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Author Russell, Elaine, 1941-

Title The shack that Dad built / by Elaine Russell
Published Surry Hills, N.S.W. : Little Hare Books, 2004

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 MELB CRC  PICTURE BOOK Rus/Std  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS CRC  PICTURE BOOK Rus/Std  AVAILABLE
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary When Elaine Russell was five, her dad built the family shack just outside the Aboriginal mission in Sydney. Elaine illustrates what life was like for an indigenous kid on the urban fringes. Her recollections range from the happy memories of hide-and-seek to more bitterweet memories, such as her 'Saddest Christmas Ever.'
Analysis Picture books
Notes Pink dot
Audience For children
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction.
Home -- Juvenile fiction.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Juvenile fiction
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Biographical fiction.
Picture books.
Fiction.
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