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Martin Chatterton was born and raised in Liverpool, England. He gained his degree in London before embarking on an internationally successful career as an illustrator, graphic designer, commercials director and children's author. His work has been published in more than a dozen languages and has won and been shortlisted in numerous awards in the UK, US and Australia. He became an Australian citizen in 2006.
yMort : The 10,000 Year-Old BoyNorth Sydney:Random House Australia,2012Z18625962012single work children's fiction children's science fiction Time flies when you're having fun...Even when you're Mortimer DeVere, the 10,000-year-old boy. But when unexpected and unwelcome visitors arrive on Mort's home turf, the spooky Unk Island, he and his sister Agnetha will have their hands full dealing with some of the stranger hobbies they've tried to keep secret from one another and the outside world. Today may just turn out to be one of the most eventful days in Mort's very long life! (Libraries Australia)
yThe Brain Finds a LegSurry Hills:Little Hare Books,2007Z14189192007single work children's fiction children's detective humour
'In Farrago Bay, Australia, 13-year-old Sheldon is recruited by a new student, Theo Brain, to help investigate a murder which is tied not only to bizarre animal behavior but also to a diabolical plot to alter human intelligence.' (Publication summary)