In episode 217 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
10 minutes with Cristy Burne
Allison chats to author and science communicator Cristy Burne about her role in the new book ‘A New World Rises: Tales Of A LEGO® Future’ by Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler. Plus, a discussion about the rising popularity of ‘choose a story path’-style books – and what kids can learn from them.
Books we mention
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘Cynthia is a Wild Dog’ by Tohby Riddle
‘Mega Rich Guinea Pigs’ by Kate and Jol Temple (See the Bedazzled cover here!)
‘Chaos! Which Way Will You Choose?’ by Andrew Cranna
‘Horror in Pleasantville: Stories from the archives‘ by Caleb Finn
(NB: After a bit of discussion, we landed on lower secondary-up as a suggested reading age for this book – the publisher’s recommendation is 14+)
Other
Allison’s event at Kiama Library on Saturday 30 August at 1.30pm, FREE, ages 10+.
Bookings: A. L. Tait: Can You Solve A Murder?
StoryFest Out West (Longreach) program
10 minutes with Cristy Burne
About Cristy Burne
Cristy Burne grew up climbing trees, jumping drains, chasing cows and inventing stories. She has a passion for learning through doing, and loves to inspire creativity, daring and resilience in her readers.
Cristy is a children’s author and science writer with degrees in Biotechnology and Science Communication. She has also worked as a science circus performer, garbage analyst, Santa’s pixie and atom-smashing reporter.
Cristy Burne’s children’s fiction book, Off the Track, was shortlisted for the 2022 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award (WAYRBA). Her other titles with Fremantle Press – Into the Blue, Beneath the Trees, and To the Lighthouse – have all been popular with young readers.
About Jackson Harvey
Jackson Harvey is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Fremantle, Western Australia. Jackson’s passion in art was encouraged from a young age, with drawing, painting and constructing grand LEGO structures his usual childhood pastimes.
As an adult, he discovered a passion for creating large scale mural works and their ability to transform spaces.
Since winning Australian television series LEGO Masters in 2020 with his childhood friend Alex Towler, he has added LEGO building into his art practice. Their first LEGO exhibition together, titled RELICS: Bricks of a New World, was the highest-attended exhibition ever presented.
Their following touring exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises has since shattered museum attendance records, becoming the highest-attended ticketed exhibition in the 168-year history of the South Australian Museum, and drew over 112,000 visitors during its international debut at the Auckland Museum.
About Alex Towler
Alex has always felt torn between the worlds of art and science. Beginning his career as an environmental engineer he worked predominantly with natural waterways and urban stormwater drainage.
After finding success on Channel 9’s LEGO® Masters with his long-time friend Jackson Harvey, the duo developed unique sculptural displays that combine LEGO® with human artifacts.
The creative concept grew into the exhibition ‘RELICS: A New World Rises’ which has been touring Australia and New Zealand since 2023.
About ‘A New World Rises: Tales Of A LEGO® Future’
From the creative and curious minds of LEGO® Masters winners Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler comes LEGO® like nothing else.
THE YEAR IS 2130
Humanity’s reign has ended but the world is slowly recovering and showing signs of new life – one brick at a time.
LEGO minifigures have risen from the debris to craft intricate civilisations inside discarded objects – each one inspired by the relic they now call home.
Taking LEGO storytelling and artistry to new heights, A New World Rises explores an imagined future, one that might not be as far removed from reality as we think. Step into the future. Discover the past. And inspire your own LEGO worlds.
Cristy’s Recommendations
‘The Surface Trials’ by H. M. Waugh
‘In Plain Sight’ (Friday Barnes #13) by R. A. Spratt
Our books
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A. L. Tait
Danger Road by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
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