Jackie French
Autor von Tagebuch eines Wombat
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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 mehr anzeigen (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) weniger anzeigen
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How to Scratch a Wombat: Where to Find It . . . What to Feed It . . . Why It Sleeps All Day (2009) 59 Exemplare
The best of Jackie French : a practical guide to everything from aphids to zucchini chocolate cake (2000) 32 Exemplare
How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Maths Class and Turned Me Into a Writer (1998) 13 Exemplare
I Spy a Great Reader: How to Unlock the Literacy Secret and Get Your Child Hooked on Books (2014) 9 Exemplare
Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum (Phaery Named Phredde) (2004) 8 Exemplare
Phredde And The Ghostly Underpants: A Story To Eat With A Mango (Phaery Named Phredde) (2005) 8 Exemplare
The Secret of the Youngest Rebel (The Secret Histories, Book 5) (The Secret History Series) (2019) 6 Exemplare
Narmer, Eroberer des Nils 2 Exemplare
Tornado 1 Exemplar
Household Herb Book 1 Exemplar
Plague 1 Exemplar
Dairy of a wombat 1 Exemplar
New Plants From Old 1 Exemplar
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- Geburtstag
- 1953-11-29
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Geburtsort
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Wohnorte
- Araluen, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Berufe
- children's book author
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- CBCA Book of the Year (Younger Readers ∙ 2000)
Senior Australian of the Year (2015) - Kurzbiographie
- 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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Sehr gefallen hat mir, dass Jackie French nie Handlungen verurteilt hat, sondern immer eine eher neutrale Sicht auf das Geschehen vertrat und auch immer die Beweggründe, die zu Straftaten führten, im Blick hat. Und die Siedler sind hier dann auch nicht Helden und Strafgefangene, sondern haben alle mit den neuen Umständen zu kämpfen.
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