Martine Murray facts for kids
Martine Murray (born in 1965) is an Australian author and illustrator. She lives in Melbourne. Martine has written many popular books for young readers. Some of her well-known books include How to Make a Bird, which won an award in 2004, and The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley, which won an award in 2006.
Martine has studied different creative arts. She learned about filmmaking at Prahran College. She also studied art at the Victorian College of the Arts. Later, she learned about movement and dance at Melbourne University.
She even started her own dance theatre company called Bird on a Wire. This company received money from Arts Victoria to create and perform a big show for Melbourne's Next Wave Festival. Besides her writing and dance, Martine also teaches yoga. She has also been part of community circus events.
Martine is continuing her education in Professional Writing at RMIT. She plans to study screen writing and short story writing in the future.
A fun fact about Martine is that she is the person mentioned in The Whitlams' 1997 song 'Melbourne'. She also has a dog named 'The Bear'.
Martine's Books
Martine Murray has written many books for children and young adults. Here are some of them:
- A Dog Called Bear, published in 2000
- A Moose Called Mouse, published in 2001
- How to Make a Bird, published in 2003
- Mannie and the Long Brave Day, written with Sally Rippin, published in 2009
- Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars, published in 2015
- Marsh and Me, published in 2017
- The Last Summer of Ada Bloom, published in 2018
The Cedar B. Hartley Series
This series follows the adventures of Cedar B. Hartley.
- The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life), published in 2002
- The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Can't Help Flying High and Falling in Deep), published in 2005
The Henrietta Series
This series is about a character named Henrietta.
- Henrietta: There's No One Better, published in 2004
- Henrietta the Great Go-Getter, published in 2006
- Henrietta Gets a Letter, published in 2008
- Henrietta and the Perfect Night, published in 2017
- Henrietta the Greatest Go-Getter, a collection of stories, published in 2017
Awards and Recognition
Martine Murray's books have received several awards.
- The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley was a finalist for the CBC's young readers award in 2003.
- How to Make a Bird won the Young Adult Book Award at the 2004 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.
