Images of Australia: A History of Australian Children's Literature, 1941-1970

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Scholastic Press, 2002 - Australia - 848 pages
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Contents

Introduction
1
The cultural context
26
Shifting emphases
40
Copyright

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Images of Australia: A History of Australian Children's Literature, 1941-1970
Henry Maurice Saxby
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About the author (2002)

Maurice Saxby was born on December 26, 1924 in Sydney, Australia. He received a bachelor of arts from the University of Sydney in 1954 and a master of education in 1967. He served in the Australian Imperial Forces from 1943 to 1946. He was a teacher with the New South Wales Department of Education, a lecturer with the New South Wales State Teachers' Colleges, and Professor and Head of the English Department at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education. He was also an author and an authority on children's literature and on Australian children's writing in particular. He was the first national president of the Children's Book Council of Australia, promoted the introduction of courses in children's literature in academic institutions, and lectured on the subject in Great Britain, Germany, Canada, and the United States. He received numerous awards during his lifetime including the Pixie O'Harris award for distinguished service to children's books, the Lady Cutler Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature, the Nan Chauncy Award, and the Dromkeen Medal. He also received an Order of Australia. He died on November 30, 2014 at the age of 89.

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TitleImages of Australia: A History of Australian Children's Literature, 1941-1970
AuthorHenry Maurice Saxby
PublisherScholastic Press, 2002
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedFeb 29, 2008
ISBN1865044563, 9781865044569
Length848 pages
  
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