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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... no. 60 Spring 1997 of La Trobe Library Journal est. 1968 La Trobe Library Journal
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Notes

  • Special issue on Australian Children's Literature.
  • Includes numerous illustrations.
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australian Children's Literature : An Overview, Rhonda Bunbury , single work criticism (p. 7-20)
Ethel's Daughter : The Writings of Jean Curlewis, H. M. Saxby , single work criticism (p. 21-30)
John Mystery : 'The Nation's Story Teller', Derrick Moors , single work criticism (p. 31-39)
'Ad Wed Is Father Cubbig Obe?' : Furnley Maurice, the Father of The Bay and Padie Book, Kerry Kilner , single work criticism (p. 40-47)
Invalidi"Raid, raid, go away,", Furnley Maurice , single work poetry humour (p. 44-45)
Motherhoodi"It would appear that no great pleasures can be", Furnley Maurice , single work poetry children's (p. 45)
The Sky in the Pooli"Down by the glassy pool", Furnley Maurice , single work poetry children's (p. 46)
A Place to Live : Urban Images in Australian Picture Books, Margaret Aitken , single work criticism (p. 48-61)
God's One Country : The Description of Asians by Australian Children's Authors, Stella Lees , single work criticism
'This paper will examine some of the representations made of Asian characters in Australian children's literature, with particular reference to the image of Chinese, who are the Asian people most frequently alluded before World War I and who have continued to be present in more recent writing' (62).
(p. 62-73)
From Canvas Town to Marvellous Melbourne : Melbourne in Colonial Children's Novels, Pam Macintyre , single work criticism (p. 74-83)
The Lure of Gold : Boy's Adventure Stories and the Australian Gold Rushes, Marcie Muir , single work criticism (p. 84-96)
Representations of Mothers and Mothering in Contemporary Australian Children's Literature, Margot Hillel , single work criticism (p. 97-107)
Melbourne Leads the Way : Children's Book Week in 1924, June Torcasio , single work criticism (p. 108-121)
Strange Places for Children's Books : The History of Children's Literature at the State Library of Victoria, Juliet O'Conor , single work criticism
'Children's literature has been promoted through various services based at the State Library of Victoria since 1966. This article explores the history of the children's literature collections at the State Library of Victoria through the oral histories [recorded during 1997] of the people responsible for providing those services. A chronology of the collections, individuals and services is appended to this paper' (122).
(p. 122-133)
Captivating Narratives : Reeling in the Nineteenth-Century Child Reader, Robin Pope , single work criticism (p. 134-147)
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