Why Not Read...
Lansdowne Road
'an engaging look at the history of the beloved sports ground'
Irish Times Saturday Magazine
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Gillian Perdue & Marian Broderick
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Gillian Perdue is a full-time children's writer. She previously worked as a primary school teacher for over fifteen years, and has always had a deep love for children's books. Gillian acted as chairperson of the Bisto Book
Awards 1999-2000, and she has written resource materials for the use of real books in the classroom. See www.obrien.ie/schools.
Gillian's first book, Adam's Starling was written for older readers and won the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award 2002. The Irish Times described Adam's
Starling as an impressive debut. Since then she has written three books in the
successful O'Brien Panda Series - Conor's Cowboy Suit, Panda No. 23, Conor's Concert, Panda No. 25, and Conor's Canvas, Panda No. 35. The spirited and determined Conor, who loves to do things his way and his way only has proved to be extremely popular with younger readers. Gillian is married with two children, and lives in Dublin.
Marian Broderick is a freelance editor and a writer. Marian lives and works in London. Her parents are Irish and therefore all her childhood summers were spent in Ireland.
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