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The riding gallery
Murphy, Sally, 1968-2024
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"Exploring the true story of the St Kilda merry go round during World War 1, by Australia's most revered verse novelist. In Melbourne's St Kilda, as World War 1 begins, Anton, a German immigrant fulfils his dream of creating the most beautiful steam-driven "riding gallery" - a merry go round - in the world. Evelyn, who has just moved to the city befriends local boy Rory, but the war, and anti-German sentiment, soon takes its toll on the children, Anton, their families, and the riding gallery itself. Based on true events, this is a cleverly structured, multiple point-of-view story, including poems created from contemporaneous newspaper headlines, and Sally Murphy at her finest form."--Back cover.
Main title:
The riding gallery / Sally Murphy ; illustrated by Martina Heiduczek.
Author:
Murphy, Sally, 1968-, authorHeiduczek, Martina, illustrator
Imprint:
Gadigal and Wangal Country ; Newtown, NSW : Walker Books Australia, 2024.©2024
Collation:
164 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Interest age level: 8-12 years old.
ISBN:
9781760657345 (pbk)9781760657345
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
563067
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Junior Fiction | J MUR | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Junior Fiction | J MUR | Available |