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indicates Western Australian authors/illustrators |
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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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| Website: Patrick Ness |
| Patrick Ness was born in the USA but is now a British citizen. He has always been a writer and immediately won fame after publication of The knife of never letting go in 2008.
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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.
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- Australia
locked up, 2006
- The
Incomparable Captain
Cadell, 2004
[Biography]
- Animal
Architects, 2003
Shortlisted, CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
2004
- 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
Winner, CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
2000
- A
Home Among the
Gum Trees, 1997
Winner, CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1998
- Explorers of Australia, 1998
- Who's
Running this Country?
1998
Shortlisted, CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1999
- Kimberley
Warrior, 1997 [Biography]
Shortlisted CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1998
Shortlisted,
WA
Premier's Award, 1998
- The
First Fleet,
1995
Winner, CBCA
Eve Pownall Award,
1996
- Homemade Houses, 1994
- Gold! 1994
Honour
Book, CBCA Eve
Pownall Award,
1995
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| Transport, trade and travel in Australia series |
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| References |
- 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)
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| Website: Deborah Kilmeny |
| Deborah and Kilmeny are the twin daughters of authors Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland. Both have enjoyed long careers as artists, illustrators and authors.
Kilmeny died in 2009 and her sister has completed a number of her projects and maintains her website. |
| Picture Books |
| Illustrated by Deborah and Kilmeny |
- Mulga
Bill's Bicycle,
written by A.B. Paterson,
1974
IBBY Certificate
of Honour 1976
Visual Arts Board Award 1974
ABPA Book Design Award 1974
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- 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
Winner 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
- When I was a baby, 2006
Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood, 2007
- Annie to the rescue, 2007
- Double trouble, 2008
- Grandpa Baby, written by Margaret Wild, 2009
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- Callie's castle [novel], written by Ruth Park, 1974
Highly Commended, CBCA Book of the Year, 1975
- Clancy of the Overflow, poem by A.B. Paterson, 2002
- Wishbone, story by Janeen Brian, 2002
- How many dogs in the house? written by Beverley Boorer, 2004
- An Aussie night before Christmas, adapted by Yvonne Morrison, 2005
- Blossom Possum: the sky is falling down-under, written by Gina Newton, 2006
- Two tough teddies, 2007
- An Aussie day before Christmas, 2008
- Fat Pat, 2008
- Two bad teddies, 2009
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| Website: Garth Nix |
| Garth Nix has written a number of acclaimed science fiction and fantasy novels that appeal to teenagers and adults.
Many of these form an exciting series of adventures set in vastly different worlds.
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| The
Keys to the Kingdom
Series Keys to the Kingdom |
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| Website: Leonie Norrington |
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. |
| Picture Books |
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| Novels |
- The
Barrumbi Kids,
2002
Honour Book, CBCA
Book of the Year: Younger Readers, 2003
Shortlisted, NSW Premier's Award: Patricia Wrightson Prize, 2003
- Spirit
of Barrumbi,
2003
- The
Last Muster,
2004
Shortlisted, WA Premier's Book Awards: Young Adult, 2004
- Leaving
Barrumbi, 2007
Shortlisted,
CBCA Book of the
Year: Older
Readers, 2008
- The devil you know, 2009
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