Books and Stories

Australia, 1987

Film
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Episode of Series “PGR Series”.
Discusses the importance of reading to children, and provides hints on how to choose books, and how and where to buy or borrow.

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Credits

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1987

Appears in

PGR Series

Group of items

PGR Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017659

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reading

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Literature → Literature

Literature → Reading

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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