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Biographical Notes
Australian Graeme Base is both an artist and a musician.
He was born in England on April 6, 1958. His family moved to Australia
when he was six. He grew up in Melbourne and still lives there today
with his wife and three children. After high school, he
studied graphic design at the Swinburne Institute of Technology in
Melbourne.
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Biography
Graeme Base - Artist
and Illustrator
Biography & book reviews from the BBC
Graeme
Base
Biography, his works, including his inspiration for
Animalia
An
Interview with Graeme Base. Part I
An
Interview with Graema Base. Part II
Dragon
Artwork by Graeme Base
If you love dragons, you'll love this.
BookPage
Interview. Graeme Base
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Bibliography
Bibliography
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Criticism
BookPage
Interview. Rockin' in a Free World
Interview of Base by James Whitfield; on writing The
Worst Band
in the Universe
The
Eleventh Hour. Book Review
The
Eleventh Hour. Book Review
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Lesson Plans
Writing
W Poems
Basic
Grammar Review, Using "Jabberwocky" Grades 7-12
Create
an Alphabet Book
TeacherView:
Animalia
Grade 4. Poetry & alliteration. By Carmen Talavera
Alliteration.
Technology Integrated Lesson Plan
Weathering
the Water Cycle: A Conclusion
Grades 2 to 5 science; water cycle lesson plan;
from Learn NC; includes Water Hole
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ERIC Resources
These are some resources available through ERIC. If the links do not work,
search the ERIC database by title, Animalia. ERIC documents are
reasonably
priced. Journal articles can be obtained through interlibrary loan at
your public library.
Science
and Animalia: The ABCs of Observation
By Kate A. Baird and Brenda P. Dixey. In Science
Scope
Students'
Entry into Science through Literature
By Brenda P. Dixey and Kate Baird. ED408159
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Some Related
Sites
Ultimate Jabberwocky
Page
The poem; word definitions; links; parodies. Note: Many links
which I have not investigated. Preview!
Animal
Bytes: Seahorse
Information on seahorses from Busch Gardens.
SeaScope.
About Seahorses
V. 12, Winter 1995. About raising seahorses in a tank.
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Animalia Book Cover courtesy of Abrahms Books
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