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Leslie Rees

Born

in Perth, Australia

December 28, 1905

Died

August 17, 2000

Genre

Children's, Travel

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George Leslie Clarence Rees was born in Bayswater, Perth, Western Australia on 28 December 1905, the youngest of the six children of John Henry Rees, a Welsh-born schoolteacher and his wife Mary Elizabeth née Wilkinson. Known as Leslie, his childhood was marked by poverty and the insecurity occasioned by his father's chronic alcoholism. He was educated at Subiaco Primary School and Perth Modern School, and in 1924 gained a scholarship to the University of Western Australia, where he edited the university magazine The Black Swan. His fellow students and collaborators included his future wife Coralie Clarke, Paul Hasluck (later Governor-General) and the economist HC 'Nugget' Coombs.

Rees graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1927 and worked bri ...more

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Leslie Rees’s books

Average rating: 4.19 · 91 ratings · 21 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Story of Shy the Platypus by Leslie Rees, Walter Cunningham 4.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1945 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TWO-THUMBS the Koala by Leslie Rees, Margaret Senior (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The story of Kurri Kurri the kookaburra by Leslie Rees, Margaret Senior 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1940 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarli the Great Barrier Reef Turtle 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Shadow the Rock Wallaby 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1948 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quokka Island by Leslie Rees, Arthur Horowicz (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digit Dick on the Great Barrier Reef 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bluecap and Bimbi by Leslie Rees, Tony Oliver (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1948 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Digit Dick And The Tasmanian Devil 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GECKO The Lizard Who Lost His Tail 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars