| 词条 | Paul Geraghty |
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| image = PaulGeraghty.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Paul Geraghty | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|05|03}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Author-Illustrator | language = | nationality = South African | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = Natal University | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Picture Books and Children's Fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = Pig, Solo, Dinosaur in Danger | spouse(s) = | partner(s) = | children = | relative(s) = | influences = | influenced = | awards = Children's Book Award, Young Africa Award | signature = | signature_alt = | website = {{URL|http://www.paul-geraghty.com}} | portaldisp = }}Paul Geraghty (born 3 May 1959, in Durban, South Africa) is a British based author and illustrator of children's picture books. He also writes teenage fiction and won the Young Africa Award for his first novel Pig.[1] BackgroundHis master read Fine Arts and English at Natal University, South Africa and holds a Higher Diploma in Education. After teaching for two years in Cape Town he took a copywriter’s job in advertising. There he met John Bush, who would later go on to collaborate with him on three picture books. Since 1986 he has lived in London, UK.[2] Geraghty’s picture books typically centre on wildlife/environmental themes, either treated in a highly realistic manner, rich in detail, or irreverently stylised, usually illustrated in watercolour.[3] Translated into over 20 languages internationally, his work has won various awards, including the Children's Book Award for Solo in 1996.[4] A frequent lecturer and live illustrator on the literary circuit, he is renowned for his inspirational, if eccentric style with audiences of all ages. He is also a musician, photographer and extensive traveller. Picture Books(Illustrated in watercolour, unless otherwise stated)
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References1. ^{{Cite web |url= http://openlibrary.org/b/OL2272010M/Pig|title=Pig by Paul Geraghty |accessdate= 5 March 2010 |publisher=Open Library }} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/libraries/children/paul_geraghty.page |title=Paul Geraghty |accessdate=6 March 2010 |publisher=Buckinghamshire County Council |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162830/http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/libraries/children/paul_geraghty.page |archivedate=4 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.childrensdiscovery.org.uk/author-profiles/our-authors/new-page/ |title=Paul Geraghty |accessdate=5 March 2010 |publisher=Children's Discovery Centre |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20090123140657/http://www.childrensdiscovery.org.uk/author-profiles/our-authors/new-page/ |archivedate=23 January 2009 |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk/past-winners-1990-1999.html |title=Past winners from 1990-1999 |accessdate=5 March 2010 |publisher= Red House Children's Book Award}} External links
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