Captain Cook Chased A Chook. by FACTOR, JUNE

(Ringwood), Penguin Books, (c1988).. 8vo; pp. xiv, 290; illustrated throughout, of which many are photograph illustration; appendix; notes, references, index; stiff illustrated wrapper; bookplate; a fine copy. A fascinating study of the rhymes, games insults and other folklore that make up the rich world of Australian children's culture. It explores the folklore of specific groups such as Aboriginal, colonial and migrant children' it also raise general questions about the nature of childhood, the way in which adult culture affects children and the future of children's play.