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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Owl People
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'The Owl People (1987) is a story from the Palmer River people about how Jimbal and Andidjeri defeated the cannibalistic owl people.' Stella Lees and Pam Macintyre The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature (1993): 420.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Collins , 1987 .
      Extent: 28p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0001844857
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Collins , 1988 .
      Extent: [28]p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0732272211 (pbk.)
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1992 .
      Extent: [29]p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0207177031 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Diversity, High Standards in Picture Books Laurie Copping , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 April 1988; (p. B4)

— Review of At the Cafe Splendid Terry Denton , 1987 single work ; The Owl People Percy Trezise , 1987 single work picture book ; Ruby Alison Lester , 1987 single work picture book ; My Hiroshima Junko Morimoto , Anne Bower Ingram (translator), Isao Morimoto (translator), 1987 single work picture book
Diversity, High Standards in Picture Books Laurie Copping , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 April 1988; (p. B4)

— Review of At the Cafe Splendid Terry Denton , 1987 single work ; The Owl People Percy Trezise , 1987 single work picture book ; Ruby Alison Lester , 1987 single work picture book ; My Hiroshima Junko Morimoto , Anne Bower Ingram (translator), Isao Morimoto (translator), 1987 single work picture book
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