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A Fence Around the Cuckoo by Ruth Park
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
First volume of Ruth Park's autobiography. Written as vividly as any of her novels; a moving, passionate, often funny account of the people and places which influenced her early years.
Fishing in the Styx : An Autobiography by Ruth Park
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia to continue her work as a journalist, newly married to D'Arcy Niland. Determined to earn their living as writers, they submitted story outlines to radio stations, idea for articles to newspapers and accepted whatever freelance jobs came their way. The Har ...Show more
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Australian Children's Classics | Reading Level: 10+
'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. I don't know why, and that doesn't matter. I've got to get back.' Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our countr ...Show more
Playing Beatie Bow: Popular Penguins by Ruth Park
$12.99 AUD
Category: Classics/Literature | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
The game is called Beatie Bow, and the kids play it for the thrill of giving themselves a scare. It's Beatie Bow, risen from the dead When Abigail is drawn in, the game quickly changes from a harmless little scare to an extraordinary adventure, as she is transported to a place that is strangely familiar ...Show more
The Harp in the South: Popular Penguins by Ruth Park
$12.99 AUD
Category: Classics/Literature | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
An Australian classic, this is the story of the Darcy family who live in the Depression era tenements of Surry Hills, Sydney. Hugh and Margaret Darcy are raising their family in Sydney amid the brothels, grog shops, and run-down boarding houses of Surry Hills, where money is scarce and life is not easy ...Show more
The Harp in the South Trilogy by Ruth Park
$29.99 AUD
Category: Classics/Literature | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'Ruth Park . . . that steady glow at the heart of Australian literature.' Ruth CracknellThree of Ruth Park's best loved books - Missus, The Harp in the Southand Poor Man's Orange- are brought together in this volume, tracing the saga of the Darcy family over thirty years. The story has its beginnings in ...Show more
The Muddleheaded Womba HB (Illus. by Robert Ingpen) by Ruth Park
$49.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Reading Level: 10-12
Wombat and his inseparable friends - the motherly and practical Mouse, and Tabby Cat whose pride, along with his tabby coat, is always being ruffled - were first introduced to children on ABC Radio in the 1950s and became instantly popular. When illustrator Noela Young brought the characters to life on ...Show more
The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Reading Level: 9+
Wombat and his inseparable friends - the motherly and practical Mouse, and Tabby Cat whose pride, along with his tabby coat, is always being ruffled - were first introduced to children on ABC Radio in the 1950s and became instantly popular. When illustrator Noela Young brought the characters to life on ...Show more
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