Jackie French
Autor(a) de Diary of a Wombat
About the Author
Jackie French was born on November 29, 1953 in Sydney, Australia. She overcame dyslexia to write over 140 books for both children and adults. Her children's books include Diary of a Wombat, Christmas Wombat, Flood, and Fire. A Waltz for Matilda, published in 2016, won the Kids Reading Oz Choice mostrar mais (KROC) Award for fiction for years 7-9. She has also written 6 gardening books. She has received numerous awards including the 2000 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers and the UK Wow! Award for Hitler's Daughter, an Aurealis Award for Cafe on Callisto, and ACT Book of the Year for In the Blood. She was chosen to be the Australian National Children's Laureate for 2014-2015 and was named the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. She also won a 2015 Excellence Award and the Redmond Barry Award, which honors contributions to the library and information sector. In 2016, she and illustrator Peter Bray won the ACT Writing and Publishing Award in the children's book category for their book, Horace the Baker's Horse and she was given the Pixie O'Harris Award for service to Australian children's books given by the Australian Book Industry Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras de Jackie French
How to Scratch a Wombat: Where to Find It . . . What to Feed It . . . Why It Sleeps All Day (2009) 59 cópias
The best of Jackie French : a practical guide to everything from aphids to zucchini chocolate cake (2000) 32 cópias
How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Maths Class and Turned Me Into a Writer (1998) 13 cópias
I Spy a Great Reader: How to Unlock the Literacy Secret and Get Your Child Hooked on Books (2014) 9 cópias
Phredde And The Ghostly Underpants: A Story To Eat With A Mango (Phaery Named Phredde) (2005) 8 cópias
Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum (Phaery Named Phredde) (2004) 8 cópias
The Secret of the Youngest Rebel (The Secret Histories, Book 5) (The Secret History Series) (2019) 6 cópias
The Sea Captain's Wife 2 cópias
Crystals For Beginners: The Essential Guide To The Power Of Crystals For Happiness, Love And Wellbeing 1 exemplar(es)
Household Herb Book 1 exemplar(es)
Dairy of a wombat 1 exemplar(es)
New Plants From Old 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1953-11-29
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Australia
- Local de nascimento
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Locais de residência
- Araluen, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Ocupação
- children's book author
- Premiações
- CBCA Book of the Year (Younger Readers ∙ 2000)
Senior Australian of the Year (2015) - Pequena biografia
- Jackie French is a prolific author who writes gardening books, historical works (fiction and non-fiction), and various other works for children including books on wombats and fairies.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 254
- Membros
- 8,042
- Popularidade
- #3,013
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 216
- ISBNs
- 931
- Idiomas
- 11
- Favorito
- 10