she finds a copybook and decides to teach herself to read. She knows she shouldn't really take the book, and things only get worse when the mistress sends her home in disgrace.' (National Museum)
1 4 y separately published work icon Take It Easy, Danny Allen Phil Cummings , Sydney : Pan Macmillan , 2008 Z1484328 2008 single work children's fiction children's

'Danny Allen is nervous. He didn't want to leave the farm or his life in Mundowie. But when the bank took the farm, he and his family had no choice. But life in the city frightens Danny - will he ever find his place again? Ages 9-11 years. ' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Captain Wetbeard Bruno Bouchet , Australia : ABC Books , 2007 Z1517114 2007 single work children's fiction adventure children's

'When Emily and Daniel's parents send them on a rollicking pirate adventure holiday things go horribly wrong. there's something very weird about Captain Wetbeard's ship! A bald, farting parrot, a diet of chocolate-coated shrimps, plank-walking - these weren't in the holiday brochure!' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Happy Birthday [Times] 3 Libby Gleeson , London : Walker Books [London] , 2007 Z1447555 2007 single work children's fiction children's Birthday fun is multiplied by three when you have triplets, but buying presents can get complicated.
1 3 y separately published work icon Danny Allen Was Here Phil Cummings , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2007 Z1370704 2007 single work children's fiction children's

'Danny Allen lives in Mundowie with his family and his dog, Tippy. For such a small town, there's always lots of things to do. If only the man from the bank would stop bothering his parents, life would be perfect. Age 10+.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Mouse Hunters Felice Arena , Phil Kettle , South Yarra : Macmillan , 2006 Z1857671 2006 single work children's fiction children's 'Con and Josh become big-game hunters when they try to catch a mouse in Con's father's workshop. They're all set to spring the trap when a late discovery makes them change their minds' (Source: Trove).
1 y separately published work icon The Saw Doctor Gary Crew , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2006 Z1341803 2006 single work children's fiction children's Jo Boy's family is suffering because of the Depression but through a chance meeting with someone who sharpens tools, and some ingenuity, Jo Boy create's some hope.
1 1 y separately published work icon Ray's Olympics Libby Gleeson , Canberra : National Museum of Australia Press , 2006 Z1276597 2006 single work children's fiction children's

'The 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games are about to begin and everybody wants to watch them. Mick Leary has a new television, tickets to the Games and a cousin competing in the water polo team. Ray, who is in the same class as Mick, has to make do with sitting on the pavement watching a television in a shop window. It doesn't seem fair!

When the other children follow the boasting Leary boys around the playground, Ray retaliates by telling a lie. He announces that he is also going to the Games with his cousin, who is filming the Olympics from the new ABC broadcast van.

Mick doesn't believe Ray's story and demands proof in the form of a photo. Ray realises that he needs an excellent plan or he will be in all sorts of trouble with Mick and his rough brothers. And so begins Ray's own Olympic challenge. In trying to deal with the situation he has created, Ray gets some help from his brother, advice from his grandfather and support from his friend Skeeta.

Ray manages to get into the Games, find the ABC van and meet a new "cousin" who is happy to be photographed with Ray on the ABC van. It may have been a lie, but Ray gets the proof he needs.' (National Museum)
1 y separately published work icon Space Invaders Felice Arena , Phil Kettle , South Yarra : Macmillan Education Australia , 2006 6573291 2006 single work children's fiction children's

'Con and Josh build a spaceship so they can launch themselves into outer space. Blasting off is a roaring success, but the unexpected landing causes some problems.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 y separately published work icon Mouse Hunters Felice Arena , Phil Kettle , South Yarra : Macmillan Education Australia , 2006 6573163 2006 single work children's fiction children's

'Con and Josh become big-game hunters when they try to catch a mouse in Con's father's workshop. They're all set to spring the trap when a late discovery makes them change their minds.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Howzat! : A Celebration of Cricket Max Fatchen , Dave Luckett , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2005 Z1225952 2005 single work non-fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Totally Awesome Weird Cool! Moya Simons , Sydney : ABC Books , 2005 Z1220478 2005 selected work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Big Ned's Bushwalk Sofie Laguna , South Melbourne : Lothian , 2005 Z1207096 2005 single work children's fiction children's
3 1 y separately published work icon The Day I Turned Ten Jane Godwin , Camberwell : Puffin , 2004 Z1158128 2004 single work children's fiction children's

'It's Jeremy's birthday - the day he's been looking forward to for ages, but when his little brother Oliver disappears and everyone stops everything to look for him, suddenly Jeremy's birthday isn't so much fun anymore. ' (Publisher's blurb)
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