Ep 11 - Priceless Tips from Jackie French

An episode of the The Girl and Duck Podcast podcast, hosted by Girl and Duck, titled "Ep 11 - Priceless Tips from Jackie French" was published on August 17, 2021 and runs 10 minutes.

August 17, 2021 ·10m · The Girl and Duck Podcast

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Summary

When someone like Jackie French (Australian Children's Laureate for 2014/15, 2015 Senior Australian of the Year, historian, ecologist, dyslexic, and a passionate worker for literacy, the right of all children to be able to read, and the power of books) speaks I listen.  I also take notes loads and loads of notes. More about Jackie French Jackie's writing career spans 25 years, 148 wombats, over 140 books, 36 languages, 3,721 bush rats, and over 60 awards in Australia and overseas.  https://www.jackiefrench.com/

Episode Description

When someone like Jackie French (Australian Children's Laureate for 2014/15, 2015 Senior Australian of the Year, historian, ecologist, dyslexic, and a passionate worker for literacy, the right of all children to be able to read, and the power of books) speaks I listen.

I also take notes loads and loads of notes.

More about Jackie French

Jackie's writing career spans 25 years, 148 wombats, over 140 books, 36 languages, 3,721 bush rats, and over 60 awards in Australia and overseas.

https://www.jackiefrench.com/

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