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indicates Australian authors/illustrators |
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indicates Western Australian authors/illustrators |
| Key |
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.
Illustrations can be appreciated at all levels. |
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| Website: N/A July 09 |
| Internationally
acclaimed illustrator, Drahos Zak was born in the
Czech Republic but has lived in Australia since
1980. His illustrations are often darkly humorous
and evoke his European upbringing. |
| Picture Books |
- Murgatroyd's Garden,
written by Judy Zavos, 1986
Honour Book, CBCA Picture Book of the
Year, 1987
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin,
retold by Robert Holden, 1997
- The Brothers Gruesome,
written by Susan Elgar, 1999
CBCA Notable Book, 2000
- Frankenstein, adapted
by Margrete Lamond, 2005
- The
True Story of Mary who Wanted to Stand
on her Head, written by Jane Godwin, 2005
Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers, 2006
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| Online information
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| Website: Marcus
Zusak Official Website |
| Markus
Zusak's debut novel,The
Underdog, was published in
1999, when Markus was in his early twenties. In
a short time he developed a reputation as one
of Australia's most talented and innovative writers
for young adults. His work has won acclaim and awards
both in Australia and overseas. |
| Novels |
- The
Underdog, 1999
- Fighting
Ruben Wolfe, 2000
Honour Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older
Readers, 2001
- When
Dogs Cry, 2001
Honour Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older
Readers, 2002
- The
Messenger, 2002
Winner, CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers,
2003
NSW Premier's Literary Award, 2003
Honour Book, Michael L Printz Award
2006 (USA)
- The
Book Thief, 2005
Commonwealth Writer's Prize 2006 Shortlist
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| Online information
Sources |
- Teenreads - Author Profile
This US site aimed at teenagers
contains a biography and interview.
- Pan
Macmillan Authors
Includes
Reading Group Notes for The Book Thief, interviews with Marcus and teacher notes for When Dogs
Cry and The Messenger.
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