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Narelle Oliver (1960-) Biography
Born 1960, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; mother an art teacher; Education: B.Ed.
Narelle oliver biography of michael
(printmaking and design). Hobbies and other interests: Nature, conservation.
Career
Author and illustrator. Queensland School for the Deaf, Queensland, Australia, former teacher; University of Southern Queensland, former tutor for faculty of education; University of Melbourne, May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust artist-in-residence, 2000.
Exhibitions: Oliver's artwork has been exhibited in Australia at the Freemantle Children's Literature Center, Dromkeen Children's Literature Center, and the State Library of Queensland.
Honors Awards
Picture Book of the Year Award, shortlist, 1994, for The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay, winner, 1996, for The Hunt; Eve Pownall Award shortlist, Environmental Prize, and Wilderness Society Award for Children's Literature, all 2000, all for Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart; Picture Book of the Ye