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Alison Lloyd Alison Lloyd i(A123719 works by)
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Alison Lloyd grew up in Canberra but also lived in Europe and Asia as a child.She later spent two years studying in China. She was there in 1989 when the student uprising occurred. She speaks and reads Chinese, and has worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has lived in Melbourne with her husband and two children.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Upside-down History of Down Under North Sydney : Puffin , 2018 14772197 2018 single work information book children's

'Read the un-put-down-able history of Down Under – unexpected, heroic and sometimes tragic. But never ever boring.

'The true story of Australia starts with a piece of land that went for a swim. About 200 million of years ago it floated away from Africa. Very, very, slowly. It was home to dinosaurs and giant animals, then the first Australians showed up and got comfortable. And for a long time this wild and wonderful land was a mystery to the rest of the world. Until the English decided to make it the biggest jail ever . . .

'Funny, heroic and tragic - the story of our country from prehistory to federation. ' (Publication summary)
2019 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's History Prize New South Wales History Prize — Young People's History Prize
y separately published work icon 1841 - Do You Dare? : The Bushranger's Boys Melbourne : Penguin , 2014 7179541 2014 single work novel young adult children's historical fiction

'Do you dare . . .

'Confront a bully?

'Steal to protect someone?

'Hide a bushranger?

'It's an adventure in history.

'Do You Dare? ' (Publication abstract)
2016 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Younger Readers
2015 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Children's Novel
y separately published work icon Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors : The True Story of the Fight For Ancient China Camberwell : Puffin , 2010 Z1822688 2010 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'Imagine you're made king at the age of twelve. You have plenty of enemies. You have a million soldiers armed with all kinds of awesome weapons, you have tons of gold and a network of spies. What would you do with all that power?

'It happened to a real boy, who made himself China's first emperor. He was brilliant and brutal. His legend, and the stories of his wicked warriors, have lived on for thousands of years. You might call him evil, but when empires are at stake, people do incredible things.'

(Source: Publisher's website)
2011 Shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
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