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Alternative title: The Greedy Crocodile : A Collection of Australian Stories
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories
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A collection of twenty traditional tales from the Australian Aborigines, explaining how the world began and what followed.

To all the children in my life.

'Sally Morgan writes and illustrates some of her best short stories in this amusing and entertaining compilation.'

'Have you ever wished your brother was a fish? Or screamed so loud that the hairs of a caterpillar fell off? These are just some of the fun stories written and illustrated by Sally Morgan. The witty stories, with a folktale feel, are based around a host of characters which are Australian animals, non-native animals, spirits, planets, the sun and moon, and humans. ' (Source: Booktopia website)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Puffin , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preface, Sally Morgan , single work prose (p. vii, viii)
The Flying Emu, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 1, 9)
Old Poker Face, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 10, 14)
The Laziest Seagull, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 15, 21)
Jill and the Magic Bird, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 22, 33)
The Night Sky, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 34, 43)
The Vibs, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 44, 51)
Gammin and Brush, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 52, 61)
A Strange Friendship, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 62, 70)
Gorban and the Gilbingooras, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 71, 82)
The Cocky Who Loved Gossip, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 83, 91)
Shontu the Greedy Crocodile, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 92, 105)
The Boy Who Nearly Wished His Life Away, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 106, 113)
The Girl Who Couldn't Stop Shouting, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 114, 123)
The First White Man, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 124, 131)
Roly Poly the Wombat, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 132, 139)
The Proud Goanna, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 140, 143)
The Gourmet Giant, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 144, 156)
Yael and Mulwarra, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 157, 168)
The Grumpy Frog, Sally Morgan , single work short story children's (p. 169, 174)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 1992 .
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      Extent: viii, 124 p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0670831468
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pavilion ,
      1992 .
      Extent: viii, 124 p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 1851458387
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Knopf ,
      1993 .
      Extent: viii, 124 p.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 0679847057
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1997 .
      Extent: viii, 180 p.p.
      Edition info: New ed.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0140381910 (pbk.)
    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2011 .
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      Extent: 76p.
      Edition info: New edition
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st October 2011
      ISBN: 9781921720642
    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2012 .
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      Alternative title: The Greedy Crocodile
      Extent: 76p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • First Published in 1992 by Penguin Books Australia Ltd.
      • Includes glossary
      ISBN: 9782921720, 9781921720659 (pbk), 1921720654

Other Formats

  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.

Works about this Work

The Greedy Crocodile by Sally Morgan Anastasia Gonis , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , May 2012;

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
The Flying Emu by Sally Morgan Lillian Rodrigues-Pang , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , December 2011;

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
Welcoming Back Old Friends : Re-Discovering Favourite Picture Books Noela Allen , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 26 no. 5 2011; (p. 18-21)
More 'Magic' reading... 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 26 March no. 147 1997; (p. 24)

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
Sally Morgan's new work consists of 20 short stories of magic, imagination, unexpected happenings and some eccentric characters.
Preface Sally Morgan , 1997 single work prose
— Appears in: The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories 1997; (p. vii, viii)
[Review] The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Millicent Jones , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 24-25)

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
[Review] The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Mandy Cheetham , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 29)

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
More 'Magic' reading... 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 26 March no. 147 1997; (p. 24)

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
Sally Morgan's new work consists of 20 short stories of magic, imagination, unexpected happenings and some eccentric characters.
Something to Look Forward to 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 7 no. 4 1992; (p. 8)

— Review of Blabber Mouth Morris Gleitzman , 1992 single work children's fiction ; The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction ; Spooner or Later Paul Jennings , Ted Greenwood , 1992 single work prose ; LA Postcards Glyn Parry , 1992 single work novel ; The Authors and Illustrators Scrapbook : Featuring 24 Creators of Australian Children's Books 1991 anthology biography ; The Sign of the Seahorse : A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts Graeme Base , 1992 single work picture book
The Greedy Crocodile by Sally Morgan Anastasia Gonis , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , May 2012;

— Review of The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories Sally Morgan , 1992 selected work children's fiction
Preface Sally Morgan , 1997 single work prose
— Appears in: The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories 1997; (p. vii, viii)
Welcoming Back Old Friends : Re-Discovering Favourite Picture Books Noela Allen , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 26 no. 5 2011; (p. 18-21)
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