Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All

Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2003
Genre: Adventure
ISBN: 9780141309279

Children's comic adventure story for younger readers. Isador's best friend Lulu discovers that she is not really an orphan but that her parents are still alive somewhere. But how will she find them? Together with Isador's Dad, the adventurers set off on a sea voyage, braving pirates, sharks and strange island-dwellers. Third book in the Isador Brown trilogy, which also includes 'The Strange Adventures of Isador Brown' and 'The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown'.

The Game of the Goose

The Game of the Goose
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2007-07-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742283578

In her hand was a hinged wooden box with a black clasp. On the lid was a painting of a white bird with a long neck, its wings stretched out in flight. Fred rubbed it with her fingers, wiping away the dust. 'The Game of the Goose,' she read slowly. 'Open it,' said Rowley . . . Fred, Rowley and Rabbit hardly knew each other before the game. But the game changed everything. It took each of them on an adventure – a terrifying, wonderful journey that they would remember for ever.

Abyssinia

Abyssinia
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857966588

A psychological thriller, a desperately moving and ultimately uplifting tale of childhood innocence. . . As small children, growing up at the property called Abyssinia, two sisters played with their dolls house together, side by side, always. Grace loved Mary and Mary loved Grace. But inseparable bonds can be unexpectedly shattered. When this happens to Grace, she is plunged into a dark and mesmerising world, a world full of bells and the ringing sky, of odd little children, strange events and frighteningly bizarre grown ups. '. . . wonderfully atmospheric. . . brilliantly evokes the often-shadowy place of childhood. . .' -The Age 'Ursula Dubosarsky is the most graceful, most original writer for young people in Australia - probably in the world.' - Sonya Hartnett

The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008

The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008
Author: Serge Liberman
Publisher: Hybrid Publishers
Total Pages: 1093
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1742981291

This bibliography includes all traceable self-contained books, monographs, pamphlets and chapters from books which in some way pertain to Jews in Australia and New Zealand between 1788 and 2008 Born in Russia in 1942, Serge Liberman came to Australia in 1951, where he now works as a medical practitioner. As author of several short-story collections including On Firmer Shores, A Universe of Clowns, The Life That I Have Led, and The Battered and the Redeemed, he has three times received the Alan Marshall Award and has also been a recipient of the NSW Premier's Literary Award. In addition, he is compiler of two previous editions of A Bibliography of Australian Judaica. Several of his titles have been set as study texts in Australian and British high schools and universities. His literary work has been widely published; he has been Editor and Literary Editor of several respected journals and has contributed to many other publications.

The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown

The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2000
Genre: Adventure and adventurers
ISBN: 9780141307237

Isador and his friend Lulu have set out on a journey. They find a melting iceberg, a giant bird and some stampeding giraffes. And that's just the start of this very strange adventure.

Contemporary Authors

Contemporary Authors
Author: Lisa Kumar
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2004-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780787667016

A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.

Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000

Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000
Author: Marcie Muir
Publisher: Miegunyah Press
Total Pages: 732
Release: 2004
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "