The friendly games, Kaye Baillie, Fiona Burrows
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The friendly games, Kaye Baillie, Fiona Burrows
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
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no index present
Intended audience
Preschool age
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The friendly games
Responsibility statement
Kaye Baillie, Fiona Burrows
Summary
In 1956, Melbourne hosted the Summer Olympic Games. Student John Wing was so proud of his country, one of the friendliest places on Earth. But when world tensions dominated the news, John wrote an urgent letter suggesting how to change the Closing Ceremony to bring all nations together as one
Target audience
preschool
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Olympics + Planning -- Juvenile fiction
- Olympic Games, Melbourne, Vic., 1956 -- Juvenile fiction
- Letters -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Chinese Australians -- Juvenile fiction
- Wing, John -- Juvenile fiction
- Biographical fiction
Content
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Illustrator
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject9
- Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Olympics + Planning -- Juvenile fiction
- Olympic Games, Melbourne, Vic., 1956 -- Juvenile fiction
- Letters -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
- Chinese Australians -- Juvenile fiction
- Wing, John -- Juvenile fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1