The Australia Book - Eve Pownall

The Australia Book

By: Eve Pownall, Margaret Senior (Illustrator), Maurice Saxby (Foreword by)

Hardcover | 1 May 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Children of today will still be as fascinated by the unfolding story of their nation, simply yet dramatically told through word and picture.

When The Australia Book won the 1952 Children's Book of the Year Award, it was described as one of the most beautiful and original books ever published for children in Australia - and that remains as true today as it was then.

About the Author

Eve Pownall was integral in the establishment of the Children s Book Council. She wrote a radio script for women in the late 1940s, which eventually went on to become The Australia Book.

About the Illustrator

Margaret Senior was a celebrated scientific and natural history illustrator, collaborating on several children's book.

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