Title Kelsey and the quest of the porcelain doll / Rosanne Hawke

Published St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2014 St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2014 ©2014

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Haw/Kat		AVAILABLE

Description 153 pages ; 20 cm regular print Series NSW Premier's Reading Challenge Years 3-4 Summary When eight-year-old Kelsey goes to Pakistan so her mum and dad can help flood victims, she's miserable. It means missing out on the fun she had planned with her friends - including her birthday party. To ease her homesickness, Kelsey talks to her nanna on Skype. Together they create a story about a porcelain doll that nanna sends from Australia. As Kelsey waits for the doll to arrive they imagine the doll's adventures across Pakistan. With her new friend Shakila, Kelsey learns more about her new country and the people who live there. But how will the doll's quest end? Will Kelsey ever receive her nanna's gift? Analysis Australian Notes Includes glossary Audience For primary school age Subject Children's stories. Cultural awareness -- Juvenile fiction. Dolls -- Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction. Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction. Cultural awareness -- Fiction. Dolls -- Fiction. Homesickness -- Fiction. SUBJECT Pakistan http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125947 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Parkistan -- Fiction Genre/Form Fiction. ISBN 9780702253317 (paperback)

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