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Uncollected Vol 1: Unreal, Unbelievable and Quirky Tales
Omnibus edition of Paul Jennings' Unreal, Unbelievable and Quirky Tails. Here is a collection of twenty-six unreal, unbelievable and quirky tales that are wildly funny, outrageously strange, and shockingly scary by Australia's most popular author for children.
359 pages, Paperback
First published July 6, 1998
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About the author
Paul Jennings
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Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age of 6 emigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat. He was on the boat for 5 weeks with his family. He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School.
After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College (now part of Monash University) and became a teacher. He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza. He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science (now part of LaTrobe University) and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College (now part of Deakin University). In 1979 he became Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (now part of Deakin University).
In 1985, Jennings' first book of short stories, Unreal! was published, during which he worked as a lecturer and wrote part-time; in 1989, he made the decision to devote his full time to writing. Many of his short stories, published between 1985 and 1991, were also adapted into the first and second series of the popular Australian television show Round the Twist.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2000).
Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age of 6 emigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat. He was on the boat for 5 weeks with his family. He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School.
After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College (now part of Monash University) and became a teacher. He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza. He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science (now part of LaTrobe University) and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College (now part of Deakin University). In 1979 he became Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (now part of Deakin University).
In 1985, Jennings' first book of short stories, Unreal! was published, during which he worked as a lecturer and wrote part-time; in 1989, he made the decision to devote his full time to writing. Many of his short stories, published between 1985 and 1991, were also adapted into the first and second series of the popular Australian television show Round the Twist.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2000).
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April 11, 2023
A useful reminder as to why Jennings was as popular as he was, though with that many short stories, some are bound to flop.
Collection highlights:
'The strap-box flyer'
'Skeleton on the Dunny'
'Smart ice-cream'
'The gumleaf war'
'A dozen bloomin' roses'
Collection highlights:
'The strap-box flyer'
'Skeleton on the Dunny'
'Smart ice-cream'
'The gumleaf war'
'A dozen bloomin' roses'
November 2, 2011
this fits into a book of short stories
this was a book i enjoyed not just because of the different style its written in , but because of the authors ideas and creativity.
this is a book of many short storys that were all well written and well thought out. I read this book a little while ago , but i would be happy to read it again.
one thing i did like was the title of one of the short storys called "Santa Claws" , a clever pun about a man dressed in a santa siut with physical claws, i liked this one alot.
there wasnt really anything i didnt like about this book. I would recommend this book to anyone aged 7-16 (: .
this was a book i enjoyed not just because of the different style its written in , but because of the authors ideas and creativity.
this is a book of many short storys that were all well written and well thought out. I read this book a little while ago , but i would be happy to read it again.
one thing i did like was the title of one of the short storys called "Santa Claws" , a clever pun about a man dressed in a santa siut with physical claws, i liked this one alot.
there wasnt really anything i didnt like about this book. I would recommend this book to anyone aged 7-16 (: .
January 19, 2011
I love these books! Each story is very different and.... weird. But weird in a good way. I would read them again anytime.
November 17, 2014
first book i ever read by myself when i was 6 and i loved it. found it again this year and had the oppotunity to get it singed by paul jennings herself :)
August 25, 2011
good for 'goosebumps' readers, some gore here and there, so 11-12 year olds
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April 26, 2017
This is a very imaginative set of short stories and I read it again and again as a kid. Some of the stories are surprisingly dark, but that didn't intimidate or scare me when I read them years ago. I particularly enjoyed 'A Dozen Bloomin' Roses', 'No is Yes', and 'Without a Shirt'.
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