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"Abel Tasman: Mapping The Southern Lands" was my third book to be published. The illustrations involved a lot of historical research and involved more environment art than my previous books.
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I was nominated for the “Russell Clark Award for Illustration” at the 2018 “New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults”.
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