Peter Sheehan Peter Sheehan i(A71608 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Booms, Busts and Bushfires : 1788-1820 Jackie French , Lindfield : Omnibus Books , 2018 15304084 2018 single work information book children's

'Telling it like it really was-true-blue Aussie history! Australia had changed before, but slowly. Now everything was fast! Attitudes were evolving, technology was changing every aspect of life, and people were starting to recognise the damage we were doing to our land-and the way Australia's Indigenous people had been mistreated. Our resources had made us a rich country, but how long could the good times last? Join the fireys, goths, yuppies and greenies for the final instalment of the Fair Dinkum Histories. It's history as you've never seen it!' (Publication summary)

1 Triller Peter Sheehan , Peter Sheehan (illustrator), 2016 series - author graphic novel
1 y separately published work icon The Island John Heffernan , Peter Sheehan (illustrator), Seven Hills : Five Senses Education , 2014 14755241 2014 single work picture book children's

'How do we find happiness? And once we find it, how do we hold on to it?

'“This book tells the story of an island on which a hard-working tribe lives. They rarely smiled, and never laughed, and although there was much beauty on the island, no one noticed. No one, that is, except a little blind boy.”

'“The blind boy brings happiness to the people of the island. He shows them how to laugh. But that’s not enough for them. They want to capture this happiness and keep it forever.”

'“If only they knew.”'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Charlie Burr and the Crazy Cockroach Disaster Sally Morgan , Ambelin Kwaymullina , Ezekiel Kwaymullina , Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2012 9294530 2012 single work children's fiction children's

'Charlie Burr is in trouble again! His magic trick went wrong and now Mum has a bald patch on her head. To make matters worse, Mum confiscated Charlie's box of magic tricks and now Charlie must find a way to put on a magic show for the school bully without any of his gear. Charlie has one week to get back in Mum's good books, or find some new tricks to perform. Will he find a way?' (Publication summary)

1 The Illustrator : Peter Sheehan Peter Sheehan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 43 no. 4 2011; (p. 16-17)
1 2 y separately published work icon Charlie Burr and the Great Shed Invasion Sally Morgan , Ezekiel Kwaymullina , Blaze Kwaymullina , Ambelin Kwaymullina , Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2011 Z1830382 2011 single work children's fiction children's Dad goes gold prospecting and entrusts Charlie with an important task - keeping an eye on his shed. A bloke's shed is sacred, so Charlie is horrified when Mum finds the shed key and puts all Dad's junk out for collection. To make matters worse, Charlie loses Mum's pet cat and Grandpa loses his favourite carpet python. Can Charlie find the pets and restock the shed before anyone finds out what happened...and before Cyclone Betty hits town?
1 y separately published work icon Charlie Burr Sally Morgan , Ambelin Kwaymullina , Blaze Kwaymullina , Ezekiel Kwaymullina , 2011 Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011- Z1775651 2011 series - author children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Charlie Burr and the Three Stolen Dollars Sally Morgan , Ambelin Kwaymullina , Blaze Kwaymullina , Ezekiel Kwaymullina , Neutral Bay : Little Hare Books , 2011 Z1775645 2011 single work children's fiction children's 'Charlie has "borrowed" three dollars from his mum to buy an icy pole, and Charlie's dad has brought home a dingo pup. So Mum isn't happy with either Dad or Charlie! To get back in her good books Charlie has to quickly find a way to recoup the three dollars and work out how to keep the pup. It's not hard to believe that trouble follows, but the ever-resourceful Charlie soon finds a plan.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Alien Encounters Peter Sheehan , Peter Sheehan (illustrator), 2011 series - author graphic novel
1 y separately published work icon Rocking Rollin Hair and Hippies : 1945-1972 Jackie French , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2010 15304602 2010 single work information book children's

'World War II was over, and it was a good time to be Australian. Rock 'n' roll, television and the Olympics had come down under. But underneath it all was the menace of the Cold War, and then came the horrors of Korea and Vietnam. Why couldn't we all just get along? Covers a pivotal time in Australia's history, as ideologies clashed and a new national identity was evolving.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon A Nation of Swaggies and Diggers, 1880-1920 Jackie French , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2009 8382192 2009 multi chapter work biography

