Wendy orr grew up in canada, france, usa and uk before moving to australia. So when she goes on a picnic with her friend hannahs family, hannah thinks amy is imagining things when. She lives on a dairy farm in australia with her husband, two children, two dogs, a cat, some chickens and cows. The illustrations for both books were done by kerry millard. So more im just starting a new book, set about 200 years earlier than dragonfly song, so about 1625 bce, at the time of a volcanic eruption on santorini. After high school, she studied occupational therapy in england, married an australian farmer, and moved to australia. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nims island.
Wendy orr has 51 books on goodreads with 275 ratings. Books by wendy orr authors like wendy orr what should i. See all books authored by wendy orr, including nims island, and nim at sea, and more on. Shes the author of many awardwinning books and lives on the mo. Nims island and nim at sea have also become feature films, starring jodie foster and abigail breslin nims island and bindi irwin return to nims island. Wendy orr s latest book is the epic story of aissa, the daughter of a priestess, abandoned as a baby because she is imperfect, and raised as a slave. Highly recommended for middle, high school, and public library collections. Wendy orr is a canadianborn australian writer born in edmonton, alberta. Wendy orr was born in demonton, canada, but grew up in various places across canada, france and the usa. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Sophie lives in a tall, tall building that overlooks a large green park.
Start with this book, and be sure to read them all. Discover book depositorys huge selection of wendy orr books online. She started writing for children after a career as an occupational therapist. Each year two thirteenyearolds are chosen by the bull king for the bloody bull dances in his court. Larsen goes to the hospital and buster goes missing, josh and his family look for that crazy cat everywhere. Join facebook to connect with wendy orr and others you may know. Wendy also worked on the screenplay that turned her book nims island into a. Asked in social network websites, stardoll, social media. What wendy particularly loves about raven is that she is just a normal kid.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. In 1995, she received the cbca book of the year, younger readers award. With a father in the royal canadian air force, wendy orr grew up in many different. She is probably best known as the author of nims island, which was made into a film in 2008 starring jodie foster, abigail breslin and gerard butler. They have been translated into 27 languages and won awards including the childrens book council of australia book.
She lives in australia with her family and a little dog named harry. Wendy orr books list of books by author wendy orr thriftbooks. Wendy orr is the author of rescue on nims island which made the wilderness society 2015 childrens book award shortlist in the category of fiction. Wendys latest book is swallows dance, a bronze age novel in free verse and prose. Wendy orr has written more than two dozen childrens books, including lost dog bear, the first book in the rainbow street animal series, mokie and bik, ark in the park, and nims island. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The sequel was also made into an australian movie starring bindi irwin. My heart sings of its love for my land of steep cliffs.
Wendy orr tells an absorbing story of disaster and struggle for survival after a way of life disappears under rubble and ash. See more ideas about childrens books, books and nims island. Her books for children and adults have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world. From the moment shes born, the adorable beagle puppy named bella has a lot of energy.
Ark in the park won the award two years later, followed by an honour book award. See all books authored by wendy orr, including nims island, and lost. Wendy orr is the author of several awardwinning books, including nims island, nim at sea, ravens mountain, peeling the onion, and stolen. As you can guess, the cover is from the movie poster of return to nims island.
They had a son and daughter, and now live on five acres of bush near the sea. A dog called bear rainbow street shelter book 1 aug 2, 2011. Dec 12, 2010 wendy orr wrote the book nims island, and the sequel nim at sea. Wendy was a compulsive reader from an early age and wrote stories throughout her childhood. Jun 01, 2000 about the author wendy orr began writing books for young readers in 1986, and has since published more than 23 titles. Its a horrendous time, and the novel is very much about hypocrisy, but the. Nims island and nim at sea have also become feature films, starring jodie foster and abigail breslin nims. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. For more information about wendy and her books, go to wendys web site at. Her book, dragonfly song, was a joint winner of the 2017 prime ministers literary awards for childrens nonfiction. Arabella by wendy orr abebooks shop for books, art. When she is twelve years old, she learns her name is aissa the dragonfly.
Nims island kindle edition by orr, wendy, kerry millard. Oct 27, 2017 wendy orr, author of nims island, uses her formidable writing skills, poetic prose and narrative poetry to bring this historical fiction to life, juxtaposing the old ways of crete with the changes brought by the invading minoans. Written by wendy orr, the author of nims island, these books are sure to become favorites. Childrens stories adventure stories missing persons juvenile fiction iguana genus electronic mail messages iguanas fathers and daughters sea lions friendship sea turtles islands. Wendy orr is the author of several novels and picture books including the princess and her panther, peeling the onion, ark in the park, and nims island, which was made into a film starring jodie foster. Nims island by wendy orr and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Wendy orr was born in canada, and grew up in france, canada and usa. Wendy orr has written approximately forty books for children and adults. Amy lives and breathes horses, but all her horses are in books or in her head. Nims island by wendy orr overdrive rakuten overdrive. Fiction author wendy orr is an internationally published and awardwinning. Wendy orr grew up in canada, france, usa and uk before moving to australia when she was twentyone.
Sep 01, 2015 wendy orr is the author of several awardwinning books, including nims island, nim at sea, ravens mountain, peeling the onion, and stolen. Wendy orr has written more than two dozen childrens books, including lost. Author wendy orrs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Nims island by wendy orr abebooks passion for books. Has nims island by wendy orr won any book awards answers. Sep 9, 2019 childrens books, picture books, ya and an adult novel by canadianaustralian writer wendy orr. Rescue on nims island the nim stories book 3 sep 1, 2015. Arabella by orr, wendy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Im an author, but i could never have started writing books if i hadnt loved reading them first. Buster isnt fluffy or pretty like other catshes a crazy orange cat with attitude. So when she goes on a picnic with her friend hannahs family, hannah thinks amy is imagining things when she says she. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nims island.
Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced. Larsen sit on their porch in the sun, and every morning josh sees them when he walks to school. Wendy orr im just starting a new book, set about 200 years earlier than dragonfly song, so about 1625 bce, at the time of a volcanic eruption on santorini. In the middle of the park is the biggest, strangest, most wonderful pet shop in the world. A heartwarming chapter book about the relationship between a little girl, an endearing old couple, and their very special pet store. She lives with her family in australia, near the sea. Rescue on nims island by wendy orr nook book ebook.