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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 One Child
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'One child is a picture book illustrated by the magical Steven Woolman. It is about kids, our planet and what one child can do. Global warming, habitat destruction, the accumulation of waste, pollution and many other environmental aspects are part of this title. [It is] a simple text with richly coloured illustrations drawing on the imagery of an old stained glass window that is gradually cleaned to reveal the beauty underlying the pollution. This is a hopeful book about the environment for young children. One child saw trees torn from the ground; saw oceans stained with waste, no longer blue and clean; saw skies choking, blocking the sun. What could just one child do about the devastation of our planet?' (Source: Author's website)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Flinders Park, Charles Sturt area, Adelaide - Northwest, Adelaide, South Australia,: Era Publications , 1997 .
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      Extent: 1 v. (unpaged)p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 1863743219, 9781863743211 (hbk)
    • Flinders Park, Charles Sturt area, Adelaide - Northwest, Adelaide, South Australia,: Era Publications , 1999 .
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      1999 paperback ed.
      Extent: 1 v. (unpaged)p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 1863745084, 9781863745086 (pbk)
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Works about this Work

Collaborating with Steven Woolman on 'One Child' Chris Cheng , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 32 2010; (p. 5-6) 'I expect I am one of the few authors blessed to have worked with Steven Woolman. He was a brilliant illustrator, and when I look back on my correspondence I see that his finessing of the text was also vital to the creation of the book.'
The Sky Is Falling : Children as Environmental Subjects in Contemporary Picture Books Clare Bradford , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle 2003; (p. 111-120)

"The metanarratives that circulate in Western culture around environmental topics rarely have happy endings; many, indeed, are apocalyptic in their depictions of ecological outcomes. [In this chapter, Bradford considers] what happens when these two categories of metanarrative meet in contemporary picture books, which thematize environmental topics."
[Review] One Child Moira Robinson , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 18)
— Review of One Child Chris Cheng , 1997 single work picture book
[Review] One Child Judy Moss , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 42 no. 1 1998; (p. 16)
— Review of One Child Chris Cheng , 1997 single work picture book
[Review] One Child Judy Moss , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 42 no. 1 1998; (p. 16)
— Review of One Child Chris Cheng , 1997 single work picture book
[Review] One Child Moira Robinson , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 18)
— Review of One Child Chris Cheng , 1997 single work picture book
Collaborating with Steven Woolman on 'One Child' Chris Cheng , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 32 2010; (p. 5-6) 'I expect I am one of the few authors blessed to have worked with Steven Woolman. He was a brilliant illustrator, and when I look back on my correspondence I see that his finessing of the text was also vital to the creation of the book.'
The Sky Is Falling : Children as Environmental Subjects in Contemporary Picture Books Clare Bradford , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle 2003; (p. 111-120)

"The metanarratives that circulate in Western culture around environmental topics rarely have happy endings; many, indeed, are apocalyptic in their depictions of ecological outcomes. [In this chapter, Bradford considers] what happens when these two categories of metanarrative meet in contemporary picture books, which thematize environmental topics."
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