'The Australian colonies had come a long way since they were a dump for grim crims and convicts. Life was comfortable, at least for some. But soon drought would send swaggies waltzing their matildas along the roads, and bad times would make politicians dream of uniting the country into one nation. And then a far off war would create a different kind of digger. What they brought back home would make greater changes to Australia than gold ever did. Meet the scabs and the swaggies, battling politicians, doddering generals, sheep stealers and heroic diggers who finally turned us into a nation in the latest instalment of the Fair Dinkum Histories. It is history as you have never seen it!'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Weevils, War and Wallabies : 1920-1945 Jackie French , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2009 15304520 2009 single work information book children's

'1920-1945, an iconic period in Australian history: QANTAS founded, the Sydney Harbour Bridge built, Phar Lap wins the Melbourne Cup and dies in the US, Don Bradman wows the world at the wicket and becomes the main target in the Bodyline series. The Depression hits. 

'Australia enters WW II. Aborigines lobby for full citizenship. German ships lay mines off the Australian coast and the Japanese attack Australia. History comes to life!' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Gold, Graves And Glory : 1850-1880 Jackie French , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2009 15304379 2009 single work information book children's

'For 60,000 years the rest of the world had pretty much left Australia and its Aboriginal nations alone. Then it became a home for Britain's criminals and poor. Now a con man had found gold and suddenly everyone was heading to Australia: adventurers, revolutionaries, camels . . . Australia would never be the same.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Rotters and Squatters : 1820-1850 Jackie French , Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2009 15304246 2009 single work information book children's

'There were two tiny colonies at the end of the world-one in New South Wales and one in Van Diemen's Land-perched on the edge of a vast and mostly unmapped continent. There were four main towns-Sydney and Parramatta in New South Wales, and Hobart and Launceston in Van Diemen's Land. Radiating out from around these towns were a growing number of smaller villages.'  (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Plane, Train, Truck and Trolley Peter Sheehan , Peter Sheehan (illustrator), Camberwell : Penguin , 2007 Z1534490 2007 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Shipwreck, Sailors, & 60,000 Years Shipwreck, Sailors, and 60,000 Years Jackie French , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2007 12319877 2007 single work single work information book children's

'The Indigenous people of Australia have lived here for tens of thousands of years. They survived the ice age and ancient global warming. They saw oceans sink and oceans rise. They watched the mega-beasts disappear and dingoes arrive. Theirs is the oldest civilization in the world. Then along came the Dutch. And the Portuguese. And the British. Things would never be the same again.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Archie Cupid and Lizzie Imp Kathryn England , Camberwell : Penguin , 2006 Z1338552 2006 single work children's fiction children's When Archie Cupid's arrow strikes naughty Lizzie Imp an unlikely alliance is formed.
1 6 y separately published work icon The Island John Heffernan , Peter Sheehan (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2005 Z1201239 2005 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'On a beautiful island lives a tribe of people who don’t smile or laugh much. Only a small blind urchin notices the wonderful things on the seashore. He tries to share them with the tribe, but they don’t notice. One day a sea creature comes to the shore. Together, the boy and the sea creature play in the water. The people of the tribe warn the boy that it is a monster, but they change their minds when they hear him laughing. They join in. However, afraid that the sea creature will leave and they will lose the happiness they have found, the tribe capture it and put it in a small pool. The sea creature soon begins to fade and die. The boy rescues it and the people of the tribe are left behind, wondering if they will ever be happy again.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Grim Crims & Convicts Grim Crims and Convicts Jackie French , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2005 12319948 2005 single work information book children's

'It was the craziest, wildest and most daring expedition the world had ever seen. Eleven ships with nearly 15,000 people travelled 25,000 kilometers to the other side of the world. But what did they find when they arrived?' (Publication summary)

1 3 y separately published work icon I Wish I Had a Dinosaur Ian Anggabrata , Mingga Anggawan , Peter Sheehan (illustrator), Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 2004 Z1158018 2004 single work picture book children's

'We might not be invited to birthday parties.
Balloons are just not for dinosaurs. We might not be allowed to play in the park. Or sunbathe on the beach. But I guess I could take her to the library. Dinosaurs are not book-eaters, after all.

'If the stairs are too steep, the bus too slow and the dog next door too big, then what you need is a dinosaur! This comprehensive wish-list of why one six-year-old boy thought a dinosaur would make his life easier covers everything in a child’s day- from getting out the door in the morning, to falling asleep at night.'(Publication summary)

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