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Mem Fox
Mem Fox Author Study
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Biographical Info.
Born March 5, 1946 in Melbourne, Australia
6 months old - moved to Rhodesia, Africa with her missionary parents (now called Zimbabwe)
Spoke their local language, Ndebele, better than English
Loved her first school experience Learned to write by using her finger to
draw the letters in the “red earth”
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Biographical Info.(cont.)
Lived in all black community Didn’t see herself as different until
she was 5 Wrote her first book at 10 years old Moved to London to study drama at
19 years old Liked writing better than acting so
she moved back to Australia - 1970
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Biographical Info.(cont.)
Married husband - Malcolm Had daughter Chloe Became professor in Literary Studies
at Finders University Teacher by day, writer by night and
weekend
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First Book
Hush, the Invisible Mouse
– Inspired by daughter because she did not have any books to help her identify as an Australian
– Tried and tried to get published– Rewrote story 23 times– Took 5 years and 9 rejections to get published– Had to change mouse to possum and called
book “Possum Magic”
Interesting Irony: best selling children’s book in history of Australia
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Bibliography
*book list* 35 children’s books 5 nonfiction adult books
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Philosophy
“Emotion is to picture books as flour is to bread” - Mem Fox
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Philosophy
“If we don’t laugh, gasp, block our ears, sigh, vomit, giggle, curl our toes, sympathize, feel pain, weep, or shiver during the reading of a picture book, then surely the writer has wasted our time, our money, and our precious trees.” - Mem Fox
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Use of Language
Alliteration
Simile
Onomatopeia
Real life - easily relatable situations
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Possum Magic - 1983
Story Behind Book:
Theme:
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge - 1984
Story Behind Book:
Theme:
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Hattie and the Fox - 1986
Story Behind Book:
Theme:
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Night Noises - 1989
Story Behind Book:
Theme:
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Koala Lou - 1988
Mem Fox’s Favorite Book 2 years, 49 drafts to write it Story Behind Book:
Theme: