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Jan Ramage Jan Ramage i(A83366 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Jan Ramage taught at Kapinara Primary School in City Beach, Western Australia.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Dog Lost Kew : Windy Hollow , 2016 10257221 2016 single work picture book children's

'This story is inspired by the heroic accounts of dogs that miraculously find their way home after long periods of being lost. Some inner sense of knowing guides them back home. A longing and bond of love and loyalty drives them forward. Makind owes so much to our faithful best friend. ' (Publication summary)

2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Deepsea Whale Rescue Perth : Dept. of Conservation and Land Management, WA , 2012 6915493 2012 single work picture book children's

"Based on a true account, Deepsea Whale Rescue brings to life the story of a mother whale's courageous defence of her calf against attack by a pod of killer whales. But once mother and calf are safe, divers watching from a nearby launch can see the adult whale has another problem, this one caused by humans: life-threatening entanglement in nylon ropes." (Source: back cover)

2013 commended Whitley Awards Children's Book
y separately published work icon Tuart Dwellers Bentley : Western Australia. Department of Environment and Conservation , 2008 Z1573974 2008 single work picture book children's

From the break of dawn to nightfall, the tuart is not as it appears. Leaves and bark, trunk and branches - all are places of pretence, traps and trickery. Find out what surprise a "moon crater" might hide and why a bullseye borer drills holes; how a crab spider goes shopping and a jewel beetle becomes a seedpod. (Source: Trove)

2009 joint winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Joint winner with Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet
2009 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
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