Turtle Trackers and Wombat Warriors

Samantha Wheeler studied agriculture, worked with dairy farmers and taught science, until writing her first story for middle grade readers, inspired by koalas. Her books, which include Smooch & Rose, Mister Cassowary, Turtle Trackers, Devils in Danger and Everything I’ve Never Said, have been shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, the Readings Children’s Book Prize, and the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Samantha is now completing a PhD at the University of Queensland, investigating the creative devices which might best encourage young people to care for our environment.