The Endless Playground
Author | : National Library of Australia |
Publisher | : National Library Australia |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 0642107246 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780642107244 |
Rating | : 4/5 (244 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Endless Playground written by National Library of Australia and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated book takes a broad sweep through the history of Australian childhood, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on material from the Library's Pictorial, Manuscript, Ephemera and Newspaper Collections, and using excerpts from the Oral History Collection, in addition to specially commissioned feature articles from Robert Holden, and children's writers Steven Herrick, Ursula Dubosarsky and Jack Bedson, the book surveys and celebrates two centuries of growing up in Australia.