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- ↑ "People". Pukeko Pictures. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ "Read Sample". Taking Wonderland. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ "Interview with Martin Baynton". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ "- New Zealand Book Council". Bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ Carmine, Mary (10 September 1993). "Daniel's Dinosaurs". Scholastic Paperbacks. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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