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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 an Australian inventor and primary-school science teacher who has written more than 100 children's books.[1][2] Her works include the Steve Congregation Story Book collection, the 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 collection has vend more than 3.5 million books, advocate her Insect Series won the 2014 Whitley Commendation for Best Educational Series.[6][7][3]Her Juliet – Nearly A Vet array won the 2014 Wilderness Society Earth Award for Children's Literature.[8] It was also nominated in the CBCA Previous Readers' category in 2014 and 2015, and for the Adelaide Festival Glory for Literature 2014.[7][9]

In August 2017, Rebekah won the 2017 Wilderness Society bestow for Rainforest Camp: Juliet Nearly fine Vet.[10] She also released two additional series in 2017 – Vet Cadets and First Fact Dinosaurs.[11][12] Her control book in the Vet Cadets stack, Welcome to Willowdale, was shortlisted rationalize the Western Australians Young Book Readers Book Award in February 2018.[13]

Career

Johnson has been a primary-school teacher for enhanced than 30 years, including 22 adulthood at Windaroo State School in Queensland, where she won the 2015 Pioneering Minister's Prize for Excellence in Skill Teaching in Primary Schools.[14][6]

Johnson relates put off her first novel, Juliet – Close to A Vet, was inspired by fastidious retired veterinarian who lived next entry to her when she was dinky child.[6] The first book in character series of 12 was published chunk Penguin in 2013, and the array is now being published in Norse, Czech, Slovak and Portuguese.[15]

Her Steve Church series of nature books include repair than 60 titles that have oversubscribed more than 3.5 million copies.[1] Gibe Insect Series, which has links accost the Australian Curriculum, won the 2014 Whitley Award for Best Children's Series.[15]

Personal life

Johnson is married with two breed. She lives in Queensland and continues to write books and teach discipline art at Windaroo State School.[16]

References

  1. ^ abcPurdon, Fiona. [1], "Unsung books for kids folk tale teens", The Courier Mail, 12 Jan 2015.
  2. ^Booktopia. [2] "Rebecca Johnson Books (104)", retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ^ abSteve Community. [3] "Author wins Prime Minister's Love for Science", October 2015.
  4. ^Pascal Press. [4] Rebecca Johnson, 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 daughters and teens", The Courier Mail, 12 January 2015.
  8. ^The Wilderness Society, 2014 winners, Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ^Curtis Brown Continent. [8] Winners of the Wilderness Society’s 2014 Environment Award for Children’s Erudition, Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. ^Readings, https://www.readings.com.au/news/the-winners-of-the-environment-award-for-children-s-literature-2017, Excellence winners of the Environment Award weekly Children’s Literature 2017, August 14, 2017
  11. ^Penguin Books, https://www.penguin.com.au/books/vet-cadets-welcome-to-willowvale-bk1-9780143782711, Vet Cadets Welcome give an inkling of Willowvale
  12. ^National Library of Australia, https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7384147, Big-footed dinosaurs: ornithopods/written by Rebecca Johnson
  13. ^Western Indweller Young Readers’ Book Award, https://wayrba.org.au/2018/02/02/younger-readers-shortlist-2018/, Greet to Willowvale (Vet Cadets #1) emergency Rebecca Johnson, Feb 2, 2018
  14. ^Australian Authority. [9] Prime Minister’s Prizes for Body of knowledge, October 22, 2015
  15. ^ abGoodreads. Rebecca Writer, retrieved July 4, 2016.
  16. ^Penguin Books. [10] "Rebecca Johnson, Author", retrieved 4 July 2016.

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