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indicates Australian
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indicates readership
levels for author's fiction works:
- EC Early Childhood = Kindergarten
- Yr 3
- MC Middle Childhood = Yrs
3 - 7
- EA Early Adolescence
= Yrs 7 - 10
- YA Late Adolescence/Young
Adulthood = Yrs 10 - 12
- ADULT
NOTE: No levels are assigned to illustrators.
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John Nicholson
is renowned for his outstanding children's information
books, which are carefully researched, presented
in an interesting, accessible format and feature
innovative design to engage readers. Almost all
of his books have won awards, as the list below
indicates.
Although born in Singapore, John went to school in New Zealand
and Australia and studied architecture at Melbourne University.
John worked as an architect and graphic designer before becoming
a full-time writer, illustrator and designer of nonfiction
for children and young teenagers.
(A
Selection)
- Australia
locked up, 2006
- The
Incomparable Captain
Cadell, 2004
[Biography]
- Animal
Architects, 2003. CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
2004 Shortlist Aussie
Review
- The
Mighty Murray, 2002. Honour
Book CBCA Eve Pownall
Award, 2003
- Building
the Sydney Harbour
Bridge, 2000. Honour
Book CBCA Eve Pownall
Award, 2001
- The
State of the Planet,
2000. Wilderness
Society Environment
Award for Children's
Literature, 2001
- Fishing
for Islands, 1999. CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
2000
- A
Home Among the
Gum Trees,
1997. CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1998
- Who's
Running this Country?
1998. CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1999 Shortlist
- Kimberley
Warrior, 1997. CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1998 shortlist; WA
Premier's Award Shortlist
- The
First Fleet,
1995. CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1996
- Gold! 1994. Honour
Book CBCA Eve
Pownall Award,
1995
 Allen & Unwin
Teacher's
Notes for
numerous
John Nicholson
titles
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The Allen & Unwin site
contains a short biography,
list of Nicholson's books
and awards, and teaching
notes.
Biographical
information and selected
book list.
The
BookedOut site contains
brief biographical
information and short
annotations of some
of Nicholson's books.
Children's Book
Council of Australia.
Short List Information
Book 2004.
Compiled by Hilary
Cohen.
p. 40
Collins,
Paul. Meet Australia's
Authors and Illustrators.
South Yarra, Vic
: Macmillan Education
Australia, 2002.
v. 5. pp 4-5 (Book
People) ISBN 0 73296754
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Deborah Niland was inspired
to become an illustrator after seeing Noela Young’s
drawings for The Muddleheaded
Wombat – an
Australian classic written by Deborah’s
mother, Ruth Park.
Deborah has since gone on
to create much-loved classics of her own, including
the illustrations for ‘Banjo’ Paterson’s
Mulga Bill’s Bicycle in 1973
and Hazel Edwards’s
much-loved Hippopotamus series of books.
In
2006, Annie’s Chair was judged CBCA
Book of the Year: Early Childhood, adding to
a long list of awards for her work.
Deborah’s attractive website includes
a list of all her books and awards and a gallery
of illustrations.
(a selection)
- Mulga
Bill's Bicycle,
written by A.B. Paterson,
1974
IBBY Certificate
of Honour 1976
Visual Arts Board Award 1974
ABPA Book Design Award 1973
- ABC
of Monsters, 1977
Highly
Commended CBCA
Picture Book of The
Year 1977
- The
Sugar Plum Christmas
Book, edited by Jean
Chapman, 1977
Hon. Mention
International Book Design
Leipzig 1978
Commended CBCA
Picture Book of The
Year 1978
- Velvet
Paws and Whiskers,
edited by Jean Chapman,
1979
ABPA
Book Design Award 1980
- There’s
a Hippopotamus on our
Roof Eating Cake, written
by Hazel Edwards 1980
Bronze
Medal International
Book Design Leipzig
1982 ABPA Book Design Award
1981
- When
the Wind Changed,
written by Ruth Park, 1980
NSW Premier's Award 1981
- Annie's
Chair, 2005
CBCA
Book of The Year: Early
Childhood 2006
Speech
Pathology Australia 2006:
Best Book for Language
Development: Young Children
- Chatterbox, written by
Margaret Wild, 2006
Honour
Book ,
CBCA Book of the Year:
Early Childhood, 2007
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Garth Nix's home page contains
information about his books (plus book covers),
biographical information, some tips on how he
writes a book and Down to the Scum Quarter,
an online interactive text adventure.
- The
Keys to the Kingdom
Series -
Mister Monday. Shortlisted
for CBCA Book Awards
2004.
- The
Seventh Tower Series
- The
Ragwitch
- Sabriel
- Lirael [sequel
to Sabriel]
- Abhorsen,
2003 [sequel to Lirael]
- Shade's
Children, 1997
Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers,
1998
- X-Files:
The Calusari
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Leonie Norrington was
born in Darwin and spent most of her childhood
on a remote Aboriginal community. She worked
at a variety of jobs before studying journalism
as a mature-age student. Currently, Leonie
works as a journalist and feature writer.
She also makes regular appearances as a
presenter on the ABC television
show Gardening
Australia.
Shortlisted for the CBCA Book Awards 2003, The
Barrumbi Kids is Leonie's first novel, which
she wrote to show her grandson that Aboriginal and white
people can and do live together in respect and harmony. [Scholastic.com
au/Profiles]
To
find out more about Leonie
go to the Scholistic Profiles
and choose her name from the
alphabetical list.
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