Jackie Kerin Jackie Kerin i(A127440 works by)
Gender: Female
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

Jackie Kerin specialises in non-fiction picture books: in 2018, she had published two with Museums Victoria, with a third forthcoming.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon A Shorebird Flying Adventure Clayton South : CSIRO Publishing , 2022 24096823 2022 single work picture book children's

'Strap in for a flying adventure, following the amazing journeys of Australia's migratory shorebirds.

'Join Milly on her microlight adventure and discover how amazing and awesome migratory shorebirds are!

'In A Shorebird Flying Adventure you’ll take a trip to the Arctic tundra and back. On the way you’ll meet the birds who travel phenomenal distances every year and explore their precious wetland habitats and breeding grounds. Learn fascinating facts about their diet and find out Milly’s top tips to tell one species from another. Grab your binoculars, hop on board and let’s go bird watching!' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Picture Fiction
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon A Shorebird Flying Adventure Clayton South : CSIRO Publishing , 2022 24096823 2022 single work picture book children's

'Strap in for a flying adventure, following the amazing journeys of Australia's migratory shorebirds.

'Join Milly on her microlight adventure and discover how amazing and awesome migratory shorebirds are!

'In A Shorebird Flying Adventure you’ll take a trip to the Arctic tundra and back. On the way you’ll meet the birds who travel phenomenal distances every year and explore their precious wetland habitats and breeding grounds. Learn fascinating facts about their diet and find out Milly’s top tips to tell one species from another. Grab your binoculars, hop on board and let’s go bird watching!' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Picture Fiction
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon Lyrebird! A True Story Melbourne : Museum Victoria , 2012 Z1903249 2012 single work picture book children's

'Australia's most remarkable bird is immortalised in an enchanting new book for children.

'When Edith met a cheeky young young lyrebird on her garden path, she could not guess that he would one day be known as 'A Miracle of the Dandenongs'.

'This true story, retold by Jackie Kerin and beautifully illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe, celebrates a memorable friendship between a gardener and one of Australia's most extraordinary birds.' (Publication summary)

2013 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
2013 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2013 commended Whitley Awards Children's Story
Last amended 15 Nov 2021 08:27:17
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X