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'Nardika is a young boy from Maningrida, a remote aboriginal community in Arnhem Land. It is time for him to learn make a chittabutta, a fishing spear, so he can catch his own fish. Who better to show him than his own father? First comes the wood, then the fire, and then...' Source: Publisher's blurb

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Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 29)
— Review of Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction
Untitled Helen Woodall , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 43)
— Review of Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction
Teaching Tradition Virginia Lowe , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 235 2001; (p. 61-62)
— Review of The Perfect Pet Carol Chataway , 2001 single work picture book ; Mega, Mega, Mates! Guundie Kuchling , 2001 single work picture book ; Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction ; Papunya School Book of Country and History Papunya School Publishing Committee , Nadia Wheatley , 2001 single work information book ; Let's Get a Pup Bob Graham , 2001 single work picture book ; An Ordinary Day Libby Gleeson , 2001 single work picture book
CoverNotes Mike Shuttleworth , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 September 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of The Company : The Story of a Murderer Arabella Edge , 2000 single work novel ; Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction
Untitled Helen Woodall , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 43)
— Review of Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction
CoverNotes Mike Shuttleworth , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 September 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of The Company : The Story of a Murderer Arabella Edge , 2000 single work novel ; Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction
Teaching Tradition Virginia Lowe , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 235 2001; (p. 61-62)
— Review of The Perfect Pet Carol Chataway , 2001 single work picture book ; Mega, Mega, Mates! Guundie Kuchling , 2001 single work picture book ; Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction ; Papunya School Book of Country and History Papunya School Publishing Committee , Nadia Wheatley , 2001 single work information book ; Let's Get a Pup Bob Graham , 2001 single work picture book ; An Ordinary Day Libby Gleeson , 2001 single work picture book
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 29)
— Review of Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , 2001 single work non-fiction
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