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Marsden John
(b. 1950)
«The Magic Rainforest»
The writer John Marsden is one of Australia's most well-known writers and one of the world's most successful authors of kids' fiction with over a million and a half books sold world-wide. He has also won awards in Europe, America and Australia.
A former teacher of both primary and secondary students, John now spends most of his time writing and running writing camps for teenagers. His first book, So Much To Tell You, won the 1988 Children's Book Of the Year Award, the Allan Marshall Award, the KOALA Award and, in America, the Christopher Medal. It was also named as a 'notable book' by the US Library Association and is one of Australia's biggest selling novels ever and has now been published in sixteen different countries in eleven languages.
His 22 titles also include Letters From the Inside, Staying Alive in Year 5, and Tomorrow When the War Began, which has seven books in the series and has been reprinted fourteen times since its 1994 release. In 1997 Australian readers voted three of his books into Australia's 100 most-loved books of all time.
The Magic Rainforest is the story of the magical adventure of Sam and his friend Naomi. Sam's grandfather is very ill and it is his wish to taste the magical water from a spring deep in the rainforest. This water is the purest on earth and runs from a crack between the rocks. After receiving some good advice from Sam's grandmother Sam and Naomi set off on their magical adventure. Along the way they encounter a number of magical creatures.
Do Sam and Naomi get the magical water to take back to Sam's grandfather? You'll have to read the story to find out!
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Australia, 2002, Bunyip
Australia, 2002, Fairies
Australia, 2002, Gnome
Australia, 2002, Goblin
Australia, 2002, Wizard
Australia, 2002, Sprite
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Australia, 2002,  Bunyip
Australia, 2002, Fairies
Australia, 2002, Gnome
Australia, 2002, Goblin
Australia, 2002, Sprite
Australia, 2002, Wizard
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