· The Nargun and the Stars by Patricia Wrightson. Feb. 1. This Australian classic won the Children’s Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year in , and its author, Patricia Wrightson, is the only Australian author to have been awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for lasting contributions to children’s literature. Patricia Wrightson is one of Australia's most distinguished writers for children. Her books have won many prestigious awards all over the world. She was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in , the Dromkeen Medal in and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in , all for her services to children's literature. She is a four-time winner of the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the 4/5. THE NARGUN AND THE STARS is a children's fantasy novel set in Australia, but instead of the European fairy folk who are too delicate for our rugged country author Patricia Wrightson uses our homegrown dreamtime bush creatures – far more suited to the land.4/5.
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THE NARGUN AND THE STARS is a children's fantasy novel set in Australia, but instead of the European fairy folk who are too delicate for our rugged country author Patricia Wrightson uses our homegrown dreamtime bush creatures – far more suited to the land. Patricia Wrightson has 33 books on Goodreads with ratings. Patricia Wrightson’s most popular book is The Nargun and the Stars. The Nargun and the Stars. Patricia Wrightson. Univ. of Queensland Press, - Aboriginal Australians - pages. 4 Reviews. Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year When Simon Brent's parents.
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