Paul Jennings AM

Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...

is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.
Paul Jennings was born on 30 April 1943 in Heston

Heston

Heston is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It is a suburban development area, based on a former farming village west south-west of Charing Cross.-History:...

 near London

London

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. In 1949 his family emigrated to Australia, where he attended Bentleigh West Primary School

Bentleigh West Primary School

Bentleigh West Primary School is a government primary school located in the suburbs of Glen Eira, about 15 km out of Melbourne, Australia. The current principal is Craig Johnson, who succeeded Jennifer Small. Current enrolments sits at around 490 students from prep to grade 6. There are 33...

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He trained to be a teacher at Frankston

Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...

 Teachers College and taught at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre

Turana Youth Training Centre

Melbourne Youth Justice Centre , is a youth corrections facility located in Parkville, Victoria, Australia....

 and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza

Mount Eliza, Victoria

Mount Eliza is an outer suburb south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...

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