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 Kim
Dale
Author
& Illustrator (Information
Books) |
EC, MC |
| Leon
Davidson |
EA |
Terry
Denton
Illustrator |
n.a. |
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Garry
Disher |
MC,
EA, LA,
ADULT |
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Jennifer
Donnelly |
EC, LA, ADULT |
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Sara
Douglass |
LA,
ADULT |
| Matt
Dray |
EC |
| Ursula
Dubosarsky |
EC, MC, EA |
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Mike
Dumbleton |
EC, MC |
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indicates 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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Artist
and writer Kim Dale has a great interest in
wildlife, which is reflected in her work.
Her informative and beautifully illustrated
books introduce young children to familiar
and not-so-familiar birds and animals in a
captivating style.
- What Am I?,
1999. Wilderness Society Environment
Award, 2001 Shortlist
- Eyes
in the Dark,
2001. CBCA Eve Pownell Award
for Information Books, 2002 Shortlist
- Bush
Babies, 2003. CBCA
Eve Pownell Award for Information
Books, 2004 Shortlist
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Site contains brief biographical
information and details about Dale's work.
Children's Book
Council of Australia. Short List Information
Book 2004.
Compiled by Hilary Cohen. p. 35
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Author
Leon Davidson lived in Australia for 6 years
but has recently returned to New Zealand.
Scarecrow Army (2005)
about the ANZACs at Gallipoli is his first
book.
The Kids Friendly
New Zealand site is an online magazine for
families living and travelling in New Zealand.
The March 2005 issue contains an interview
with Leon Davidson about writing his debut
book, Scarecrow Army. It can
be found by scrolling down the Main page and
clicking on Author Interview on the right-hand
side menu.
Short biographical information,
accompanied by a photograph of Leon, is available
on the Black Dogs Books site.
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Use the alphabetical
index on the Penguin site to find brief biographical
information about Terry Denton and some of
his published titles
The
Paw Series - with Natalie Jane Prior
- The Paw
- The Paw in Destination
: Brazil
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Other titles
- Spooner or Later
(with Ted Greenwood and Paul Jennings)
- Duck for Cover
(with Ted Greenwood and Paul Jennings)
- Freeze a Crowd
(with Ted Greenwood and Paul Jennings)
- Felix and Alexander
- Amy's Monster
(with Jenny Wagner)
- Passing On,
2001, Text: Mike Dumbleton
Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year:
Early Childhood, 2002
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Born
in 1949, Garry Disher grew up in the dry wheat
and wool country of mid-north South Australia.
He has written children's and young adult
fiction, adult fiction (notably the Wyatt
thrillers), history textbooks, books about
the craft of writing and short stories. He
has also edited several anthologies. His writing
is highly acclaimed and Garry has won numerous
writing awards and Fellowships.
- The
Bamboo Flute
Winner, CBCA Book of the
Year: Younger Readers, 1993
- Ermyntrude
Takes Charge
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- Blame the Wind
- Walk Twenty,
Run Twenty
- The Half
Dead
- The Apostle
Bird
- The
Divine Wind Winner,
Young People's Category, NSW Premier's
Awards, 1999; Shortlisted CBCA Book
Awards: Older Readers, 1999; Shortlisted,
Young Adult Audio Book category,
1999 Vision Australia Awards.
- Restless,
2002 [Short Stories]
- Eva's
Angel, 2003
- Two-way
Cut, 2004
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Established and maintained
by Ioana Petrescu, a doctoral student at Flinders
University, South Australia this site contains
useful information for students and teachers
interested in Garry Disher. Information is
clearly organised and easy to access. It includes
biographical details, a bibliography of his
work, Disher About Writing and forthcoming
titles.
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American author Jennifer
Donnelly's love of reading and writing as
a child has paid off. Her second novel A
Northern Light described as a perfect
'crossover' novel, with appeal to both adolescents
and adults, has won prizes in the USA and
UK.
Jennifer's attractive homesite contains biographical
information, reviews, interviews and a newsletter.
- The Tea Rose,
2002 (Adult historical
fiction)
- A
Gathering Light
[A
Northern Light - US title]
2003.
Carnegie Medal, 2003 (UK); L.A.
Times Book Prize; Michael L. Printz
Honour Book, 2003
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- Humble Pie.
Illustrated by Stephen Gammell,
2002
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Jennifer answes questions
about her writing on the Carnegie Shadowing
site .
