Jackie Kerin Jackie Kerin i(A127440 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon A Shorebird Flying Adventure Jackie Kerin , Milly Formby , Jackie Kerin (illustrator), Milly Formby (illustrator), 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)

1 No Horse, No Cart, No Shoes Jackie Kerin , 2021 short story
— Appears in: South of the Sun : Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century 2021; (p. 173-178)
1 y separately published work icon The Amazing Case of Dr Ward Jackie Kerin , Abbotsford : Ford Street , 2021 20872565 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'Here were plants they had never imagined; from places they would never visit.

'When you peel a banana, or bite into a pear, when you smell a rose, pop a fuchsia bud or scrape your knee climbing an old pine tree, do you ever wonder how those plants came to this country?

'Let me tell you of the amazing case of Dr Ward.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Gold! Jackie Kerin , Annie White (illustrator), Ormond : Ford Street , 2020 19555300 2020 single work picture book children's

''Blimey!'

''Snakes alive!'

''It's as big as a -'

'As Robbie, Jim, Sam and Charlie set off to try their luck in the Victorian goldfields, they imagine filling their pockets with gleaming nuggets. After months of hard work and disappointment, the four friends are about to give up, when Sam finds something extraordinary buried in the shaft . . .

'GOLD! The wind snatches the cry from a creek bed and blows it to Melbourne town, then carries it across the seven seas.' (Publication summary)

1 4 y separately published work icon Lyrebird! A True Story Jackie Kerin , Peter Gouldthorpe (illustrator), 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)

1 Jonathon Griffiths' 'The Road Behind' Jackie Kerin , 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 42 2011; (p. 133-135)
1 1984 Jackie Kerin , 2009 single work prose
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2009 2009; (p. 336-343)
1 1 y separately published work icon Phar Lap the Wonder Horse Jackie Kerin , Patricia Mullins (illustrator), Melbourne : Museum Victoria , 2008 Z1627663 2008 single work picture book children's
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