Water wings morris gleitzman biography
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Mitch is on a secret mission to become a world-champion diver and make his family the most hero-worshiped, popular people in town. But as Mitch can't even do the doggy-paddle yet, is he bound to belly flop instead? It's time for Mitch, Pearl, Gran and not forgetting Winston, the guinea pig, to face up to some hard home truths. Everyone loves a hero - don't they? So Mitch is on a secret mission to become a world-champion diver and make his family the most hero-worshiped, popular people in town. But as Mitch can't even do the doggy-paddle yet, is he bound to belly flop instead? And in Water Wings, Pearl and Gran each have a secret too. Bizarrely, Pearl's is hidden in the family freezer, while Gran's is buried deeper still. It's time for Mitch, Pearl, Gran and not forgetting Winston, the guinea pig, to face up to some hard home truths - with some silly and sad results!
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Morris Gleitzman - Water Wings - Point in time 1
Chapter 1
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Morris Gleitzman - Biographies
Short Biography
Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling Australian children’s author and was the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018 and 2019. His books explore serious and sometimes confronting subjects in humourous and unexpected ways. His titles include Two Weeks With The Queen, Grace, Doubting Thomas, Bumface, Give Peas A Chance, Extra Time, Loyal Creatures, Tweet and the series Once, Then, After, Soon, Maybe, Now and Always. Morris lives in Sydney and Brisbane, and his books are published in more than twenty countries.
Long Biography
Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling Australian children’s author and was the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018 and 2019. His books explore serious and sometimes confronting subjects in humorous and unexpected ways.
Morris wrote his first children’s novel in 1985. His moving and humourous style has endeared him to children and adults alike, and he is now one of Australia’s most successful authors, both internationally and at home.
He was born in England in 1953 and emigrated to Australia in 1969. His early work included being a paperboy, bottle-shop shelf-stacker, department store Santa Claus, frozen chicken defroster, fashion-design assistant and sugar-mill employee.
Then he gained a degree in P