Book description
Curly and the Fent are off to the beach for another adventure! Curly
and his naughty friend the Fent are visiting Grandma Rose by the ocean.
They soon discover that Mr Smythe will do ANYTHING to get Grandma's
house - even if it means tearing up Grandma Rose's garden, having secret
meetings with the mayor and sending a shark after Curly and Pook. That's
not all. It turns out that Fents have bigger, meaner cousins . . . the
Grents. Can Curly avoid the Grent and produce the evidence that will
save Grandma's house? ABOUT THE AUTHORS Sally Morgan is recognised as
one of Australia's best known Aboriginal artists and writers. Her first
book, My Place, has sold over half a million copies in Australia.
Sally's children's picture story books include Little Piggies and Hurry
Up Oscar. Recently she completed a series of three children's books
illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft: Just a Little Brown Dog, Dan's Grampa
and In Your Dreams. Sally is a Professor at the Centre for Aboriginal
Studies at the University of Western Australia and lives in Perth with
her three children. Curly and the Fent was written by Sally and her
children Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel. Ambelin Kwaymullina was born in
1975 in Perth. She is a Lecturer in the Law School at the University of
Western Australia. When she is not teaching and writing she enjoys
making jewellery, reading and taking her two dogs Tinsel and Sparky for
long, interesting walks. Blaze Kwaymullina was born in 1978 in Perth. He
is a Lecturer in the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of
Western Australia. Blaze is interested in reading, rock climbing, yoga
and taking his two dogs Chris and Billy swimming at the local dog beach.
Ezekiel Kwaymullina was born in 1983 in Perth. He writes full time. Zeke
loves beach walking, soccer, basketball, computer games, reading and
hanging out with his friends. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Adam Hill is an
Indigenous painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist. Adam
is a multi-award winner in the medium of acrylic on canvas, and his
public artworks and murals have adorned the walls of schools, council
structures and shopping malls. Recently Adam has illustrated Yirra and
Her Deadly Dog, Demon by Anita Heiss. Adam is also an accomplished
performer of Yidaki (Didgeridoo), and has performed for Nelson Mandela
and at the Deadly Awards, the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony and the
final of Australian Idol.
