Occupation Author Genre Children's Literature | Name Sandy Fussell Role Author | |
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Born September 22, 1960 (age 63)
Camden, NSW, Australia ( 1960-09-22 ) Books Owl Ninja, Sad - the Dog, Black Tengu, Shaolin Tiger, Polar Boy | ||
Sandy fussell samurai kids series
Sandy Fussell (born 1960) is an award-winning Australian author for children. In 2009 her second novel Polar Boy was selected as the National Reading Day book for primary school students.
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Biography
Growing up in a house with few books, Sandy discovered reading and the library when she started school. She studied hard because books were given as academic prizes.
Sandy began writing in 2002 when one of her children stopped reading. A mother-son writing project ended with Sandy being told to "go write your own book". She did and has been doing so ever since.
Sandy works as a computer programmer and is passionate about is using technology to encourage reading and writing in children. Her Samurai Kids website has been archived by the National Library of Australia Pandora Project, which provides long-term access to Australian on-line publications of national significance.
Samurai Kids series
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