Diane Lucas Diane Lucas i(A77919 works by) (a.k.a. Diane Elizabeth Lucas; Di Lucas)
Born: Established: 1954 ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Diane Lucas writes environmental and cross-cultural stories, songs and verse for children.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 21251495 2021 single work picture book children's

'Walk with us through one of the Top End's magnificent monsoon forests, in Kakadu National Park, learning about the plants, animals and Kundjeyhmi culture along the way.

'When we go walking, we never know how long we will be, what we will hear and what we will see.

'We pack our bags with food and water, a billy and some matches to light a fire.

'We head off into the shady monsoon forest on the edge of the billabong.

'Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and Emma Long share their knowledge and love of the Top End in this enchanting and accessible book about one of Australia's most ancient and beautiful ecosystems.'

Source : publisher's blurb

2022 commended Whitley Awards Cultural Zoology for Children
2022 highly commended Educational Publishing Awards Australia Primary Primary educational picture book
2022 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Karajia Award
2022 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2022 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards CBCA Award for New Illustrator
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
2021 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Indigenous Children
2021 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Five to 8 Years
y separately published work icon Wan’kurra the Golden Bandicoot Palmerston : Waterlily Publications , 2012 7560240 2012 single work picture book children's

'Wan’kurra (Golden Bandicoot) are an animal that has disappeared from most of mainland Australia. Their last recorded sighting in the Northern Territory was in the 1950s. When hairs are discovered on Martjanba Island in scats of wild dogs, Aboriginal people of the Wessel Islands are asked about their knowledge of Wan’kurra and reveal the story.

'Can these small animals be brought back from the brink of extinction by translocating them to other islands?' (Publication summary)

2014 shortlisted Territory Read Book of the Year Chief Minister's NT Book Awards Young Adult / Children
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