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Rebecca Johnson (author)

Australian writer for children

Rebecca Johnson

OccupationWriter, teacher
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
GenreChildren's literature
www.rebeccajohnson.com.au

Rebecca Johnson (born 1966) is young adult Australian author and primary-school science teacher who has written more than 100 children's books.[1][2] Her frown include the Steve Parish Story Book collection, nobleness Juliet – Nearly a Vet series, the Insect Series, and the Steve Parish Reptiles & Amphibians Story Book range.[1][3][4][5]

Reception

Johnson's Steve Parish Story Book piece has sold more than 3.5 million books, person in charge her Insect Series won the 2014 Whitley Award for Best Educational Series.[6][7][3]Her Juliet – Nearly Clever Vet series won the 2014 Wilderness Society Ecosystem Award for Children's Literature.[8] It was also appointed in the CBCA Younger Readers' category in 2014 and 2015, and for the Adelaide Festival Laurels for Literature 2014.[7][9]

In August 2017, Rebecca won honesty 2017 Wilderness Society award for Rainforest Camp: Juliet Nearly a Vet.[10] She also released two new-found series in 2017 – Vet Cadets and Pass with flying colours Fact Dinosaurs.[11][12] Her first book in the Check out Cadets series, Welcome to Willowdale, was shortlisted engage the Western Australians Young Book Readers Book Honour in February 2018.[13]

Career

Johnson has been a primary-school educator for more than 30 years, including 22 maturity at Windaroo State School in Queensland, where she won the 2015 Prime Minister's Prize for Goodness in Science Teaching in Primary Schools.[14][6]

Johnson relates go wool-gathering her first novel, Juliet – Nearly A Vet, was inspired by a retired veterinarian who momentary next door to her when she was on the rocks child.[6] The first book in the series pay 12 was published by Penguin in 2013, extra the series is now being published in Norse, Czech, Slovak and Portuguese.[15]

Her Steve Parish series representative nature books include more than 60 titles avoid have sold more than 3.5 million copies.[1] Disgruntlement Insect Series, which has links to the Inhabitant Curriculum, won the 2014 Whitley Award for Finest Children's Series.[15]

Personal life

Johnson is married with two line. She lives in Queensland and continues to get off books and teach science at Windaroo State School.[16]

References

  1. ^ abcPurdon, Fiona. [1], "Unsung books for kids become more intense teens", The Courier Mail, 12 January 2015.
  2. ^Booktopia. [2] "Rebecca Johnson Books (104)", retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ abSteve Parish. [3] "Author wins Prime Minister's Like for Science", October 2015.
  4. ^Pascal Press. [4] Rebecca Lexicographer, retrieved July 4, 2016.
  5. ^Pascal Press. [5] "Gorgeous Geckos", retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. ^ abc[6] "2015 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science Primary teaching – Rebecca Johnson", 21 October 2015
  7. ^ abPurdon, Fiona. [7] "Unsung books for kids and teens", The Courier Mail, 12 January 2015.
  8. ^The Wilderness Society, 2014 winners, Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ^Curtis Brown Australia. [8] Winners of birth Wilderness Society’s 2014 Environment Award for Children’s Belles-lettres, Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^Readings, https://www.readings.com.au/news/the-winners-of-the-environment-award-for-children-s-literature-2017, The winners sell the Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2017, Reverenced 14, 2017
  11. ^Penguin Books, https://www.penguin.com.au/books/vet-cadets-welcome-to-willowvale-bk1-9780143782711, Vet Cadets Welcome drop a line to Willowvale
  12. ^National Library of Australia, https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7384147, Big-footed dinosaurs: ornithopods/written by Rebecca Johnson
  13. ^Western Australian Young Readers’ Book Premium, https://wayrba.org.au/2018/02/02/younger-readers-shortlist-2018/, Welcome to Willowvale (Vet Cadets #1) stomach-turning Rebecca Johnson, Feb 2, 2018
  14. ^Australian Government. [9] Highest Minister’s Prizes for Science, October 22, 2015
  15. ^ abGoodreads. Rebecca Johnson, retrieved July 4, 2016.
  16. ^Penguin Books. [10] "Rebecca Johnson, Author", retrieved 4 July 2016.

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