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Hunger games. Paper Critters. Free Steampunk Collage Sheets. Another great source of steampunk imagery is Wikimedia Commons. You kind of have to dig for it, it's not as easy as typing steampunk into the search box, but if you try other keywords like diving, dirigible, gears, clockwork, Victorian, patent diagram, and so forth you may turn up something that suits your needs. Here are a few fine examples of the treasure to be found... An illustration from Jules Verne's classic novel "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" depicting a squid or octopus seen through the viewbay of The Nautilus.

A page full of images of very steampunk looking flying machines, balloons and dirigibles mainly. Children's Literature Digital Resources Project. Children's Literature Digital Resources is a full text digital repository of Australian children’s literature from 1830 to 1945. Users can read online the complete texts of a selection of early Australian children’s literature, both popular and rare. Digitised items include children’s and young adult fiction, poetry, short stories, and picture books. Users can also read related full text critical articles that were digitised as part of the project.

Authors of primary sources include Irene Cheyne, E. W. Cole, Richard Rowe, Lillian M. Secondary sources include critical works by Clare Bradford, Heather Scutter, Kerry White, Sharyn Pearce, and Marcie Muir. The completed project is used as a valuable research tool by students, schools, researchers, and academics across a range of disciplines. Read more about Children's Literature Digital Resources and its aims in 'Present and Active: Digital Publishing in a Post-Print Age' by Professors Kerry Mallan and Annette Patterson.

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Book Week 2011 - Mrs Mac's Library. CBCA bookweek 2011. CLEL Story Blocks | Book activity resources.