Martine Murray

Welcome to Martine Murray's backpack!

Martine's books have been generously donated by Martine Parachute Press), Allen & Unwin and Text Publishing

HomeText Publishing is an independent, Melbourne-based publisher of literary fiction and non-fiction. Text won the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Small Publisher of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Backpack Contents

Information folder

+ 7 books!

rhino puppet

a pea-green boat

a ukulele

more to come ...

Books included: Marsh and Me

Molly and Pim * The Slightly True Story of Cedar B Hartley (who planned to live an unusual life) * Is There Anyone Better Than Henrietta? * Henrietta and the Perfect Night * The Owl Who Got Left Behind * World

Your feedback, suggestions and additions to this backpack will make it a more useful resource for future borrowers.

Teacher Resources

TN_MarshandMe.pdf

Molly-and-Pim_TN_3pp.pdf

Interview with Martine Murray: "I’m interested in the unconscious processes that make us who we are." - Famous Writing RoutinesMartine Murray is an Australian author, illustrator, and dancer based in Melbourne. She has received critical acclaim for her many books, including How to Make a Bird, which won the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Young Adult award in 2004, and The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, which won the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Children's Book award in 2006.

The owl who got left behindLook at the front cover Read the title What do you see on the front cover? If the title is about an owl why does the white rhino look the biggest on the front cover? What do you think this story...

march-2022-ps-the-owl-who-got-left-behind.pdf

Charities that Martine supports

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The Fred Hollows Foundation | Australian Charity ending avoidable blindnessThe Fred Hollows Foundation is international development organisation working towards eliminating avoidable blindness and improving Indigenous Australian health. Find out more.

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