Title January and August / by Elisabeth George ; decorations by Esmond George

Published Melbourne : Georgian House, 1947

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	827.03 G34732 A6/J		AVAILABLE
ADPML SPCHL	819 George Eli/Jaa		LIB USE ONLY

Description 202 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm Series Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books. ANL Summary "The story of a family of vagrants who wander in a van drawn by tow donkeys up and down the wide spaced of South Australia. January and August are two children, a girl and a boy, and the experiences are largely seen through their childish eyes. A story of exquisite beauty and tenderness, filled with outback characters, white and black. Country shows, wayside camps, remote farms and stations form the background of a story told in delicate and moving prose. Illustrated." - Dust jacket Fictional account of an itinerant family and their travels in Australia in the early years of the century Notes illus Event [1947] Audience For children Subject Adventure stories -- Juvenile fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Genre/Form Fiction. Author George, Esmond, illustrator LC no. 48016667

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