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Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner y The Power of Positive Pranking Melbourne : Puffin , 2020 19544652 2020 single work children's fiction children's'Green Peas is our name and pranking's our game!
'A symphony of alarm clocks at assembly? Yep, that was us. A plague of fluffy guinea pigs? It's next on our agenda.
'But for me, Cookie and Zeke, it's about more than just fun. We're determined to make a difference. And when the adults won't listen, us kids will find a way to be heard - as long as we can stay out of detention!
'No activist is too small, no prank too big... and things are about to get personal.' (Publication summary)
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Year: 2020
winner y Ocean's Revenge Melbourne : Puffin , 2019 15918877 2019 single work children's fiction children's fantasy'The Mother of the Seas is sick of humans using the oceans as a junkyard, so she decides to give the land dwellers a taste of their own medicine. Prepare for an unbelievable underwater menace that threatens to destroy the entire world!'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Year: 2019
winner y The Stormy Protest Maxi the Lifeguard : The Stormy Protest South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2018 14733889 2018 single work children's fiction children's'When Maxi and his friends discover that someone has been dumping rubbish into the ocean near Bondi, they are furious. Who would do such a thing, and why won’t anyone take them seriously when they report it? Luckily, Maxi has a plan – but exposing the polluter will hurt someone he cares about. Can Maxi find a way out of this messy situation?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Year: 2018
winner y Wombat Warriors St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2017 11016349 2017 single work children's fiction children's'Mouse by name, mouse by nature.
'Mouse is not prepared for her last-minute stay at Aunt Evie’s. How will she cope at a new school without her parents around?
'But before Mouse has even unpacked her suitcase, she makes a new friend – a wombat called Miss Pearl!
'Suddenly, being in a strange cottage doesn’t seem so bad, especially when she can snuggle up with a wombat.
'Mouse soon learns that not everyone in the area loves wombats, including Aunt Evie’s landlord, a sheep farmer who destroys them on sight.
'Can Mouse find her voice in time to keep her furry friends safe? ' (Publication summary)
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Year: 2017
winner y Rainforest Camp Melbourne : Penguin , 2016 9153523 2016 single work children's fiction children's'Hi! I'm Juliet. I'm ten years old. And I'm nearly a vet!
'We're off on a school camp to the rainforest. Chelsea, Maisy and I are excited about all the different animals we might spot on our nature walks and torchlight treks. Chelsea is NOT excited about the creepy crawlies we might find, but I know that vets have to be brave.
'I've brought my vet kit along just in case we find any rainforest animals in need of help...' (Publication summary)
Works About this Award
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Guided Tour i "Here is the burrow where truth", 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Collected Poems 2004; (p. 659)