| ISBN |
9780642279200 (hardback) |
| Name |
Rowan, Ellis, 1848-1922 author, illustrator. |
| Title |
Bill Baillie : the life and adventures of a pet bilby / Ellis Rowan ; abridged by Stephanie Owen Reeder. |
| Edition |
Abridged edition. |
| Published |
Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, [2018] |
| ©2018 |
| Description |
100 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm. |
| Notes |
"Abridged by Stephanie Owen Reeder from 'Bill Baillie: his life and adventures', published in 1908. |
| Additional illustrators credited: Jack Sommers (illustrator of Bill Baillie : his life and adventures by Ellis Rowan, Melbourne : Whitcombe and Tombs, 1908); Hans Praetorius (illustrator of Bill Baillie: the Story of a Pet Bilboa by Ellis Rowan, Melbourne : Whitcombe & Tombs, 1920s; Solomon Karmel-Shann. |
| Summary |
Welcome to the fascinating, exciting and sometimes frightening world of 'His Highness Bill Baillie of Goongarrie', the most adventurous and well-travelled bilby in Australia. Bill Baillie tells the story of a bold and inquisitive bilby, originally published in 1908 by Ellis Rowan. Bill Baillie lives with his owner and friend, Tabitha, and accompanies her when she goes to interesting places to paint wildflowers. |
| Target audience note |
For primary school age. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4. |
| Subjects |
Bilbies -- Juvenile fiction |
| Bilbies -- Juvenile literature |
| Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction |
| Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories, Australian |
| Children's stories |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4 |
| Other Names |
Reeder, Stephanie Owen abridger. |
| Karmel-Shann, Solomon illustrator. |
| Sommers, Jack, 1877-1934 illustrator. |
| Praetorius, Hans, 1858-1926 illustrator. |
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