Lisa Nicol Lisa Nicol i(6454437 works by)
Gender: Female
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'Lisa Nicol is a writer and documentary-maker. Working across film, television, radio and print, Lisa's work has been broadcast on ABC TV, pay TV networks and Radio National. She has been published by all the major broadsheets. Her documentary about Australian poet Benjamin Frater won a Silver medal at the 2012 New York Festivals International Radio Awards. Her documentary Wide Open Sky about a children’s choir in outback NSW won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2015 Sydney Film Festival and gained a national cinema release. ' (Source : Booktopia)
 

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y separately published work icon The What on Earth Institute of Wonder Melbourne : Puffin , 2021 21861739 2021 single work novel young adult children's

'Sometimes, wondering is the only way to see the wonder that's all around. And so buckle up, reader, for a story with all its glorious strange bits still attached on an epic adventure of What on Earths.

'One elephant, one kakapo, one unlicensed teenage driver, one boy waiting for the world to end and one twelve-year-old girl with a very special gift.

'Sal has always had an affinity with animals - especially the lost kind. And so when a kakapo appears at her window, she befriends it. And when an elephant walks into town, Sal feels compelled to help it... but how?

'This wonder-filled adventure celebrates the unusual and the misfits in a poignant and timely story about family and friendship, finding your voice and our connection with the world...' (Publication summary)

2022 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
y separately published work icon Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter Sydney : Random House Australia , 2017 12021292 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'Dr Boogaloo was no ordinary doctor. Not at all like the one you might visit if you had a sore tummy. No, Dr Boogaloo was a very different type of doctor. He treated folks who suffered from rather unusual complaints. And how did he treat them? Why, with the most powerful medicine known to mankind . . . Music!

'Blue was no ordinary girl. For starters, her name was Blue. But what was truly extraordinary about Blue was the fact that she hadn't laughed for 712 days. Not a hee hee, a ho ho or even a tiny tee hee.

'According to Dr Boogaloo, music can cure anything. (Of course, you need the right dose of the right music. No point listening to a jive if you're in need of some boogie-woogie, and you can't just substitute a toot for a blow!) But no laughter was definitely a case for alarm.

'Can Dr Boogaloo compose a cure before Blue loses her laughter forever?' (Publication summary)

2018 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
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