Duncan Ball
Author of Jeremy's Tail
About the Author
Duncan Ball was born in 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts in the USA, one of three children. His family lived in the suburbs of Boston, but then moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where they stayed for four years. Later, when Ball was a teenager, his family moved to Madrid, Spain for three years. When Ball show more was a teenager he became interested in painting and drawing. Ball finished high school in America and then got a job and saved money up to travel. He went to Paris, France, and started a university course. After a year though, he ran out of money and had to move back to America again. There he got another job while studying Mathematics and Chemistry. Ball moved to Sydney in 1974 and worked as an Industrial Chemist, doing chemical research. He continued to paint and write in his spare time. He wrote a novel for adults and, later, got a job as the editor of the School Magazine at the Department of Education of New South Wales. There he learned much about children's books and realized that that was what he truly wanted to write. After a few years Ball quit his job and started writing full-time. His works include the Selby Series of books and the Emily Eyefinger Series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Duncan Ball
Selby's Stardom 1 copy
Bounce Away 1 copy
A Stack of Selby 1 copy
Piggotts in Peril 1 copy
A very polite robber 1 copy
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Jeremy's Tail by Duncan Ball
Jeremy is at a birthday party and it is his turn to 'pin the tail on the donkey'. His attempts to locate the donkey take him all the way around the world before successfully returning and pinning the tail accurately. Jeremy's adventures lend themselves to sequencing activities and also to a simple lesson in geography as he treks across continents in search of the elusive donkey
Duncan writes fabulous tales of how handy it can be to have a freakish eye on the end of your finger.
The book selby screams by Duncan Ball is about a dog called selby. He is not an ordinary dogs that barks but he is a unique dog that can talk! it is really funny and weird so i strongly suggest people from all ages to read selby screams. There are also other books like selby surf, selby the talking dog and many other funny books aboout selby. -Cloe
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