Matt Formston: Surfing in the Dark

Hardback

Main Details

Title Matt Formston: Surfing in the Dark
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Dickson
Illustrated by Phillip Bunting
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:40
Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210
Category/GenreRecommended Titles
Children
March 2023
ISBN/Barcode 9780645558401

Publishing Details

Publisher Berbay Publishing
Imprint Berbay Publishing
NZ Release Date 1 March 2023
Publication Country Australia

Description

Meet Matt Formston, the blind surfer with big visions. This is the first book in the Big Visions series published in partnership with Vision Australia that depicts everyday Australian heroes living with blindness or low vision. Each book features braille alongside the conventional text and is designed to inspire conversations about inclusivity, representation and resilience. Matt Formston always dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. But by the time he was five years old, he was almost completely blind. Matt never let that stop him. Now he is a record-holding cycling Paralympian and a world champion surfer. Discover how being vision impaired has made Matt who he is today.

Author Biography

John Dickson is an experienced and successful journalist, copywriter and award-winning children's author. He has written several children's books including M is for Mutiny: history by alphabet (shortlisted, Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, 2018), Under My Bed, Norton took Something and The Good, the bad and the silly: stories of our past.