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Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 The Burnt Stick
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The story of John Jagamarra, who was taken from his mother and grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal Children.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Viking ,
      1994 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesy of Penguin Books Australia.
      Extent: 52p.
      Description: illus.
      Reprinted: 1996 , 1995
      ISBN: 0670859125
    • Boston, Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Houghton Mifflin ,
      1995 .
      image of person or book cover 1195083928650700113.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 52p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0395739748
    • Toronto, Ontario,
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      Canada,
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      Americas,
      :
      Penguin ,
      1997 .
      image of person or book cover 133848618831395682.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 64p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 3rd June 1996
      ISBN: 0140369295
Alternative title: すすにまみれた思い出
Transliterated title: Susuni mamineta omoide : kazoku no kizunao motomete
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
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      Japan,
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      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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      Kin no Hoshisha ,
      2004 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 94p.
      Note/s:
      • Ansoni Hiru saku ; Maku Sofirasu en ; Ikeda Masako yaku.
      ISBN: 4323063202

Other Formats

  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.

Works about this Work

Passion, Pedagogy and the Political : Looking Back, Looking Forward Lyn Wilkinson , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 46 no. 2 2011; (p. 27-35)
Writers Believe Whites Can Write Black Jane Dargaville , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 March 1997; (p. 5)
[Review] The Burnt Stick Kevin Steinberger , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 10 no. 1 1995; (p. 27)

— Review of The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella
Black Ink on a White Page Anthony Hill , 1995 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 39 no. 3 1995; (p. 12-13)
Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1995 : Judges' Report 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 39 no. 3 1995; (p. 2-10)
[Review] The Burnt Stick Kevin Steinberger , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 10 no. 1 1995; (p. 27)

— Review of The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella
A Tale of Pain, Separation and Strength of the Human Spirit Anthony Hill , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 November no. 88 1994; (p. 20)

— Review of The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella
Short List for Small Fry Frances Kelly , 1995 single work criticism review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 June 1995; (p. 8)

— Review of Gracey James Moloney , 1994 single work novel ; The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella ; Rebel! Allan Baillie , 1993 single work picture book ; Skating on Sand Libby Gleeson , 1994 single work children's fiction ; Friend of My Heart Judith Clarke , 1994 single work novel
Stories to Whet Young Appetites Moira Robinson , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 May 1995; (p. 9)

— Review of Somewhere Around the Corner Jackie French , 1994 single work children's fiction ; The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella
[Review] Somewhere Around the Corner [et al] Margaret Dunkle , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 74 no. 1059 1995; (p. 33-34)

— Review of Somewhere Around the Corner Jackie French , 1994 single work children's fiction ; The Watertower Gary Crew , 1994 single work picture book ; The Burnt Stick Anthony Hill , 1994 single work novella
Writers Believe Whites Can Write Black Jane Dargaville , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 March 1997; (p. 5)
Passion, Pedagogy and the Political : Looking Back, Looking Forward Lyn Wilkinson , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 46 no. 2 2011; (p. 27-35)
Canberra Writers in Running for Awards Robert Hefner , 1995 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 April 1995; (p. 4)
Writer Who Crosses the Lines Stephen Matthews , 1995 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 May 1995; (p. 24)
Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1995 : Judges' Report 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 39 no. 3 1995; (p. 2-10)
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