Mulga Bill's bicycle / A.B. Paterson ; Kilmeny and Deborah Niland.
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TextSeries: Australian children's classicsPublisher: Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson, 2011Copyright date: ©1973Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 x 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780207172847 (paperback)Subject(s): Cycling accidents -- Australia -- Juvenile poetry | Bicycles and bicycling -- Juvenile poetry | Australian poetry -- 19th century | Bicycles -- Australia -- Juvenile poetry | Bicycles -- Juvenile poetry | Children's poetry, AustralianDDC classification: A821.2 LOC classification: PR9619.3.P28 | M85 1991Summary: Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, author of The man from Snowy River and Waltzing Mathilda, is Australia' s best-known poet, and his tales of bush life and adventuring are as fresh today as when they firrst appeared. Muga Bil is one of Paterson's most memorable characters. The story of his famous bicycle ride with ends in Dead Man's Creek, carries us along in humerous verse that has instant appeal. Kilmeny and Deoborah Niland's delightful illustrations catch the mood and humour of Paterson's verse with great spirit and this book has become an enduring classic.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor - Non junior picture books | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JK PAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111073926907 |
"Celebrating 40 years in print ... The much-loved children's classic"--Cover.
For primary school age.
Originally published Sydney : Collins, 1973.
Illustrations copyright © Kilmeny Niland and Deborah Niland 1973.
Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, author of The man from Snowy River and Waltzing Mathilda, is Australia' s best-known poet, and his tales of bush life and adventuring are as fresh today as when they firrst appeared. Muga Bil is one of Paterson's most memorable characters. The story of his famous bicycle ride with ends in Dead Man's Creek, carries us along in humerous verse that has instant appeal. Kilmeny and Deoborah Niland's delightful illustrations catch the mood and humour of Paterson's verse with great spirit and this book has become an enduring classic.
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