Carol Ann Martin Carol Ann Martin i(A20055 works by) (a.k.a. Carol Martin)
Also writes as: Ann Ferns
Born: Established: 1942 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Take the Stage Carol Ann Martin , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2021 23426041 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'At the bottom of Miss Heatherbell’s garden lives the last Wodge in the world.

'Nancy and Dom’s photographer father is in the Antarctic, and Nancy and Dom are not. They’re staying with the eccentric Miss Heatherbell and her hordes of free-range guinea pigs. But Miss Heatherbell’s house is large and mysterious, full of surprising rooms, odd objects, and a creature called Wodge.

'With Miss Heatherbell and Mrs Pikelet soon leaving for Sydney, Nancy and Dom must deal with a very annoying Mrs Biddlethorpe, a very hungry Wodge, a very bad-tempered fairy, and a very uninvited bulldozer – all the while rehearsing for the school concert. What could go wrong?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Mystery in the Garden Carol Ann Martin , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2021 21062259 2021 single work children's fiction children's 'There was a wild and secret place at the bottom of Miss Heatherbell’s garden.
It had been forgotten for years until we found it.


'Nancy and Dom’s photographer father is going to the Antarctic to hang out with seals. Nancy and Dom are not. They’re going to stay with the eccentric Miss Heatherbell and her hordes of free-range guinea pigs, which doesn’t seem quite as exciting as meeting an elephant seal named Brian. But Miss Heatherbell’s house is large and mysterious, full of surprising rooms and odd objects. And it looks like something is hiding at the bottom of her enormous, overgrown garden …
'  Packed with daring escapades and oodles of laughs, The Mystery in the Garden also features a particularly grouchy fairy statue, a nosy twerp of a neighbour and a mysterious creature with an all-consuming love for broccoli ice-cream. With hints of classic adventure stories like Narnia and The Magic Faraway TreeThe Mystery in the Garden is also bursting with outlandish and distinctly modern humour – perfect for 7+ fans of laugh-out-loud adventures such as How to Train Your Dragon.' (Publication summary)
 
1 y separately published work icon Wodge and Friends Carol Ann Martin , Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2021 21062210 2021 series - author children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Heart and Soul Carol Ann Martin , Tull Suwannakit (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2020 17196926 2020 single work picture book children's

'Charlie and his dog Louis are a musical team. Charlie plays the trumpet and Louis sings his ooh-ooh song. But when Charlie falls ill, Louis is left on his own. Louis no longer sings. He no longer wags his tail. Until, one day, Louis hears the familiar notes from a trumpet . . .' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Something Is Going To Happen Tonight Carol Ann Martin , Timur Khairullin (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2019 18889480 2019 single work picture book children's

'Something exciting is going to happen tonight! What do you think it is? This is a beautifully illustrated book for 4-8 year old readers. Proceeds from this sale benefit nonprofit organisation Library For All, helping children around the world learn to read.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Home and Hearth : Stories of a Battery Point Cottage Carol Ann Martin , Hobart : A Published Event , 2018 18992668 2018 selected work short story

'In 1805, Anglican minister and magistrate, Robert Knopwood, was granted 30 acres in Hobart’s Sullivan’s Cove. The land was subdivided into residential plots and with the building of Mulgrave Battery in 1818, the locality became known as Battery Point. From its beginnings as a home to a mix of wealth and poverty, wharf labourers, whalers, boat-builders, merchants and factory owners – more recently a pleasant, leafy suburb, Battery Point has been a vibrant and mostly close-knit community for over 200 years. Home And Hearth: Stories Of A Battery Point Cottage is a collection of fictional stories about the people and the place over those two centuries.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Wish You'd Been Here Carol Ann Martin , 2018 single work short story children's
— Appears in: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas : An Anthology of Christmas Tales 2018;
1 6 y separately published work icon Underneath a Cow Carol Ann Martin , Ben Wood (illustrator), Parkside : Omnibus Books , 2015 8300312 2015 single work picture book children's

'And for all the animals sheltering underneath Madge the cow, there's no better place to be when you are caught in a Great Big, Terrible, Awful Storm!' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Captain Blunderbolt Carol Ann Martin , Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2011 Z1814004 2011 single work children's fiction children's 'Who is Captain Blunderbolt, and why is he such a hopeless bushranger? And why does he remind Alberta, Maudie and Tully of someone they know? ' (Trove record)
1 2 y separately published work icon A Brief History of the Island of the Dipsquittie : Why Moo Cows are Important and Going to War is Not a Brilliant Idea Carol Ann Martin , Australia : Omnibus Books , 2008 Z1547423 2008 single work children's fiction children's fantasy humour

This story tells of a peaceful kingdom, the Island of Dipsquittie, which was 'accidentally' colonized by the English and is now on the brink of a civil war due to the stranger Samuel B. Gliblip, who incites the local townspeople into attacking the royal family. The text includes a plethora of weird and wonderful characters, flora and fauna as well as traditional songs, poems, and a glossary of words.

1 4 y separately published work icon Once There Were Mermaids Carol Ann Martin , Malvern : Omnibus , 2005 Z1203982 2005 single work children's fiction children's 'Miranda is a shy, gentle, overweight girl who is perennially dumped on. Her life begins to change when she goes to stay with her ex-half-sister-in-law Blossom who runs the rather alternative Cosmos Cafe in Mariner's Bay. As soon as she sees the bay, Miranda knows that it is her own special place. But was it really once a haunt for mermaids? Miranda is about to discover that Magic Happens.' (Source: Libraries Australia).
1 1 y separately published work icon Dulcie and Dud and the Really Secret Secret Carol Ann Martin , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2003 Z1038304 2003 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 1 y separately published work icon Dulcie and Dud and the Really Cool Club Carol Ann Martin , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2003 Z1038292 2003 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 Dulcie and Dud Carol Ann Martin , 2002- series - author children's fiction children's humour
1 2 y separately published work icon Dulcie and Dud Give a Really Big Party Carol Ann Martin , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2002 Z982744 2002 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 2 y separately published work icon Dulcie and Dud and the Really Dumb Play Carol Ann Martin , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2002 Z982740 2002 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 y separately published work icon What's in the Bathroom? Carol Ann Martin , Ian Forss (illustrator), Sydney : Murdoch Books , 2001 Z1106100 2001 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Mrs Rafferty's Sneeze Carol Ann Martin , Brent Putze (illustrator), Sydney : Murdoch Books , 2000 Z1106097 2000 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon ABC Antics Carol Ann Martin , Simone Hart (illustrator), Sydney : Murdoch Books , 1999 Z1106094 1999 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Wish Horses Carol Ann Martin , Brent Putze (illustrator), Sydney : Murdoch Books , 1998 Z1106091 1998 single work picture book children's
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