How Australian Literature Grew by Enid Moodie Heddle and Iris Millington

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Protective plastic covering. Stamps and stickers on inside. Wear to book corners and edges.

A history of Australian children's literature from the earliest days of convict settlement to the 1950s is told in an imaginative, refreshing style by linking the text throughout with graphic illustrations. Particularly fascinating are the author's discussions about Aboriginal legends and tales of real adventure.

Text by Enid Moodie Heddle, a widely known author of children's books and anthologies with colourful line drawings by Iris Millington.

• Strange land
• Makers of myths and legends
• Ballads and folk tales
• Many roads to adventure
• A colony grows up
• The colour of life
• Australian books: a select list.