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y separately published work icon Second Childhood single work   novel   young adult   adventure   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Second Childhood
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When they are given a history assignment on the lives of famous people, Mark and his friends discover that they are the reincarnation of such celebrities as Henry Ford, Albert Einstein, Queen Victoria and Phar Lap. Then they discover that they've been responsible for several of the world's major problems and they try to make up for their past mistakes. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)

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  • Book published in conjunction with the corresponding children's/young adult drama series that was produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
  • Dedication: For Chris, Sophie and Ben

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1993 .
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      Extent: 103p.
      Reprinted: 1998 , 2004
      ISBN: 9780140365870 (pbk), 0140365877 (pbk)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Puffin ,       1995 .
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      Extent: 104p.
      ISBN: 9780140368789 (pbk), 0140368787 (pbk)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2015 .
      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published 27 May 2015
      ISBN: 9780143308775
Alternative title: Se tu sei Einstein io sono la Regina Vittoria!
Language: Italian
    • Milan,
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      Italy,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Arnoldo Mondadori ,       2005 .
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      Extent: 141p.
      ISBN: 8804543574, 9788804543572
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form y separately published work icon Second Childhood Morris Gleitzman , ( dir. Mario Andreacchio ) 1990 Z1561530 1990 single work film/TV children's young adult adventure humour fantasy

'Mark and his friends discover they've lived before. Not only that, they were famous and important people. Mark is elated—his father always wanted him to be "a somebody". Then Mark and the others find they are responsible for several of the world's big problems. So Henry Ford, Queen Victoria, Albert Einstein and Phar Lap set out to make up for what they've done. Never has a school history project been so dangerous, exciting … or hilarious.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive (http://www.australiantelevision.net/more_winners.html). Sighted: 10/11/2011
y separately published work icon Second Childhood : The Play Glenn Parry , 2001 Camberwell : Puffin , 2002 Z964811 2001 single work drama children's young adult Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary students, the play investigates how Australians see themselves and the heroes who have shaped our national identity.
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Aussies Eye Top Book Prize 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 13 October 2010; (p. 15)
Writing for Children Morris Gleitzman , 1992 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 7 no. 1 1992; (p. 5-10)
Know the Author : Morris Gleitzman Alfred R. Mappin , 1991 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 6 no. 2 1991; (p. 11-13)
Know the Author : Morris Gleitzman Alfred R. Mappin , 1991 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 6 no. 2 1991; (p. 11-13)
Writing for Children Morris Gleitzman , 1992 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 7 no. 1 1992; (p. 5-10)
Aussies Eye Top Book Prize 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 13 October 2010; (p. 15)
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