Short biographical details
and information about A Gathering Light
including a link to A
Gathering Light website, which contains
a Reading Guide to the novel. |
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Sara Douglass's website
contains author information, tips on how to
get published, how to edit a manuscript, information
about the Axis Trilogy, extended information
about Tencendor (setting for the Axis Trilogy),
contact information for budding authors who
want to have a manuscript assessed, reviews
of published titles, a links page and a link
to the Tencendor email list.
The Axis Trilogy
- Battleaxe
- Enchanter
- Starman
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The Wayfarer Redemption
Series
Individual titles
- Beyond the Hanging
Wall
- Threshold
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Matt
Dray lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear, on the
CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year Awards
2005 Shortlist is his first published children's
book.
Brief information about
Matt's first book.
Briony Petch chatted with
Matt Dray on ABC Gold & Tweed Heads Radio
on 8 November 2004. A transcript of the introduction
provides useful information. The conversation
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Children's
and young adult author Ursula Dubosarsky is
recognised for her original and imaginative
writing that challenges the reader. As soon
as she could read, Ursula wanted to be a writer
and she wrote stories, poems and puppet plays
throughout her childhood and adolesence. Maisie
and the Pinny Gig, 1989, was her first
published book.
Go to Ursula's website (link below) for a
detailed biography, complete booklist, awards
classroom ideas and background to her books,
interviews, reviews and FAQ.
(A
Selection)
- The Strange Adventures
of Isador Brown, 1998 (Aussie
Bites)
- The Even Stranger
Adventures of Isador Brown,
2000 (Aussie Bites)
- Isador Brown's
Strangest Adventures of All,
2003 (Aussie Bites)
- My Father is not
a Comedian, 1999
- The
Game of the Goose, 2000
CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers,
2001 Shortlist; Qld Premier's Award
2001 Shortlist.
Game of the
Goose WebQuest
- How
to be a Great Detective, 2004
(Sequel to My Father is Not a
Comedian)
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- The White
Guinea Pig, 1994
CBCA Book of
the Year: Older Readers 1995 Shortlist
- The First
Book of Samuel, 1995
Honour Book CBCA Book of the Year:
Older Readers, 1996
- Black Sails, White
Sails, 1997
- Abyssinia,
2003
- SA Festival
Award for Literature; NSW Premier's
Award Shortlist; Qld Premier's Award
Shortlist.
- Theodora's
Gift, 2005
- The Red Shoe,
2006
Honour Book CBCA Book of the Year:
Older Readers, 2007
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Ursula's official
website.
Biography,
booklist, FAQ
Interview
with Ursula conducted in 1998.
 'Ursula
Dubosarsky' in MATTHEWS, Stephen.
The Eye of the Soul:Interviews With
Seventeen of the Younger Generation
of Australians Writing for Children
and Young Adults. Grange, Qld. :
Magpies, 1998. p. 55-64
ISBN 1 875249 02 8
COLLINS,
Paul. Meet Australia's Authors and Illustrators.
Book 2 A-C. South Yarra, Vic : Macmillan
Education Australlia, 2002. (Book
People) p. 10.
ISBN 0
7329 6754 6
WATSON, Victor.
The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books
in English. Cambridge : Cambridge
University Press, 2001. p. 222
ISBN 0 521 55064 5
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Mike Dumbleton lives
in Adelaide and is a secondary school teacher.
As well, he writes picture books for younger
readers and educational texts for teachers.
Teachers will also be interested in Mike's
Online Literacy site which can be accessed
from his Home site.
Teachers, librarians and students will find
Mike's attractive website very useful. It
includes a biography, summaries of books accompanied
by book covers, teacher notes and information
about literacy. A question and answer section
is especially interesting.
(A selection)
- Dial-a-Croc,
1991
- Mr Knuckles,
Illustrated by Leigh Hobbs, 1993
- Mrs Watson's
Goat, 1993
- Ms MacDonald's
Farm, 1994
- Let's Escape,
illustrated by Kim Gamble, 1997
- Downsized,
illustrated by
Tom Jellett, 1997
Notable
Book, CBCA Children's Book Awards
1998
- Passing
On, illustrated
by Terry Denton, 2001
Shortlisted,
CBCA Book of the Year:
Early Childhood, 2002
- Cat, illustrated by Craig Smith,
2007
Shortlisted,
CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood, 2008
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The Adelaide City Library
site below also contains useful information
about this popular author: |
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