Write an article on Robin klein in 500 words .
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Robin McMaugh Klein is an Australian author of books for children. She was born on 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and now resides near Melbourne.
Robin Klein was one of nine children. She had her first short story published at the age of sixteen. She worked in number of jobs before becoming an established writer, including tea lady at a warehouse, bookshop assistant, nurse, copper enamelist, and program aide at a school for disadvantaged children. In 1981 she was awarded a Literature Board grant for writing, and since then she has had more than twenty books published. Robin Klein was educated at Newcastle Girls' High School.
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Personal
Born 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia; Education: Attended schools in New South Wales, Australia.
Addresses
Agent—Curtis Brown, P.O. Box 19, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales 2021, Australia.
Career
Writer, beginning 1981. Formerly worked as a "tea lady" at a warehouse, as a bookshop assistant, nurse, copper enamelist, and program aide at a school for disadvantaged children.
Honors Awards
Special mention, Critici in Erba Awards at Bologna Children's Book Fair, 1979, for The Giraffe in Pepperell Street; Australian Junior Book of the Year Award, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), 1983, for Thing; Book of the Year Award Highly Commended citation, CBCA, 1984, for Penny Pollard's Diary; senior fellowship grant, Arts Council of Australia Literature Board, 1985; CBCA Book of the Year designation, Australian Children's Book of the Year shortlist, for People Might Hear You and Seeing Things, both 1984, Hating Alison Ashley, 1985, and Halfway across the
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Galaxy and Turn Left, 1986; Young Australian Best Book Award, 1986, and Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA), 1997, and South Australia Kanga Award list, 2004, all for Hating Alison Ashley; Human Rights Award for Literature, 1989, and Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers, Victorian Premier's Literary Award shortlist, Bologna Children's Book Fair White Raven Book designation, New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, all 1990, and COOL Award, 1992, all for Came Back to Show You I Could Fly; Dromkeen Medal, 1991, for contributions to children's literature in Australia; KOALA award, 1992, for People Might Hear You; New South Wales State Literary Award, 1992, for All in the Blue Unclouded Weather; South Australian Festival Award for Literature, 1998, and Books I Love Best Yearly honor (Queensland), 1999, both for The Listmaker; honorary doctor of letter of Newcastle, 2004.
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