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Mike Dumbleton
Mike Dumbleton is an Australian writer of children's books and a literacy consultant. He was granted the Federal Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy in 2016. Biography Dumbleton moved to Australia in 1972, where he worked as a teacher for many years. He published his first children's book, ''Dial-a-Croc'' in 1991, In 2006 Dumbleton took up a position teaching in New York, where he remained for nine years before returning to South Australia.Bogle, Deborah. (31 January 2015). "Read all about it ...we're on the write track", ''The Advertiser'', Adelaide, South Australia. p41. Awards * Won - Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2003 in Best Speech and/or Sound Awareness Book category for ''Muddled-up Farm'' by Mike Dumbleton and Jobi Murphy Works Children's books * ''Dial-a-Croc'' (1991) * ''Passing On'' (2001) "Book of the Year - Early Childhood" shortlist. * ''Muddled-up farm'' (2003) "Best Speech and/or Sound Awareness Book" 2003, Speech Path ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Book Council Of Australia
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents the annual Children's Book of the Year Awards to books of literary merit, recognising their contribution to Australian children's literature. History Lena Ruppert and Mary Townes Nyland, stationed in Australia with the U.S. Information Library, encouraged local teachers, librarians, booksellers and publishers to create a Children's Book Week in Australia, modelled on the annual event celebrated in the United States of America. Children's Book Week In 1945, Children's Book Week was held across Australia for the first time, with the theme of "United Through Books". Awards The Children's Book Council of Australia was founded in 1945 and the first Australian Children's Book of the Year Award was presented in 1946. At that time and until 1952, there was a single award category (now the CBCA Book of the Year: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill Performing Arts
Windmill Theatre Co (previously known as Windmill Performing Arts), established in 2002 as a South Australian Government initiative, is Australia's flagship professional theatre company for child and young adult audiences. artistic director is Rosemary Myers. History Windmill Performing Arts was established in 2001 by the South Australian Government under the ''Public Corporations (Australian Children's Performing Arts Company) Regulations 2001'', which was superseded by the ''2016 Regulations''. The founding director and creative producer was Cate Fowler (through 2007). The founding patron was children's author Mem Fox (through 2007). In 2007, executive producer Kaye Weeks and artistic director Rosemary Myers first came on board and are still with Windmill . The company has experienced enormous growth and success since then. Productions and growth Windmill performs a season in Adelaide each year, with shows also touring through regional South Australia and elsewhere in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier Mail
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the ''Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyon (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Australian Children's Writers
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