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'LOTTIE is fascinated with death. She collects birds, lizards and other small dead animals she finds, trying preserve them, to hold onto the life they once had. Her aunt tries to put a stop to this worrying obsession, but her father can see a scientist’s mind at work, and he introduces her to the art of taxidermy.
'For Lottie, the beauty and tenderness she finds in her preserved creatures provide a way for her to feel close to the mother she lost.
'The Art of Taxidermy is an exquisitely imagined verse novel about sadness and loss, and the way art and beauty can help us make sense of it all.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Novel in verse form.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Art of Taxidermy
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 45)
— Review of The Art of Taxidermy 2018 single work novel -
Sharon Kernot : The Art of Taxidermy
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 July 2018;'Sharon Kernot’s fourth book contains many sweet, darkly beguiling set pieces, which evoke in their way a sense of the beauty that can be seen in nearly anything living or dead.' (Introduction)
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[Review] The Art of Taxidermy
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 45)
— Review of The Art of Taxidermy 2018 single work novel -
Sharon Kernot : The Art of Taxidermy
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 July 2018;'Sharon Kernot’s fourth book contains many sweet, darkly beguiling set pieces, which evoke in their way a sense of the beauty that can be seen in nearly anything living or dead.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2021 winner KROC Awards — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2021 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2019 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2019 winner APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Young Adult Book
- 2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers