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Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer wombat negotiator the 2014-2015 Australian Children''s Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children''s literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia''s most popular children''s authors and writes across all genres - from picture books history fantasy ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ''A book can change a child''s life. A book can change the world'' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie''s two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench Professor Virginia Hooker is Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asia at the ANU. She is acknowledged nationally and internationally by Australian and Southeast Asian governments as the pre-eminent scholar in her field and in high demand as a consultant. Her expertise and body of work in the area is unsurpassed as is her passion and love for the region its landscapes history culture and people. Mark Wilson is a respected painter and children''s book illustrator who exhibits regularly. He also plays drums in a number of bands and is a long stime supporter fo the Wilderness Society. He lives in Melbourne.