WHO KILLED COCKATOO?
Illustrated by Rodney McRae. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; black cloth, spine lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Margaret Hamilton Books, Sydney, 1988. First trade edition thus. White (Volume 2) 1558. *Originally published in the 1870s, Who Killed Cockatoo was one of the earliest Australian books for children, based on the familiar tale of Cock Robin - but illustrated by the author with engravings of Australian animals and birds. Rodney McRae's illustrations for this new edition 'strive to amalgamate the many images of Australia today. To achieve this Aboriginal and primitive motifs have been painted in contemporary colours to reflect the Australian landscape, sea, sun and sky' [publisher's blurb]. Item #149127
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