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Fair Dinkum Histories
This is a list of books by Australian author Jackie French (born 1953). Bibliography in order of publication (not including overseas editions) 1980s 1986 * ''Organic Gardening in Australia'' 1988 * ''Natural Rose Growing: An Organic Approach to Gardening'' * ''The Organic Garden Doctor'' * ''Smudge'' 1990s 1990 * ''Natural Control of Household Pests'' 1991 * ''Rain Stones'' * ''The Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup'' 1992 * ''The Boy who Had Wings'' * ''The Music from the Sea'', ''Children of the Valley'' series 1993 * ''The Wilderness Garden: A Radical New View of Australian Growing Methods'' * ''The Salad Garden'' * ''Organic Control of Household Pests'' * ''Organic Control of Common Weeds'' * ''The Earth Gardeners Companion: A Month-by-Month Guide'' * ''The Chook Book'' * ''A to Z of Useful Plants'' * ''The City in the Sand'', ''Children of the Valley'' series * ''The House of a Hundred Animals'', ''Children of the Valley'' series * ''Walking the Boundaries'' * ''Hairy Charli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie French
Jacqueline Anne Ffrench (born 29 November 1953), known professionally as Jackie French, is an Australian author who has written across a number of genres for both adults and children. Her most notable works include '' Rain Stones, Diary of a Wombat,'' and ''The Girl from Snowy River.'' Several of her books have been recommended for teaching the Australian Curriculum. French lives in Braidwood, New South Wales, with her second husband Bryan Sullivan. Career French began writing '' Rain Stones'', her first book for children, when she was 30 years old, living in a shed and in need of money to register her car. French's books include both fictional, factional and non-fictional accounts of Australian history including ''Nanberry: Black Brother White'', ''Tom Appleby'', ''A Day to Remember'', ''A Waltz for Matilda'', ''The Girl from Snowy River'', ''The Road to Gundagai'', ''The Night They Stormed Eureka'' and ''Flood'' and ''Fire'' and ''Let the Land Speak: A history of Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rain Stones
''Rain Stones'' is a 1991 short story collection by Australian author Jackie French Jacqueline Anne Ffrench (born 29 November 1953), known professionally as Jackie French, is an Australian author who has written across a number of genres for both adults and children. Her most notable works include '' Rain Stones, Diary of a .... It is notable for being the first children's book written by the author. Background Jackie French began writing ''Rain Stones'' (having previously written only gardening books) when she was 30, in a desperate attempt to get enough money together to register her car. At the time, she was living in a tin shed with a black snake named Gladys and a wombat named Smudge. Awards and nominations * Shortlisted - NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Children's Book Award (1991) * Shortlisted - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers(1992) * Shortlisted - West Australian Young Readers' Book Award: Primary Age Group (1993) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere Around The Corner
''Somewhere Around the Corner'' is a children's novel written by Australian author Jackie French. It was her first historical novel, and chronicles the adventures of a homeless girl from 1994 who goes 'around the corner' to another time - the Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio .... Plot When Barbara becomes caught up in a wild demonstration, she is frightened and wants to escape. An old man she meets at the demonstration tells her to close her eyes, walk around the corner and arrive at a better place. She travels back around 62 years and the place she finds is Sydney in 1932, the height of the Depression. Times are tough and people are finding it hard to feed their families. A boy called Young Jim comes to Barbara's aid and takes her on a journey to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitler's Daughter
''Hitler's Daughter'' is a children's novel by Australian children's author Jackie French. It was first published in 1999, and is one of French's most critically acclaimed books. Synopsis While waiting for their school bus, a group of children tell stories to pass the time. Mark's friend Anna tells a story about Hitler's secret daughter Heidi, a young girl who was kept hidden to maintain the secret of her identity. The other children are captivated by the story, which Anna tells with great detail and realism. As the children listen to the story about Heidi's life, her relationship with her father, and her increasing awareness of Hitler's evil plans, Mark becomes interested in learning more about the actual history of Hitler and World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Ship (Jackie French Novel)
''The White Ship'' is a 2002 historical novel by Australian children's author Jackie French. The novel, set in 1572, follows the journey of a group of Protestant children who are forced to flee their home, an island off the coast of France, upon a defecting warship known as "The White Ship", after Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici ( it, Caterina de' Medici, ; french: Catherine de Médicis, ; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Florentine noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King ... orders the deaths of all French Huguenots. References Novels by Jackie French 2002 Australian novels HarperCollins books Novels set in the 1570s {{2000s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diary Of A Wombat
