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AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - EDU21ACL

This subject examines the nature of Australian children's literature through an exploration of recent texts in a range of genres.  Critical claims for the emergence and development of distinctly Australian features in these genres are analysed.

La Trobe University Course Handbook - details for this unit
Children's Literature bibliographies - browse these for critical and analytical texts
Heyward Library Subject Guide - portal to useful websites in Children's Literature

READING LIST FOR 2007:

• Anne Ciddor   Runestones
• Justin D'Ath   Shædow Master
• Gary Disher    The Bamboo Flute
• Anna Fienberg   Horrendo's Curse
• Elaine Forrestal   Deep Water
• Jackie French   Hitler's Daughter 
• Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton   Just Annoying!
• Margot Lanagan   White Time
• Christobel Mattingley   No Gun for Asmir 
• David Metzenthen   Tiff and the Trout
• James Moloney   Dougy
• Garth Nix   Sabriel
• Ivan Southall   Ash Road
• Ruth Starke   NIPS XI
• Carole Wilkinson   Dragonkeeper

For further details, contact the course co-ordinator David Beagley

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