My Hippopotamus is on the Caravan Roof Getting Sunburnt [Paperback]

Hazel Edwards (Author)

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About the Author

Australian Hazel Edwards has many published titles for this age group. She is best known for the classic picture book series 'There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake', Hazel is currently an Astrid Lindgren Award nominee for 2011. More details and activities for children on her website --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global (February 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143501380
• ISBN-13: 978-0143501381
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,903,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Meet the Author

Hazel Edwards (www.hazeledwards.com) has always been keen on books and ideas. An aqua-readaholic, she used to read in the bath. Now she listens to audio books in the car or while walking with her Ipod.

Hazel is a 2012 National Year of Reading Ambassador and recipient of the peer awarded 2009 Australian Society of Authors Medal.


Melbourne based, she tries out ideas on the 12 year old in her family and writes a story every birthday for her grandsons.

Best known for 'There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake', which was recently translated into Chinese, Hazel writes across media, for adults & children. Pocket Bonfire Productions have a short hippo film for the 30th anniversary, soon to premiere.Her web site www.hazeledwards.com has details of her Antarctic expedition publications. Hazel runs Non Boring Writing workshops for genealogists. Her 200 books have been translated into many languages. Appointed 2009 Nanjing-Aust cultural exchange author, she has e-mentored dual language stories.
Latest picture books include 'Flight of the Bumblebee with classical music CD, 'Plato the Platypus Plumber(part-time) ' and the new 'Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party.(2011 CBC Notable Book ) 'Difficult Personalities', co-written with Dr Helen Mc Grath (Penguin) has been reprinted and an USA edition is available plus Polish translation. Her controversial co-written YA novel about transitioning gender 'f2m;the boy within' has attracted international attention as a first due to Ryan Kennedy her ftm co-author.Recently included in 2011 The White Ravens top 250 chidlren's and YA books of the year. 4 part easy to read 'Duckstar' a satire about the performing arts, is co-written with director Christine Anketell and recently translated into Spanish and German.

Junior histories include the Aussie Heroes series, wartime surgeon ''Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop and eye doctor Fred Hollows.
E-book mystery literacy series 'Project Spy Kid' and 'The Frequent Flyer Twins' available for download

www.hazeledwards.com includes FAQs, notes, bios, bibliography and events.