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    • The Red Shoe -
    • The Golden Day -
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    • Plop! In New York and Australia
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    • The Red Shoe
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    • Ovid's Metamorphoses
  • Biography
  • Writing activities for children
  • THE MARCH OF THE ANTS
  • MIDNIGHT AT THE LIBRARY
  • HERCULES QUICK
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    • Pierre's Not There reviews
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  • Novels of John Henry Newman - long essay Sydney University
  • FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL and THEODORA'S GIFT
  • ONE LITTLE GOAT
  • THE WORD SPY/WORD SNOOP
    • Interviews
    • Activities
    • Awards
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    • The Word Spy Blog - Dear Word Snoop!
    • International editions
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  • GUINEA PIG DETECTIVES
    • Coco and Alberta
    • Guinea pig activity sheets
    • Alberta In Buenos Aires - photos!
    • Online recordings "The Looming Lamplight"
    • Beware of the Guinea Pig: poem
    • Ursula's books with guinea pigs
    • Famous Guinea Pigs of History
    • Guinea pig in other languages
  • THE TERRIBLE PLOP
  • TOO MANY ELEPHANTS!
  • TIM AND ED
  • THE CAROUSEL
  • REINDEER'S CHRISTMAS SURPRISE
  • PLAYS FROM OVID FOR CHILDREN
  • THE BOY WHO COULD FLY PUZZLES
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photo: Vicki Skarratt

photo: Vicki Skarratt

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TRAILER FOR STAGE PLAY

THE PETROV AFFAIR

SONG 'HIGH NOON' 

SONG 'A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE'

TRAILER 'ROMAN HOLIDAY'

STATE THEATRE VIRTUAL TOUR

TEXT OF HANS ANDERSEN'S 'THE RED SHOES'

SONG - THEME OF THE 'ARGONAUTS CLUB'

IMAGES OF EVERYDAY LIFE 1950s AUSTRALIA

POLIO IN AUSTRALIA

READING GROUP GUIDE

WORKS BY OTHERS INSPIRED BY THE PETROV AFFAIR:

* 'THE SAFE HOUSE' animation

* 'MRS PETROV'S SHOE' play

* 'DOCUMENT Z' novel

*  'THE PETROV AFFAIR' TV mini series

REVIEWS

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