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Paul Buddee (1913-2004)
Born in Mount Lawley, WA in 1913. Was a teacher and author, but also a keen advocate for Australian books and for Australian children's reading. He was a prominent figure in the Australian body The Children's Book Council. He organised special Book Weeks, book tours, and libraries in schools. Like Mary Treadgold, he began writing as an answer to what he thought was the poor quality of children's books of the time. Wrote a number of children's novels, mostly adventure series, of which one, the Ann Rankin series, featured ponies.
Source: Obituary, Alison Gregg.
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