Andrew Plant Andrew Plant i(A71680 works by)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Andrew Plant is a zoologist, illustrator, author, theatre director, designer and choreographer who lives in Melbourne. He has written several nature information books, and also authored and illustrated the instructional book Drawing is Easy (1993). Plant has also written and illustrated many readers in the Bright Sparks series, published by Cambridge University Press, as well as designed and painting theatrical sets and murals.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • For information about this author's works for children not included in AustLit, see volume three of Australian Children's Books by Marcie Muir and Kerry White (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1992-2004).

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Jump! Ormond : Ford Street , 2020 18714326 2020 single work picture book children's

'Stumpy is a Quig, a remarkable little creature living in the soaring towers of an alien city. Quigs are daredevils, acrobats and fearless leapers. But not Stumpy. He is different – he looks different, and he most certainly feels different. Mocked and bullied, Stumpy finally decides to take a leap of faith – but has he jumped too far?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2021 winner Authorstrator Prize
y separately published work icon Jump! Ormond : Ford Street , 2020 18714326 2020 single work picture book children's

'Stumpy is a Quig, a remarkable little creature living in the soaring towers of an alien city. Quigs are daredevils, acrobats and fearless leapers. But not Stumpy. He is different – he looks different, and he most certainly feels different. Mocked and bullied, Stumpy finally decides to take a leap of faith – but has he jumped too far?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2021 winner Authorstrator Prize
y separately published work icon Glitch Abbotsford : Ford Street , 2017 11670548 2017 single work picture book children's

'Glitch spends his life searching through mountains of mouldy mess at the dump. He wants to make the fastest billycart ever. This year, he will be competing in the Big Race! 

'But will his twitch stop him from winning?' (Publication summary)
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book of the Year
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