Sheena Knowles
Sheena Knowles is an Australian author of children's books.
Born in Geelong, Victoria, she currently lives in Victoria.[citation needed]
She is the author of the picture book Edward the Emu,[1][2] which was illustrated by Rod Clement, and shortlisted for the 1989 Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year.[3] A companion title, Edwina the Emu, was published in 1997.[4] Edward the Emu was selected as the book read for Australia's 2001 National Simultaneous Storytime.[5] It inspired a musical composition for narrator, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, and string quartet by Peter Webb.[6] Knowles previously worked for Diversitat, a local non-profit organisation. In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked in advertising.[7]
Selected works[edit]
- Knowles, Sheena; Clement, Rod, 1961- (1997), Edwina the emu, Pymble, N.S.W Angus and Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-18914-2
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Knowles, Sheena; Clement, Rod (2002), Edward and Edwina Emu, Cornstalk Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7322-7720-8
- Knowles, Sheena; Bentley, Jonathan, (illustrator.) (11 May 2022), What a lot of nonsense : a book of animals and anagrams, Angus & Robertson (published 2020), ISBN 978-1-4607-5615-7
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References[edit]
- ^ "Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles, Rod Clement". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Short list of book awards finalists". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 537. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 April 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Winners and Commended Books 1980 - 1989 Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wise Words
- ^ "National Simultaneous Storytime | Australian Library and Information Association". www.alia.org.au. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Edward the emu [music] : for narrator and ensemble / Peter Webb. - Version details". Trove. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Austlit. "Sheena Knowles". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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