https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45 After exploring the websites about Mark Wilson, record something new you learnt about Mark and his work here. Try to think of original ideas. You can also record a question you'd like to ask Mark at the Literature Festival. en-us 2018-04-22 00:48:25 UTC 2025-11-18 21:06:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258392965 i read a Mark Wilson book with a really weird name that had something to do with the longest trail in austrailia, i also know that it is]]> 2018-05-07 03:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258392965 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393273 I noticed that Mark Wilson takes care in his writing and drawing. He is a great artist.]]> 2018-05-07 04:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393273 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393279 2018-05-07 04:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393279 tobie_gilchrist https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393429 I like how he uses little shade and how much care he takes in his drawing.]]> 2018-05-07 04:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393429 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393484 Mark Wilson takes really good care in his picture and the pictures are really descriptive, like how he shades the pictures.

]]> 2018-05-07 04:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393484 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393508 I like how much effort he puts into detail.]]> 2018-05-07 04:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393508 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393547 In the same book, he changes the different types of art works.  He uses a wide variety of different types of shading and ways of drawing.

]]> 2018-05-07 04:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393547 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393620 I like how he pays such good attention to his drawings and how he adds the letters and newspapers into the corners of the pages.

]]> 2018-05-07 04:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393620 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393714 I notice how Mark Wilson makes books come to life with his amazing illustrations and with the wording. I learnt that he has 17 books in print worldwide and in 9 different languages.]]> 2018-05-07 04:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393714 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393816 I learnt that after Art School, Mark Wilson did National Service for two years.]]> 2018-05-07 04:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393816 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393884 I noticed that Mark Wilson in all of his drawings are all in the same direction. The shading is all in the same direction.]]> 2018-05-07 04:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393884 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393952 I learnt that Mark Wilson was born in Brunswick, up the road from Carlton footy ground.]]> 2018-05-07 04:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258393952 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394012 A question about The Last Tree ... where did you get the idea from as most of your books about war or convicts]]> 2018-05-07 04:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394012 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394083 I love how realistic the illustrations are. Where did you get your idea of the Tasmanian tiger?]]> 2018-05-07 04:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394083 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394153 I learnt that Mark Wilson had several other jobs before he became a writer/illustrator.]]> 2018-05-07 04:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394153 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394222 Before he became a writer, he was a soldier and a musician]]> 2018-05-07 04:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394222 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394295 Became a writer/author, he was a soldier and a musician.

I like the way the pictures are simple but very powerful.]]> 2018-05-07 04:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394295 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394393 I love the attention he pays to detail and he drawings are so simple but so realistic.]]> 2018-05-07 04:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394393 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394510 How many books have you written?

]]> 2018-05-07 04:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394510 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394592 I noticed that Mark Wilson doesn't always use the same art medium.]]> 2018-05-07 04:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394592 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394665 I like how Mark Wilson isn't always the writer.  He is also an illustrator.  HIs illustrations are the best I've ever seen.

]]> 2018-05-07 04:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394665 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394747 Are any of your artworks in galleries or for sale?

]]> 2018-05-07 04:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258394747 annadavidsoncareycomau1 https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258395447  I learned that Mark Wilson likes to encourage young children with their illustrating and writing. In his book, Migaloo The White Whale, I learned that Migaloo might have skin cancer because his white skin does't protect him from the sun. A question I have is what gave you the inspiration for the book Migaloo?]]> 2018-05-07 04:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/annadavidsoncareycomau1/ztttt1wgrn45/wish/258395447