RIGBY OPAL BOOKS (RIGBY LIMITED)
Series Note: The target audience of this book series was young people. The topics treated by books in this series included Aboriginal life and culture, life in country and outback Australia, Australian wildlife, social studies of life in Australia, and hobbies and pastimes.
A review by Anne Bower Ingram (Sydney Morning Herald, 4 May 1974, page 13) praised the Legends of Arnhem Land trilogy in this series. Another notable book in this series was the reprint of Colin Thiele's 1964 novel, Storm Boy, about a boy and his pelican in the remote Coorong region of South Australia.
Series Number / Title / Author / Publication Year / Other Details
The Adventures of Humphrey Bear
by Gordon A. Rule
1978
Adventures of Kama Pua'a : Volume 1
by Guy Buffet, Pam Buffet
1973
Air Patrol and the Hijackers
by Paul Buddee
1973
Air Patrol and the Saboteurs
by Paul Buddee
1973
Air Patrol and the Secret Intruders
by Paul Buddee
1973
Air Patrol and the Underwater Spies
by Paul Buddee
1973
Albatross Two
by Colin Thiele
1974
The Amazing Adventures of Promise : Promise Solves the Problem
by Babette Cole
Illustrations by Monica Gripaios
1977
Ann Rankin and the Boy who Painted Horses
by Paul Buddee
1973
Ann Rankin and the House on Coolabah Hill
by Paul Buddee
1973
Ann Rankin and the Lost Valley
by Paul Buddee
1973
Australian Aborigines
by Robert Edwards, C. Dudley Wood
1974
The Australian Boys' Book of Crafts, Pets, Sports and Hobbies
by Anthony Harvey
1980
Australian Bush Birds
by Peter Slater
1974
The Australian Girls' Book of Crafts, Pets, Sports and Hobbies
by Prudence Despreaux Harvey and Anthony Harvey
1976
Australian Horses
by Margaret I. Clarke
Illustrated by Cedric Emanuel
1974
Australian Ships
by Victor Hatcher
1974
Australian Wild Animals
by G. H. Brett
Illustrations by Douglas Luck
1974
Ballander Boy
by Colin Thiele, David Simpson
1979
Bernard, the Brolga that Couldn't Dance
by Denise Burt, Tom Bishop
1974
Birds and Animals of Australia and its Neighbours
Text by Roby. Illustrations by Robert Dallet.
1972
Blue Fin
by Colin Thiele
Photographs by David Kynoch
1978
Breakfast at the Zoo
by Shirley Despoja, Michael Atchison
1981
Care of your First Pony
by Libby Anderson
1980
The Carthorse who had Nothing to Do
by Diane Lancashire
1977
The Children's Book of Animal Friends
by Bridget Gibbs, Su Swallow, Ruth Thomson, Rosamund Kidman-Cox
1978
The Children's Book of Peoples and Countries
by Carol Bowyer, Jenny Tyler, Annabel Warrender, Lisa Watts and Roma Trundle
1978
The Children's Picture Atlas
by Tessa Campbell.
Illustrated by Peter Mousdale.
1977
The City Cat who Didn't Want a Home
by Gordon Glenn
1977
City Planning in Australia
by Stroma Buttrose
1975
Crusaders, Aztecs, Samurai : from AD600 to AD1450
by Anne Millard
Illustrations by Joseph McEwan
1978
The Day the Mountains Played
by Judith Wright, Pat Braben
1975
Dinosaurs
by Anne McCord, Bob Hersey
1978
The Donkey who Couldn't Find a Friend
by Diane Lancashire
1977
The Famous Race for Wombat's Lace
by Graham Jenkin, William Mahony
1977
Felisa and the Magic Tikling Bird
Illustrated by Martin Charlot from a story by Jodi Parry Belknap
1974
The Fire in the Stone
by Colin Thiele
1973
Food for Australians
by Sean C. Dawes
1974
The Gingerbread Man
re-told by Scarlet Rider ; illustrated by Goh Gek Choo
1978
Gloop, the Bunyip
by Colin Thiele
Illustrated by Helen Sallis
1980
The Hammerhead Light
by Colin Thiele
1976
Here's Humphrey
1981
Published in association with Humphrey Bear Enterprises
How an Australian City Works
by Pamela J. Thomas
Illustrated by Douglas Luck
1974
How Animals & Birds Live
by Cathy Kilpatrick, Anne Civardi, Tony Bremner
c. 1978
