Cover to cover looks at ... = a pet for Mrs Arbuckle ...

Three programs from the Cover to cover series which look at three of Australia’s best known children’s books. The authors and illustrators talk about how their books evolved, the techniques they used and other aspects of their work. The three books discussed are: ‘A pet for Mrs. Arbuckle’ by Gwenda Smyth, illustrated by Anne James, ‘Five times dizzy’ by Nadia Wheatley and ‘The Inside hedge story’ by Gillian Barnett.

Credits

director

Don Fitzsimmons

co-producer

John Marsh

Anna Grieve

production company

Victoria. Education Dept. Materials Production

Duration

00:45:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

38016

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Infancy

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Crafts & Visual Arts → Illustration of books

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Literature → Barnett, Gillian, 1948-

Literature → Children's literature, Australian

Literature → Wheatley, Nadia, 1949-

People → Barnett, Gillian, 1948-

People → James, Anne

People → Smyth, Gwenda

People → Wheatley, Nadia, 1949-

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1984

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