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The marvellous funambulist of middle harbour and other Sydney firsts / written by Hilary Bell ; illustrated by Matthew Martin.

The marvellous funambulist of middle harbour and other Sydney firsts / written by Hilary Bell ; illustrated by Matthew Martin.
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JNF 994.41 BEL
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Reserve Title Catalogue Record 750714
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ISBN 9781742234403
1742234402 (hardback)
Classification J 994.41 BEL
Personal Name Bell, Hilary, 1966-
Title The marvellous funambulist of middle harbour and other Sydney firsts / written by Hilary Bell ; illustrated by Matthew Martin.
Publication Details Sydney : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.
Production & Copyright Details Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.
©2015.
Physical Description 47 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm.
Content type still image
text
Note Formerly CIP.
Summary Note Age range 6-9 years This is a story of Sydney In order of who did what first: The incidents, places and people, All illustrated and versed. Who first pulled a tooth using ether? What started the first pistol fight? When were the first Chinese tea rooms? Where was the first traffic light? Through a series of (unexpected) 'firsts', Hilary Bell and Matthew Martin trace the events, people and places that have shaped their city, however unintentionally. Where else will you find Sydney's first traffic light sharing pages with its first tightrope walk across Middle Harbour? (And just so you know, it was performed by the marvellous funambulist Henri L'Estrange in 1877.)
Target audience note For primary school age.
Subject - Topical Term Stories in rhyme
Stories in rhyme
Subject - Geographic Name New South Wales -- Juvenile literature
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History Juvenile literature
New South Wales -- Sydney
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History Juvenile literature.
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Miscellanea.
Subject - Fiction Genre Australian
Subject - Genre Children's poetry
Stories in rhyme
History
Juvenile works
Miscellanea
Added Entry - Personal Name Martin, Matthew, 1952- illustrator.
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