''Diary of a Wombat'' is a 2002 award-winning picture book written by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. It is the first in the ''Shaggy Gully'' books, and is one of the most popular of French's works. Shaggy Gully books # ''Diary of a Wombat'' (2002) # ''Pete the Sheep ''Pete the Sheep'' is a 2004 picture book by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. It is about a shearer, Shaun, and his sheep, Pete, who open a hairdressing salon for sheep. Reception ''Booklist'', reviewing ''Pete the Sheep'', wro ...'' (2004), published as ''Pete the Sheep-Sheep'' in the US # ''Josephine Wants to Dance'' (2006), published as ''Josephine Loves to Dance'' in the US # ''The Shaggy Gully Times'' (2007) # ''Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip'' (2008) # ''Baby Wombat's Week'' (2009) # ''Christmas Wombat'' (2011) Awards * Won - American Library Association Notable Children's Book * Won - Canberra's Own Outstanding List Award for Best Picture Book (2003) * Won - Young Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete The Sheep
''Pete the Sheep'' is a 2004 picture book by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. It is about a shearer, Shaun, and his sheep, Pete, who open a hairdressing salon for sheep. Reception ''Booklist'', reviewing ''Pete the Sheep'', wrote "This is one extended joke, but the text is so jaunty and the artwork so amusing, it's hard to mind. Most of the fun in the ink-and-watercolor drawings comes from the expressions on the sheeps' faces--and, of course, their wild and wacky haircuts. Good for story hours." The ''School Library Journal'' was more critical, writing "The creators of Diary of a Wombat (Clarion, 2003) have produced a bit of harmless, silly fluff that, while mildly amusing, is hardly likely to inspire rereading. Whatley's watercolor-and-colored-pencil illustrations are clean and crisp and work nicely with the text, but there is simply not much substance here." ''The Horn Book Magazine ''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Moon And Back (book)
''To the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon Facts'' is a 2004 book co-written by Australian author Jackie French Jacqueline Anne Ffrench (born 29 November 1953), known professionally as Jackie French, is an Australian author who has written across a number of genres for both adults and children. Her most notable works include '' Rain Stones, Diary of a ... and her husband, Bryan Sullivan. It won the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in 2005. Awards * Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (2005) References {{Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Books by Jackie French 2004 children's books CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning works HarperCollins books Children's non-fiction books Children's books about the Moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Came On Viking Ships
''They Came on Viking Ships'' is a children's historical novel by Jackie French, first published in Australia in 2005. In 2007 it was retitled as ''Slave Girl'' for its publication in Britain, and ''Rover'' for its publication in the United States. Plot summary The story focuses on a 12-year-old girl called Hekja. Hekja lives with her mother in a simple village by the sea. Her two brothers and father have all died. At the beginning of the book, she comes to the aid of a small puppy who was attacked by a seagull on the beach. Hekja takes the puppy to the village's witch, Tikka, for her to help heal the puppy. Hekja is told that the puppy was one of the chief's litter, and she had already given it the True Name of Riki Snarfari (Mighty Rover). The puppy was considered the useless one of the litter and apparently had no value. The chief has shown little interest in him and gives him away to Hekja but later becomes jealous of how strong the pup is. Tikka shows the girl how to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Wind Blowing
This is a list of books by Australian author Jackie French (born 1953). Bibliography in order of publication (not including overseas editions) 1980s 1986 * ''Organic Gardening in Australia'' 1988 * ''Natural Rose Growing: An Organic Approach to Gardening'' * ''The Organic Garden Doctor'' * ''Smudge'' 1990s 1990 * ''Natural Control of Household Pests'' 1991 * ''Rain Stones'' * ''The Roo that Won the Melbourne Cup'' 1992 * ''The Boy who Had Wings'' * ''The Music from the Sea'', ''Children of the Valley'' series 1993 * ''The Wilderness Garden: A Radical New View of Australian Growing Methods'' * ''The Salad Garden'' * ''Organic Control of Household Pests'' * ''Organic Control of Common Weeds'' * ''The Earth Gardeners Companion: A Month-by-Month Guide'' * ''The Chook Book'' * ''A to Z of Useful Plants'' * ''The City in the Sand'', ''Children of the Valley'' series * ''The House of a Hundred Animals'', ''Children of the Valley'' series * ''Walking the Boundaries'' * ''Hairy Charli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Books By Jackie French
A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is ''codex'' (plural, ''codices''). In the history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions or records, the codex replaces its predecessor, the scroll. A single sheet in a codex is a leaf and each side of a leaf is a page. As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and still considered as an investment of time to read. In a restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer composition, a usage reflecting that, in antiquity, long works had to be written on several scrolls and each scroll had to be identified by the book it contained. Each part of Aristotle's '' Physics'' is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliographies By Writer
Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography'' as a word having two senses: one, a list of books for further study or of works consulted by an author (or enumerative bibliography); the other one, applicable for collectors, is "the study of books as physical objects" and "the systematic description of books as objects" (or descriptive bibliography). Etymology The word was used by Greek writers in the first three centuries CE to mean the copying of books by hand. In the 12th century, the word started being used for "the intellectual activity of composing books." The 17th century then saw the emergence of the modern meaning, that of description of books. Currently, the field of bibliography has expanded to include studies that consider the book as a material object. Bibliography, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
