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Meet Nellie Melba
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Meet Nellie Melba

By Janeen Brian About · Illustrated by Claire Murphy

Dame Nellie Melba was Australia’s first classical music star. The beauty of her singing was celebrated around the globe. She was appointed Dame Commander, OBE for her enormous fundraising efforts during World War One and today she is commemorated on Australia’s hundred dollar banknote. This is the story of how she rose to fame, and how she brought opera to Australians in the city and in the bush.

CategoriesAustralian HistoryFamous PeopleMusicOpera
AuthorJaneen Brian About
IllustratorClaire Murphy
Type Of BookAustralian Information
SeriesMeet
FormatHardback
ISBN9780143780298
Published4/05/2016
Price Per CopyRRP $24.99
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Janeen Brian

Janeen Brian is the author of more than 60 books for children. Her writing spans non-fiction, short fiction, scripts, poetry and verse. Her work has been shortlisted in the CBC Awards, the Wilderness Society Environment Awards and for various other awards over her 20-year career. She received the CBC Honour Book award for Where Does Thursday Go? (illustrated by Stephen Michael King).

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