Anne Garton trained as a Science and Social Science teacher over 28 years ago at Rusden, Victoria College, now part of Deakin University. She has over 24 years teaching experience and has been writing text books for both primary and secondary students since 1993. Anne has tutored science in England and worked as a Double Helix Science Officer for CSIRO in Queensland. She has taught a variety of subjects to children of all ages in Victoria and Queensland. She therefore has a wealth of experienced in writing for different age groups and producing stories that children love and can identify with.
Cailin Carrier successfully completed Year 12 in 2007. The subjects she studied were Art, Chemistry, Biology, Maths B, English and Sport. She enjoyed Art so much that when she was approached by Anne Garton to illustrate a children's story, she jumped at the opportunity.
Derek Garton started illustrating eBooks when his daughter Anne Garton sought his help. The first eBook Derek illustrated was The Wetlands. Derek was born in England and started his career as a Commercial Artist. He drew 'exploded' views of agricultural machinery for parts-list publication.
From a very early age I have been facinated by picture books. There was Asterix, to illustrated history graphic texts along with the traditional children's books. Kimba and Astro Boy were animated storys with a style that excited me and opened up a whole new world. So it was no real surprise when I spent more time illustrating covers for my book reports at school, than I did on the content.
