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y separately published work icon Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong
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'Set in the tropical waters of the Torres Strait, Dabu Grows Up tells what happens to Dabu, a young dugong, after his mother is taken by hunters. Dabu learns about life, respect of the natural world, loneliness and friendship as he explores a tropical reef, finally deciding that to survive he must return to his herd.' Book Jacket.

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Notes

  • Sequel to Dabu the Baby Dugong.

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Untitled Heather Henderson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 47 no. 1 2003; (p. 30)

— Review of Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong Selena Solomon , 2002 single work picture book
Untitled Russ Merrin , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 17 no. 5 2002; (p. 29)

— Review of Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong Selena Solomon , 2002 single work picture book
Untitled Heather Henderson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 47 no. 1 2003; (p. 30)

— Review of Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong Selena Solomon , 2002 single work picture book
Untitled Russ Merrin , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 17 no. 5 2002; (p. 29)

— Review of Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong Selena Solomon , 2002 single work picture book
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