Ron Madden Ron Madden i(A86112 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon Old Bob's Birds C. K. Thompson , Sydney : Dymocks , 1950 Z846378 1950 single work children's fiction children's

'This is a delightful book that will appeal to children of all ages, and especially those of the tenderer years.

'Old Bob the sundowner is a character who will endear himself to young readers. So will his two small friends, Roddy and Susan, to whom he imparts all the vast lore of the bush he has gained during a lifetime of wandering.

'Readers of Australian nature stories have long since recognised that "Thompson and truth" are synonymous. He writes about his birds and animals as they are and not as fancy would fashion them; thus, "Old Bob", though a great bird lover, does not see his feathered friends through rose-tinted glasses. Like humans, says "Old Bob", the birds all have their little faults. Some of them, indeed, are real villains.

'Written in the author's usual captivating style, these stories cannot fail to have a wide appeal. Needless to say, they are well leavened with the irresistible Thompson humour.

A library without this book of our better-known bush birds is a library incomplete.' (Dust jacket)

1 1 y separately published work icon Susan and the Bogeywomp Lawson Glassop , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1947 Z1166669 1947 single work children's fiction children's fantasy
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