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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Saurus Street
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y separately published work icon Tyrannosaurus in the Veggie Patch Nick Falk , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2013 Z1902174 2013 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Saurus St is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs.

'When Jack wishes for his own Tyrannosaurus, he doesn't expect a real live one to turn up in the veggie patch. It's pretty cool, but there's no way he can keep it. It's far too big to hide in the shed, and it's bound to eat one of the neighbours sooner or later.

'With the help of local whizz kid Toby, Jack builds a time machine and sends the T-rex back to the dinosaur era. But when Toby, Jack and Charlie the dog get sent back to the Cretaceous period too, there's more than one troublesome Tyrannosaur to deal with.'
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y separately published work icon A Pterodactyl Stole My Homework Nick Falk , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2013 Z1902178 2013 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Saurus St is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs!

'What bad luck! Just when Sam's finished his homework a pterodactyl flies through the window and steals it.

'Poor Sam. It's the fifth piece of homework he's lost this month. He's got to get it back.

'With the help of big brother Nathan, Sam builds a pterodactyl suit and sets off for Saurus Hill. But there's an egg-shaped surprise in store for them up there!' (From the publisher's website.)
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y separately published work icon The Very Naughty Celociraptor Nick Falk , North Sydney : Random House , 2013 6101007 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Saurus Street is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs!Tom and Tam are horrified when they find out Great Aunt Gertrude is coming to stay. She's got badbreath, smelly feet and her false teeth like to bite.It's time for the twins to put their thinking caps on. They need to get rid of her, fast. Luckily they've got a secret weapon – their very own velociraptor – but it's a naughty one and it keeps getting them into trouble.In a fight between a vicious velociraptor and a ferocious great aunt, there can only be one winner!' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon An Allosaurus Ate My Uncle Nick Falk , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2013 6101074 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Saurus St is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs! When Susie won't hand over her pocket money to her mean cousin Walter, he locks her in the attic.But when a gigantic meat-eating dinosaur turns up, Walter's the one who gets scared. And when the dinosaur gobbles up Uncle Colin, it's time for Susie to save the day.Romans, rampaging triceratops and magic door handles are all part of the wildestSaurus Street adventure ever!' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon A Plesiosaur Broke My Bathtub Nick Falk , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2013 6101159 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Saurus St is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs! Thomas’s grandparents live in the oldest house on Saurus Street. There’s no electricity, and the only toilet is a creaky old cabin in the garden. Thomas is terrified of that toilet. When he gets too close and falls down the hole, he discovers a dinosaur-sized secret that will change Saurus Street forever. Terrifying pterosaurs, squiggling squid and massive meteors are all part of the greatest adventure since the Cretaceous Period!' (Publisher's blurb)
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y separately published work icon A Diplodocus Trampled My Teepee Nick Falk , North Sydney : Random House Australia , 2013 6101246 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Saurus St is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs! Captain Saurus is a local legend. He was a pirate that had a dinosaur-bone leg and a magic glass eye that carries a terrible curse. It can bring dinosaur bones back to life! When Jack and Toby find the eyeball while camping, they unleash an avalanche of dinosaurs of every shape and size. To reverse the curse the kids have to solve the Captain’s cunning clues . . . quickly!' (Publisher's blurb)

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Connecting Actively With Books Heather Zubek , Michelle Nye , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 29 no. 5 2014; (p. 14-16)
Dino Adventures Meredith Lewin (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October/November vol. 92 no. 2 2012; (p. 5)
Dino Adventures Meredith Lewin (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October/November vol. 92 no. 2 2012; (p. 5)
Connecting Actively With Books Heather Zubek , Michelle Nye , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 29 no. 5 2014; (p. 14-16)
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