How Animals Live
by Anne Civardi, Cathy Kilpatrick, George Thompson
1975
How Machines Work
by Christopher Rawson, Colin King
1976
How the Animals Came to Australia : Wunnamurra & Noorengong
by Peter Davison
Illustrations by Tony Oliver
1978
How Things Began
By Mary Jean McNeil, Colin King
1975
How Your Body Works
by Judy Hindley, Christopher Rawson, Colin King
1975
Inside the World of Horses
by Christopher Rawson
1978
Kahala : Where the Rainbow Ends
by Guy Buffet, Pam Buffet
1974
Keith Smith's T-V Picture Puzzle Book. No. 1
by Keith Smith
1973
Kryal Castle Under Siege
by Gordon A. Rule, Ken Daniel
1976
Legends of Arnhem Land
by Ann E. Wells
Vol. 1: The Dew-wet Earth
Vol. 2: Day Break
Vol. 3: Stars in the Sky
1973-
Little Tom Little
by Colin Thiele, David Simpson
1981
Magpie Island
by Colin Thiele
1974
Marani in Australia
by Faith Bandler and Len Fox
1980
Momotaro : Peach Boy
by George Suyeoka (Illustrator)
1973
Norse Legends
by Jennifer Eggleton
Illustrated by Yoshi Tosa
1974
Panic in the Cattle Country
by Leslie Rees
1974
Paper Boy
by James Preston
1974
Patsy Biscoe's 50 Favourite Nursery Rhymes
by Patsy Biscoe. Illustrations by Kerry Argent
1974
Peter Devlin and the Road Bandits
by Paul Buddee
1973
Peter Devlin, Buffalo Hunter
by Paul Buddee
1973
Peter Devlin Fights for Survival
By Paul Buddee
1973
Peter Devlin, Range Rider
by Paul Buddee
1973
Pua Pua Lena Lena and the Magic Kiha-pu: An Adaptation from the Hawaiian Legends
by Guy Buffet, Pam Buffet
1973
The Return of Rimeon : A Journey Through Space
by Michael Robinson, David Williamson
1974
River Murray Mary : Story
by Colin Milton Thiele
Illustrations by Robert R. Ingpen
1979
Roger Bandy
by Ruth Park, Deborah Niland, Kilmeny Niland
1977
The Runaway Punt
by Michael F. Page, Robert Ingpen
1976
Samuel, the Stickybeak Anteater
by Denise Burt, Tom Bishop
1974
Seven Magic Orders
by Shan Mui . Illustrated by Y. T. Mui.
1973
The Secret of Beaver Valley
Adapted and illustrated by Guy Buffet, from an original story by Robert B. Goodman and Robert A. Spicer ; edited by Mae Rudolph
1974
Seeker Seven
by Dafne Bidwell
1984
The Shadow on the Hills
by Colin Thiele
1984
The Sknuks
By Colin Thiele, Mary Milton
1977
Storm Boy
by Colin Thiele, Robert Ingpen
1974
Sunnyside Up
by Martin Charlot
1973
Tanya and Trixie
by Colin Thiele
Photographs by David Simpson
1980
Taro's Kite : A Story Set in Japan
by Gillian Palmer
Illustrations by Richard Zaloudek
1974
Tobi One, Tobi Two : The Story of a Boy whose Parents were Divorced
by Lesley Healy
1978
Too Many Guinea Pigs
by Penelope Janjic, Don MacKinnon
1974
Trouble All the Way
by Sonya Hartnett
1984
TV Cook Book for Kids
by Keith Smith
1972
The Unchosen Land
by Robert R. Ingpen
1981
Uncle Gustav's Ghosts
by Colin Thiele
1974
Understanding Cats
by Bridget Gibbs
1978
Understanding Farm Animals
by Ruth Thomson
1978
Understanding Dogs
by Su Swallow
1978
Unusual Facts about Australia
by G. H. Brett. Illustrated by R. D. Luck.
1974
Urashima Taro
Illustrated by George Suyeoka ; adapted from the original folktales by Robert B. Goodman and Robert A. Spicer ; edited by Ruth Tabrah
1974
The Valley Between
by Colin Thiele
1981
The Voyage of the Poppykettle
by Robert Ingpen
1980
Wait for Me! Wait for Me!
by Thurley Fowler
1981
The War Wizards of Zanfree
by Ruth Homes
1984
When We Ran
by Keith Leopold
1978
The Wombat who Ran Away
by Diane Lancashire
1977
Worra and Legends of the Booandiks
by Madeleine Brunato, C. Dudley Wood
1975
Worra and the Jilbruke Legend
by Madeleine Brunato
Illustrations by C. Dudley Wood
1972
The Young Engineer Book of Supercars
by Jonathan Rutland, Eliot Humberstone
1978
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