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Automaton

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Automaton

By Gary Crew About · Illustrated by Aaron Hill

Following his invention of the light bulb and recorded sound, Thomas Edison turned his genius to the invention of a doll which could speak and walk. When assembled the doll weighed almost 10 kilos and Edison buried this failure in the grounds of his factory. Here is a modern parable warning about the age of dehumanising automation. Ages 10+.

AuthorGary Crew About
IllustratorAaron Hill
Type Of BookAustralian Picture Book
FormatHardback
ISBN9780734406934
Published20/12/2005
Lists And AwardsPremier's Reading Challenge 6-9 (SA)
Price Per CopyRRP $27.95
1–9 copies$25.15
10–19 copies$23.75
20+ copies$22.36
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Gary Crew

Gary Crew has been awarded the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Award four times; twice for Older Readers (Strange Objects in 1991 and Angel’s Gate in 1993), and twice for Picture Books (First Light in 1993 and The Water Tower in 1996). He has also been short-listed twice for the Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction Award for Youth in the USA, and has been awarded the American Children’s Book of Distinction. Gary is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Children’s and Adult Literature at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

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