Michael Sedunary Michael Sedunary i(8290257 works by)
Gender: Male
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Children's author based in Victoria.

Michael Sedunary has written children's educational books and study guides: he is the author of a wide range of study materials on languages other than English, including courses and prompt books to aid the study of German, Japanese, Italian, and French.

He has also written a range of short pamphlet-style stories, under the aegis of the Australian Football League (AFL), designed to motivate young readers and promote positive sporting attitudes: these include Molly Runs on Port Power (Port Adelaide Football Club), Bomber Betty's Bug-beating Brew (Essendon Football Club), and Little Red Is a True Blue (Carlton Football Club), all published in 2005.

in 2015, Sedunary began publishing a series of children's picture books about tumultuous moments in Australian history: by 2017, the series included books about Arthur Phillip and Bennelong, William Bligh, and Lachlan Macquarie.

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y separately published work icon The Startling Story of Lachlan Macquarie : Founding Father or Failure? Kew East : Berbay Books , 2017 10781516 2017 single work biography children's

'The story of Lachlan Macquarie is an important story in the history of modern Australia that has been largely lost to the current generation of school children. Whilst we’ve all seen many things named after Macquarie, few realise the important role he played in the Australia we know today.

'Lachlan Macquarie’s gravestone bears the inscription, ‘Father of Australia’. That’s quite a claim, but is this a title Macquarie really deserves? He is rightly celebrated for his inspired infrastructure building and his enlightened treatment of convicts and emancipists, but his treatment of the Indigenous population was far from enlightened. And then there was the Bigge report to the British Parliament that was scathing in its criticism of Macquarie’s governorship, on the grounds that he was far too ‘democratic’. So how are we to think of this towering figure of Australian history: founding father or failure?

'Michael Sedunary’s narrative is both informative and interactive; he poses questions and points out modern parallels. Bern Emmerichs’ extraordinary illustrations capture the lively naïveté of the painting and drawings of that time with the sophisticated, clever techniques of illustration today. The illustrations all painted on large ceramic tiles that are individually fired between each layer of colour.' (Publication summary)

2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eva Pownall Award for Information Books
y separately published work icon William Bligh : A Stormy Story of Tempestuous Times Melbourne : Berbay Books , 2016 9187153 2016 single work biography children's

'William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times unpeels the layers of some of the most incredible circumstances in Australia’s colonial history. Some people may have heard of the famous mutiny on the bounty; others may have heard of the rum rebellion coup; but the details in and around these events are largely unknown and truly extraordinary. This is precisely what the latest book reveals. Beautifully written by Michael Sedunary and complimented with the stunning artwork of Australia’s most prominent ceramic artist, Bern Emmerichs - this is an exceptional book.' (Publication summary)

2017 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip Kew East : Berbay Books , 2015 8290292 2015 single work biography children's

'...This extraordinary story about the friendship between Captain Arthur Phillip and the Aboriginal, Bennelong, is one of Australia's most important and intriguing stories, yet remains largely unknown. The background of first settlement in Australia (when the first fleet arrived) heightens the polarity between the two worlds of these two people - traditional Aboriginal culture and values versus European culture and values...' (Source: TROVE website)

2016 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Picture Books
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