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Paperback
Published: 20th June 2016
Paperback
Published: 31st October 1990
Hardback
Published: 5th July 2023
Edward the Emu
By (Author) Sheena Knowles
Illustrated by Rod Clement
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
31st October 1990
Australia
Children
Fiction
Educational: First / native language: Literature studies
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
821.914
Paperback
32
Width 240mm, Height 255mm, Spine 3mm
158g
A delightful Australian classic written by Sheena Knowles and illustrated by Rod Clement.
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all.
Sheena Knowles's upbeat, rhyming text and Rod Clement's expressive illustrations are sure to make readers laugh out loud in this whimsical picture book by the creators of Edwina the Emu.
AWARDS
Shortlisted - 1989 CBCA Picture Book of the Year
Sheena Knowles lives in Point Lonsdale in Victoria. After a long career as an advertising copywriter, she worked with multicultural communities, children in care, and supporting the elderly and people with disabilities. Sheena has now retired and plans to spend more time writing and playing with Rupert, her first grandchild. Sheena is the author of Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu,both illustrated by Rod Clement, and What a Lot of Nonsense, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley. Rod Clement is a renowned author, illustrator and cartoonist. He has written and illustrated Grandads Teeth , Just Another Ordinary Day and Feathers for Phoebe, and illustrated Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu, both written by Sheena Knowles. He is also the cartoonist for several Australian newspapers. He lives in Sydney, Australia.