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Graeme Base

Graeme Base. Who is he?. Graeme Base was born in England, but since the age of 8 has lived in Melbourne, Australia. He always wanted to be an artist. After graduating from college, Graeme worked as a graphic design artist for a few years.

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Graeme Base

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  1. Graeme Base

  2. Who is he? • Graeme Base was born in England, but since the age of 8 has lived in Melbourne, Australia. • He always wanted to be an artist. • After graduating from college, Graeme worked as a graphic design artist for a few years. • He decided that was not what he wanted to do and become a rock star. • He played with the rock band Rikki Tikki Tavi.

  3. As a musician, Graeme wrote and illustrated his first book, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, which was published in 1983. • Three years later he wrote and published Animalia which turned his hobby into a career. • Animalia was even turned into a TV series. • www.pbskidsgo.org/animalia • He has written and illustrated 11 children’s books, 1 novel, and illustrated 6 books written by other authors. • Graeme still lives in Melbourne with his wife • Robyn and their three teenage children.

  4. How does Graeme get ideas for his writing? *like all good authors he writes about what he knows and cares about Graeme gets many of his ideas from traveling and childhood memories. The Water Hole was inspired by his trip on an African safari. TheSign of the Seahorse was inspired by Graeme’s first Scuba diving experience in Martinique. My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch was inspired by his boyhood memories.

  5. Graeme’s paintings are done on illustration board with watercolors and transparent inks. • He uses brushes, pencils, technical drawing pens, and a scalpel (for scratching). • Graeme also uses an airbrush to spray colors onto the board. (This technique is used for painting skies, mist, and horses breath.)

  6. Important Thoughts from Graeme Base… “My artwork is done primarily as a form of self-expression…”

  7. Question and Answer With Graeme Base… Were you always a good writer? The most important thing In doing work you are happy with is understanding that your first draft is NEVER the final draft. You can always improve on the work by careful editing and you must be prepared to put in the hard work to create a good result.

  8. Question and Answer With Graeme Base… What is your favorite book that you have written? The next one—because I always hope and believe the next one will be better than the last. That’s why I keep doing them.

  9. Exciting News!! We can contact Graeme Base at: Penguin Books Australia Ltd. 487 Maroondah Highway P.O. Box 257 Ringwood, Victoria 3134 Australia

  10. Our Class Plan Let’s take a look at some of Graeme’s books together. We’ll study his illustrations and read his text, and even create some books of our own. Let’s start by taking a closer look at our author/illustrator. We can check out his website to learn even more interesting facts about his life and work. www.graemebase.com

  11. Resources • (2006) Graeme (Rowland) Base. Something About the Author. (Vol. 162, pp. 7-13.) • http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000002108,00.html • www.graemebase.com • http://www.childrenslit.com/childrenslit/mai_base_grame.html

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