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Garys illustrated book, Memorial (with Shaun Tan) was awarded the Childrens Book Council of Australia Honour Book in 2000 and short listed for the Queensland Premiers Awards.His watertower. Results 1 - 20 of 6600 - Beneath The Surface, The Watertower: Book 2 By Gary Crew, Literatura.
In the award-winning book THE WATERTOWER, readers were introduced to the small town of Preston and the old watertower that stands outside the town. But what lurks in the deep wate The mist lifted the moment he stepped through. But what lurks in the deep waters Why are the townspeople changing In BENEATH THE SURFACE, Spike, now a doctor of science, returns to uncover the mystery and to find an explanation for the nightmares that haunt him. BENEATH THE SURFACE is the long-awaited sequel to THE WATERTOWER, winner of the 1995 CBC Book of the Year Award. One of the original boys, Spike, returns to the town and the watertower to make sense of the nightmares that have been haunting him. Stephen Woolmans illustrations are every bit as sinister and malevolent as in the original and employ the same panel format to great effect, juxtaposing disparate scenes from across the world to show how far the watertower mark has spread with Spikes investigations. This book is a lot darker than the original a I was excited to discover a sequel to The Watertower. This book is a lot darker than the original and strongly suggests that the watertower mark has alien origins, as conveyed through the beautifully detailed image of two affected scientists sitting at a computer inside an astronomy dome. Each subsequent page shows a different part of the world and reveals that people have been affected, but the text continues to tell Spikes story, which makes for a bit of confusing reading at first. But as the story and images unfold along separate paths, you start to realise the implications and when they converge again (on the page after the particularly creepy image of devilish-looking men sitting around a broken circle table looking at the planet earth), the unfortunate conclusion looks inevitable. ![]() Dr Gary Crew, author of novels, short stories and picture books for older children and young adults, began his writing career in 1985, when he was a high school teacher. ![]() As well as writing fiction, Gary is a Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Childrens and Adult Literature, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensl Dr Gary Crew, author of novels, short stories and picture books for older children and young adults, began his writing career in 1985, when he was a high school teacher. As well as writing fiction, Gary is a Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Childrens and Adult Literature, at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and editor of the After Dark series. He lives with his wife Christine on several acres in the cool, high mountains of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland in Queensland, Australia in a house called Green Mansions which is shaded by over 200 Australian rainforest palms he has cultivated. He enjoys gardening, reading, and playing with his dogs Ferris, Beulah, and Miss Wendy. In his spare time he has created an Australian Rainforest Garden around his home, filled with Australian palms. Gary loves to visit antique shops looking for curios and beautiful objects. Gary Crew has been awarded the Childrens Book Council of Australia Book of the year four times: twice for Book of the Year for Young Adult Older Readers (Strange Objects in 1991 and Angels Gate in 1993) and twice for Picture Book of the Year with First Light in 1993 (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe) and The Watertower (illustrated by Steven Woolman) in 1994.
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