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| Author | Joan Lindsay |
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| Illustrator | Rick Amor |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Kestrel, Puffin |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 65 |
| ISBN | 978-0-722-65776-8 |
Syd Sixpence is a 1982 children's book by Australian author Joan Lindsay,[1] featuring illustrations by Rick Amor. Its plot follows an anthropomorphic sixpence coin who is thrown into the ocean, and his subsequent adventures on the ocean floor.
It was Lindsay's last published work before her death in 1984, and her only work of children's literature.[2]
- ^ Smith, Tracey (2013). Creative Relationships: Artistic Partnerships In The Australian House Museum. Lulu. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-291-44298-4.
- ^ "Joan à Beckett Lindsay (1896–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 November 2016.