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Janet McLean Janet McLean i(A47225 works by)
Born: Established: 1946 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Janet McLean grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon. Her father was a Presbyterian minister and co-founder of the Australian Peace Movement. She trained as a kindergarten teacher (1964-1966) and completed a Diploma in Special Education (1976-1977).

Janet and her husband Andrew McLean (q.v.) have won critical acclaim for the children's books they have created together, often as co-authors, but also with Andrew acting as illustrator only. While a teacher at Yarralea Children's Centre, Janet McLean was highly commended and awarded $5,000 by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training for her success in improving social competencies, literacies and lateral thinking through story writing and story telling.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Let's Go, Baby-O! Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1810311 2011 single work picture book children's 'When sleep-time is over, a little boy and his friend play action games, but in between they stop to look out the window. What do they see? Grandparents are digging in the garden, children are building a cubby house, the cat has her eye on the baby birds and the dogs have their eyes on the cat!' (Trove record)
2012 Notable Book Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award Children's Book Council of Australia Awards CBCA Book of the Year Awards
2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
2012 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Language Development Book for Young Children (2005-2013)
y separately published work icon Josh New South Wales : Allen and Unwin , 1997 Z834058 1997 single work picture book children's
1998 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon Dog Tales St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1993 Z837642 1993 single work picture book children's Looks at the daily life of five dogs.
1994 joint honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
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