John NicholsonJohn Nicholson is an award-winning author with a passion for the built and natural environment. He originally trained as an architect, and has built his own environment-friendly home in the Australian bush. He relishes the detailed research that goesinto his books. He is renowned for his attractive and accurate illustration. Many of his books have been shortlisted in the CBC Awards and four of them, Animal Architects, A Home among the Gum Trees, The First Fleet and Fishing for Islands have won the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. Read More Read Less