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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Walker Classics
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Each title contains a selection of commentaries by authors, illustrators and children's literature specialists.

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y separately published work icon Going Home Margaret Wild , Wayne Harris (illustrator), Sydney : Ashton Scholastic , 1993 Z834928 1993 single work picture book children's Hugo is in a small hospital right next to the zoo. He's much better and wants to go home, but the doctor says it's not time yet. He doesn't feel like watching TV or playing cards and he keeps thinking about what they'll be doing at home and feeling sad ... until one day he hears a special message from the elephant in the zoo and his adventures begin. Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2009
y separately published work icon One Dragon's Dream Peter Pavey , Peter Pavey (illustrator), Paris : Magnard Jeuness , 1978 Z839377 1978 single work picture book children's Tells the story about a dragon who had a dream involving many animals and the mischievous tricks they play on him Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2009
y separately published work icon I'm Taggarty Toad Taggarty Toad Peter Pavey , Peter Pavey (illustrator), London : Hamish Hamilton , 1980 Z667667 1980 single work picture book children's Here is the tale of the fearless adventurer, Taggarty Toad and his daring exploits with giants and jungles and dragons and witches. Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010
y separately published work icon Ayu and the Perfect Moon David Cox , David Cox (illustrator), London : Bodley Head , 1984 Z830600 1984 single work picture book children's In a Balinese village, a young girl performs a traditional dance called Legong. Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2011
y separately published work icon DragonQuest Allan Baillie , Wayne Harris (illustrator), Sydney : Scholastic Australia , 1996 Z847411 1996 single work picture book children's fantasy

'Be a hero, a great warrior, an epic knight in the quest to kill the last of the fire breathing dragons, or are we too late? A young boy embarks upon a search for the last dragon. His guide, a dragon fighter, is the last of his kind. They travel through a fantasy landscape full of mysterious creatures and reach Glass Top Mountain, the last known haunt of the dragon' (Source: NLA).

Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon The Paddock Lilith Norman , Robert Roennfeldt (illustrator), Milsons Point : Random House , 1992 Z900922 1992 single work picture book children's This story begins millions of years before there were people and fences: before time itself was counted. It tells about the making of a place called 'the paddock', the constant changes to that place and the wonderful story of the ways in which life goes on. (Source: Back cover) Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon Louise Builds a House Louise Pfanner , Louise Pfanner (illustrator), Sydney : John Ferguson , 1987 Z1157693 1987 single work picture book children's Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon The Butterfly : From a Tiny Wingbeat to a Tornado Roger Vaughan Carr , Ann James (illustrator), Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 1996 Z914940 1996 single work picture book children's

'This beautiful picture book by award winners Roger Vaughan Carr and Ann James portrays the theory of the butterfly effect in a simple yet informative way.

'Malani went to the forest each day with her father and his elephant. She played at the feet of the great forest trees, where she watched a beautiful butterfly. It is just a frail pretty thing that cannot do anything grand, she thought. But Malani never knew that the butterfly's delicate wings held strength enough to make even the might elephant tremble.' (Publication summary)

Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon Hist! C. J. Dennis , Peter Gouldthorpe (illustrator), Montville : Walter McVitty Books , 1991 Z849012 1991 single work picture book children's

'Hist! … Hark! The night is very dark, And we’ve to go a mile or soAcross the Possum Park. Three children cross the dark and gloomy park to get home. Will they make it before their imaginary fears come to life?'  (Publication summary)

Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon Luke's Way of Looking Nadia Wheatley , Matt Ottley (illustrator), Rydalmere : Hodder Headline , 1999 Z15134 1999 single work picture book children's

'Luke’s Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley and Matt Ottley is an award-winning story that celebrates what it means to be different.

'All the boys in Luke’s class see things the same way – except for Luke, who has his own special way of looking. Luke feels as if he doesn’t fit in. And then one day he discovers a place that feels like home. Suddenly, the whole world changes.'  (Publication summary)

 

Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon Louise Builds a Boat Louise Pfanner , Louise Pfanner (illustrator), Surry Hills : John Ferguson , 1989 Z1157680 1989 single work picture book children's

'Louise decides to build a boat. But not just any boat this will be the perfect boat to sail around the world. A good jumping-off place for further imaginative explorations. School Library Journal' (Publication summary)

Sydney : Walker Books Australia , 2012
y separately published work icon Ducky's Nest Gillian Rubinstein , Terry Denton (illustrator), Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 1999 Z835228 1999 single work picture book children's

'Ducky always sleeps in the little nest in Claudie's arms. So when she loses him in the park they are both very upset. But while Nana looks after Claudie the wild birds look after Ducky - and when they are reunited in the morning, exciting things have happened to both of them.'  (Publication summary)

 

 

Melbourne : Walker Books Australia , 2013
y separately published work icon Brodie Joy Cowley , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013 22961900 2013 single work children's fiction children's 'Brodie always made us laugh. He'd wiggle his ears and yodel like a country singer. He was an awesome artist and drew heaps of planes and helicopters because he wanted to be a chopper pilot. We all knew Brodie was sick, but we never thought he'd die.' (Publication summary)
 
Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013
y separately published work icon Let the Celebrations Begin! Margaret Wild , Julie Vivas (illustrator), Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1991 Z829747 1991 single work picture book children's (taught in 3 units) A child, who remembers life at home before life in a concentration camp, makes toys with the women to give to the other children at the very special party they are going to have when the soldiers arrive to liberate the camp. Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013
y separately published work icon Papa and the Olden Days Ian Edwards , Rachel Tonkin (illustrator), Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 1989 Z832804 1989 single work picture book children's Episodes from an Australian country childhood in the early twentieth century. Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013
y separately published work icon What Was the War Like, Grandma? : Emmy Remembers World War II Rachel Tonkin , Rachel Tonkin (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 1995 Z925775 1995 single work picture book children's historical fiction

'Emmy remembers World War II.

'The night the Prime Minister announced on the radio that Australia was at war I was nine years old. Lola's mum cried. Although the fighting was far away our lives were changed forever. We had air raid drills at school and knitted socks to send to the soldiers. American soldiers arrived and the first hamburger shop opened. We held concerts for the War Effort and rolled bandages for the Red Cross. Lola's brother George went off to fight and nothing was the same for those of us who stayed at home.

''What Was the War Like Grandma?' is an extraordinary recreation of the war years from a child's point of view.' (Publication summary)

Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013
y separately published work icon Sand Swimmers : The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1999 Z820326 1999 single work picture book children's

'The Dead Heart is a desert wilderness in the centre of Australia. It is difficult to imagine anything can exist in such a harsh place. But the Dead Heart has a secret. It holds amazing stories of adaptation and survival. Follow in the footsteps of early explorers like Charles Sturt and learn what the indigenous people of this land first discovered: not all is quite as it seems.' (Publication summary)

Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2013
y separately published work icon To the Goldfields! Rachel Tonkin , St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1999 Z816434 1999 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction The difficulties and dramas of miners' daily lives are explored through the eyes of a nine-year-old boy whose family make a life for themselves in the diggings. (Libraries Australia record). Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2014

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