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Chook Doolan: On the Road

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Chook Doolan: On the Road
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James Roy
Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford
SeriesChook Doolan
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:64
Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781925381566
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Walker Books Australia
Imprint Walker Books Australia
Publication Date 1 June 2017
Publication Country Australia

Description

The Doolans are taking a family holiday to see the cousins. Will Chook have anything in common with them? Chook is on holiday and he's supposed to play with his cousins. But they're just little girls! What can Chook do? When one of his cousins shows an interest in chess, Chook's holiday improves. Has Chook met his match? Mayday, mayday!

Author Biography

James Roy was born in Trundle, western NSW. When he was ten months old his parents accepted a missionary appointment to the highlands of Papua New Guinea. A placement in Fiji followed some years later and, by the age of sixteen, James had spent more than half of his life living in the islands of the South Pacific. He attributes much of his early interest in books to the absence of TV, a wonderful library full of adventure books, and the opportunity to play as those characters in wild, adventuresome places. James lives in the Blue Mountains with his family and writes both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. His books have won many awards and he travels throughout Australia talking about books and writing. He is an advocate for boys' literacy. Lucinda Gifford was brought up in Scotland and originally intended to become an architect, studying Architecture at Edinburgh and Bath Universities. Lucinda's love of drawing buildings was cancelled out at the time by an overwhelming disinterest in construction sites and the newly-introduced CAD technology, and so she went on to spend a very enjoyable fifteen years in Auckland, London and Melbourne working in advertising and design. These days, Lucinda lives with her family in Melbourne's northern suburbs - and works as an illustrator, author-illustrator and graphic designer from her cosy, messy home studio. Lucinda uses pencil, ink, crayon, marker, and watercolour to produce her illustrations, and usually uses PhotoShop to put everything together. When not sketching, designing or developing story ideas, Lucinda enjoys plot twists, beach walks and staring out the windows of Melbourne trams.

Reviews

The Chook Doolan series is an enjoyable read for kids five years old and up... His concerns are normal for his age, something that the readers will be able to relate too. The book is quite funny, perfect for little readers. Chook Doolan is a good series for young readers to get into. * Reading Time *