November 2021

Julie Murphy crouched with her dog on rocks by the ocean.

Writing About Nature: Meet Julie Murphy

Former zookeeper and now children's book author, Julie Murphy, is perfectly placed to tell the story of the mountain pygmy-possum and its relationship with bogong moths. Find out what inspires her and how she approaches writing.

Cover of 'Tiny Possum and the Migrating Moths', featuring an illustration of a possum peering out of grassy vegetation at a moth perched upon a yellow flowerhead, with a cloudy night sky above. The cover is overlaid on an illustration of grassy vegetation.

Science Illustrated: Q&A with Ben Clifford

Ben Clifford is the artist behind the incredibly realistic illustrations in Tiny Possum and the Migrating Moths, a story about the critically endangered mountain pygmy-possum. Ben told us about the origin of and inspiration for his art.