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Cristy Burne Cristy Burne i(A135367 works by)
Gender: Female
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Cristy Burne has New Zealand and Australian citizenship. She has lived in Japan, where she worked as a teacher. During this time in Japan she became fascinated with Japanese folklore and the supernatural yokai - demons - which are very much a part of Japanese culture, but little known outside Japan. Burne has spent most of her career as a science writer, and has worked for a computing network designed to solve global problems. She won the Voices on the Coast Youth Literature Award for emerging writers, in Queensland. Burne lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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y separately published work icon Aussie STEM Stars : Fiona Wood Melbourne : Wild Dingo Press , 2020 19702467 2020 single work biography children's

'Aussie STEM Stars is an inspiring children’s series that celebrates Australia’s experts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

'The first books is about Fiona Wood, Australia’s leading burns specialist and inventor of spray-on skin.

'“Fiona has this incredible aura of energy and determination. She’s revolutionised treatment and outcomes for burns patients around the world – and she continues to work tirelessly in this area, striving for a better future. I think everyone she meets comes away affected and uplifted by her spirit, stamina, generosity and courage. It was an extraordinary honour to work with Fiona to tell her story.” ~ Cristy Burne, author'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

2021 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
y separately published work icon Zeroes and Ones Sydney : Brio Books , 2018 15749611 2018 single work information book children's

'Fuelled by pizza, late nights and unparalleled geekery, this is the history of some of the world's most important milestones in the development of technology - from the earliest computers made of light bulbs and an old tin to Wikileaks and smartphones. Packed with weird facts, astonishing tidbits and extraordinary anecdotes, travel around the world and meet the people who made the world we live in today.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
y separately published work icon Off the Track Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2018 13558904 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'From the author of To the Lighthouse comes a new adventure for young readers about falling in love with the bush, and with hiking and being in the wild. It’s about disconnecting from technology. And discovering yourself.

'Harry’s perfect life was straying way off-track. He looked pleadingly at Mum. Surely she could see? Spending an entire weekend tramping around stinking-hot, snake-filled scrub was a horrible mistake. But doing it without a phone? That was just brutal.

'As it turns out, it was only the beginning...' (Production summary)

2019 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Fiction
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