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Ian Burns
Ian is the fourth generation in his family to become a published author, his maternal grandfather, Bernard Capes, Bernard's uncle,and Bernard's son, Renalt, preceding him.Ian’s own writing began in...lihat lebih banyakIan is the fourth generation in his family to become a published author, his maternal grandfather, Bernard Capes, Bernard's uncle,and Bernard's son, Renalt, preceding him.Ian’s own writing began in secondary school, and extended into comedy sketches and lyrics for the stage in his early twenties. Later he found himself writing for the Education Department, and, after going into private practice, writing reports, proposals, and scripts for training videos and some television commercials.The catalyst for fiction writing was a story a colleague told him one day about a bunch of kids riding home on the back of a huge horse, which insisted on walking through a dam!This led to his first book, Scratcher (1987).Since then he has written and published Lissie Pendle, The Search for Quong, Ranga Plays Australia, The Day and Night Machine, Possum and Python, Twevven and the big bigger biggest baby burp, and Twevven in a very dangerous situation for children and, for adults, Thomas Bulford’s English Companion, Thomas Bulford’s Essays on Life, Language & Love, Ranga Plays Australia, and The Alone Man.Ian is active in his local community, having being involved in Scouting for more than thirty years, founded a Friends environmental rehabilitation group and is an active member of another, was President of a badminton association for seven years, and has arranged for a group of family and friends to provide long-term support to third-world women seeking financial assistance to grow their businesses. He received a Commonwealth Community Australia Day Award in 2006.He has three adult children and nine grand-children.Currently he is Chairman of Fairy Green Australia Pty Ltd, a company dedicated to inspiring and connecting the children of the world through an internet project titled The Great Hall of Dreams.lihat lebih sedikit
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Lissie Pendle Thomas Bulford's English Companion Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianScratcher Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Package on the Tram Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Search for Quong Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianThe Alone Man Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaianPossum and Python Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaian