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Is part of Rowan Series Emily Rodda , 1993-2003 series - author children's fiction (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Rowan and the Zebak
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When his little sister Annad is snatched from Rin by a monstrous flying creature, Rowan must travel to the distant land of Rin's ancient enemies, the Zebak, to rescue her. The journey is a perilous one, and Rowan and his companions have only a series of mysterious, riddling prophecies to guide them. At the end of their quest they come upon an even greater mystery, and an extraordinary secret is revealed.

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
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    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 1999 .
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      Extent: 170p.
      Reprinted: 1999 , 2000
      ISBN: 186291303X
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      Americas,      :       Greenwillow Books ,       2002 .
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      Extent: 198p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      ISBN: 0060297786
    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 2003 .
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      Extent: 170p.
      Description: illus., map
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      • An Omnibus Book from Scholastic Australia.
      ISBN: 1862915385
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    y separately published work icon Rowan of Rin : The Journey Emily Rodda , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2004 Z1177820 2004 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure (taught in 2 units) In a tightly paced series of adventures the shy, self-effacing boy Rowan, an unlikely hero, takes on one exciting challenge after another to save first his village, then his people and finally the beasts he loves best, the gentle bukshah. The adventures are thrilling, the monsters terrible and the characters memorable. Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2004
    • Malvern, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 2005 .
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      ISBN: 1862916381
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    y separately published work icon The Journey Emily Rodda , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2023 26379667 2023 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure '“Bravest heart will carry on
    When sleep is death
    And hope is gone.”

    'Rowan doesn’t believe he has a brave heart, but when danger threatens his village of Rin he discovers he is much more resourceful than he could ever have imagined. The Wise Woman Sheba’s ominous words haunt him. Her cryptic riddles are all he has to help him find a way to solve each problem. Rowan must find within himself the means to overcome perils that would daunt the greatest hero: terrifying monsters, the forbidden Mountain and those who would enslave his people. Only when he faces his fears head-on will the true path of his quest be revealed. All five books in a special deluxe 30th anniversary edition of the award-winning Rowan of Rin series, from much-loved master storyteller Emily Rodda, author of the Deltora Quest series.' 

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         Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2023
Alternative title: Rōwan to Zebakku no kuroi kage
Alternative title: ローワンとゼバックの黒い影
Language: Japanese
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Untitled Kay Weisman , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Booklist , March vol. 98 no. 13 2002; (p. 1133)
— Review of Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda , 1999 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 15 no. 1 2000; (p. 35)
— Review of Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda , 1999 single work children's fiction
Untitled Elizabeth Douglas , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 44 no. 1 2000; (p. 20)
— Review of Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda , 1999 single work children's fiction
Untitled Elizabeth Douglas , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 44 no. 1 2000; (p. 20)
— Review of Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda , 1999 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 15 no. 1 2000; (p. 35)
— Review of Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda , 1999 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kay Weisman , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Booklist , March vol. 98 no. 13 2002; (p. 1133)
— Review of Rowan and the Zebak Emily Rodda , 1999 single work children's fiction
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