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Joy Cowley

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Cassia Joy Cowley, (née Summers; born 7 August 1936) is a New Zealand author best known for her children's fiction, including the popular series of books Mrs. Wishy-Washy. [1]

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Basal reader

Basal readers are textbooks used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren.

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Berlie Doherty

Berlie Doherty (born Beryl Hollingsworth; 6 November 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter.

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Bible Society in New Zealand

Bible Society New Zealand is a Christian organisation dedicated to supplying bibles within New Zealand, and supporting Bible Societies around the world to do the same within their respective countries.

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Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine annually from 1967.

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Cowley (surname)

Cowley is a surname in the English language.

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Danish New Zealanders

Danish New Zealanders are New Zealanders with full or partial Danish ancestry.

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Dave Gibson (producer)

Dave Gibson (born 1950s) is the founder of New Zealand film production company The Gibson Group.

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David Elliot (illustrator)

David Elliot is a New Zealand illustrator, known internationally for his contributions to the Redwall fantasy series by British author, Brian Jacques.

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David Hill (author)

David Hill (born 1942) is a New Zealand author, especially well known for his young adult fiction.

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Esther Glen Award

The Esther Glen Award, or LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award, is the longest running and the most renowned literary prize for New Zealand children's literature.

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Gavin Bishop

Gavin Bishop (born 1946), is an award-winning author and illustrator, from Invercargill, New Zealand.

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Gecko Press

Gecko Press is an independent publisher of children’s books based in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Hans Christian Andersen Award

The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature".

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Joy Cowley Award

The Joy Cowley Award was established by Storylines: Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand in 2002 to honour the outstanding contribution to children's literature by Joy Cowley.

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Levin, New Zealand

Levin (Taitoko) is the largest town and seat of the Horowhenua District, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

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List of children's literature writers

These writers are notable authors of children's literature with some of their most famous works.

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List of fiction works made into feature films (K–R)

This is a list of fiction works that have been made into feature films.

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List of Honorary Doctors of Massey University

The list of Honorary Doctors of Massey University below shows the recipients of honorary doctorates conferred by Massey University since 1962.

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List of New Zealand women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in New Zealand or whose lives and works are closely associated with that country.

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List of New Zealand writers

Writers who have contributed to New Zealand literature include: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

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List of novelists by nationality

Well-known authors of novels, listed by country: See also: Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authors.

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List of people from Palmerston North

The following is a list of notable people who were born or lived in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in the Manawatu region.

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Lynn Breeze

Lynn Breeze is a British illustrator and author.

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Margaret Mahy Award

The Margaret Mahy Award, officially the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award, is a New Zealand literary prize presented to a person who has made a significant contribution to children's literature, publishing or literacy.

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Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award

The Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award is a literature award created to recognize high quality books for beginning and transitional readers in kindergarten through fourth grade.

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Mrs. Wishy-Washy

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New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was instituted by Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 9 February 1990.

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New Zealand Order of Merit

The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry in New Zealand's honours system.

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New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards

The New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards were, until 2014, a series of literary awards presented annually to recognise excellence in children and young adult's literature in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993

The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 was established by Royal Warrant on 1 July 1993.

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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are a series of literary awards to works of New Zealand citizens.

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Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".

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Palmerston North Girls' High School

Palmerston North Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls, located in the suburb of West End in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

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Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement

Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement is a New Zealand literary award established in 2003 by the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand), the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government.

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Robyn Kahukiwa

Robyn Kahukiwa (born c.1940) is an artist and award-winning children's book writer and illustrator from New Zealand.

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Sherryl Jordan

Sherryl Jordan (born 8 June 1949) is a New Zealand writer for children and young adults, specialising in fantasy and historical fiction.

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The Kidstory Series

The Kidstory Series is a series of six interactive storybooks for children, developed by Brilliant Interactive Ideas and produced by Active Imagination (a Packard Bell company) on CD-ROM for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows.

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The Night Digger

The Night Digger is a 1971 British thriller film based on the novel Nest in a Fallen Tree by Joy Cowley.

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Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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1936 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1936 in New Zealand.

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1986 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1986.

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1992 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1992 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries.

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2005 Birthday Honours

The Birthday Honours 2005 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 11 June 2005 to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 2005.

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2018 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

The 2018 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 2017 and the beginning of 2018.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Cowley

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