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Issue Details: First known date: 1921... 1921 Spotty, the Bower Bird and Other Nature Stories : Life Histories of Australian Birds and Animals
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Notes

  • Publisher's note: These enchanting nature stories have been selected and adapted from a volume entitled Friends and Foes of the Australian Bush.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Whitcombe and Tombs , 1923 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Spotty, the Bower Bird, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 16)
Spotty's Bower and Collection of Treasures, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 17-32)
Tales of Wild Animals, 5 : Quiyan, the Possum, Edward S. Sorenson , extract children's fiction children's
Quiyan, a young possum whose mother has been killed, sets out to look for a home. He has a lucky escape from a fox during the night but he cannot find an empty hollow tree to serve as a home.
 (p. 32)
The Grey Possum, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 33-47)
Jack, The Kookaburra, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 48)
A Group of Kookaburras, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 49-63)
Warrigal, The Dingo, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 64)
A Dingo in Captivity, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 65-79)
Blue Wren, Male, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 80)
Blue Wren, Female, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 81-95)
Kojurrie, the Goanna, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction children's
Kojurrie, the goanna comes into conflict with Nurai, the black snake and must resort to herbage antidote several times before the battle is concluded.
 (p. 96)
Goanna Climbing a Tree, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 97-111)
Karaway, the Cockatoo, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 112)
Mates, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 113-127)
Booraby, the Koala, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 128)
'He Was Quite at Home on His Mother's Back', Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 129-143)
Wandi, The Brolga, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 144)
The Brolga's Nest of Eggs, Edward S. Sorenson , single work children's fiction (p. 145)
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Tales of Wild Animals, 5 : Quiyan, the Possum Edward S. Sorenson , 1923 extract children's fiction children's (Spotty, the Bower Bird and Other Nature Stories : Life Histories of Australian Birds and Animals)
— Appears in: Spotty, the Bower Bird and Other Nature Stories : Life Histories of Australian Birds and Animals 1923; (p. 32) The School Paper : Grades V and VI , June no. 481 1940; (p. 69-71) Quiyan, a young possum whose mother has been killed, sets out to look for a home. He has a lucky escape from a fox during the night but he cannot find an empty hollow tree to serve as a home.
Tales of Wild Animals : 1, Warrigal the Dingo Edward S. Sorenson , 1940 extract children's fiction children's (Spotty, the Bower Bird and Other Nature Stories : Life Histories of Australian Birds and Animals)
— Appears in: The School Paper : Grades V and VI , February no. 477 1940; (p. 14-16)
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Untitled 1921 single work review
— Appears in: Corroboree : The Journal of the Australian Literature Society , November vol. 1 no. 2 1921; (p. 7)
— Review of Spotty, the Bower Bird and Other Nature Stories : Life Histories of Australian Birds and Animals Edward S. Sorenson , 1921 selected work children's fiction
Untitled 1921 single work review
— Appears in: Corroboree : The Journal of the Australian Literature Society , November vol. 1 no. 2 1921; (p. 7)
— Review of Spotty, the Bower Bird and Other Nature Stories : Life Histories of Australian Birds and Animals Edward S. Sorenson , 1921 selected work children's fiction
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