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KidLit ClassicsRowan Simpkin from the National Centre for Australian Children's Literature talks Pastures of the Blue Crane / KidLit Classics S2 Episode 14About this episode’s KidLit Classic:Pastures of the Blue Crane is a 1964 #LoveOzYA written by Hesba Brinsmead. It is a classic coming-of-age story infused with the Australian landscape and racial issues of the time.In this episode, National Centre for Australian Children's Literature volunteer Rowan Simpkin discusses how this book's quintessential 'Australian-ness' appealed to her as a coming-of-age story, about the way it invokes landscape and explores racial prejudice, and of the enormous importance of institutions dedicated exclusively to children's literature.About NCACL:Th...2023-05-2433 min