Background
Natalie Jane Prior was born in November, 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is a daughter of Gordon Raymond Prior, a bussinessman.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
In 1984 Natalie Jane Prior graduated from the University of Queensland.
(Amabel Cholmondeley, an Australian girl, encounters a gre...)
Amabel Cholmondeley, an Australian girl, encounters a great white shark, a gang of outlaws, a pack of plague-carrying rats, a railway disaster, and a group of gypsies.
https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Amabel-Little-Book/dp/004442163X/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(Amabel Cholmondeley, an Australian girl, has a series of ...)
Amabel Cholmondeley, an Australian girl, has a series of adventures as she travels to Cairo, Paris, London, and Switzerland.
https://www.amazon.com/Amabel-Abroad-More-Amazing-Adventures/dp/186373130X/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(An exploration of preserved human remains tells the stori...)
An exploration of preserved human remains tells the stories of druid sacrifices found in the bogs of Britain, mummies from Greenland and Egypt, a five thousand-year-old man frozen by the glaciers of the Italian Alps, and the mysterious Knight of St. Bees. An exploration of preserved human remains tells the stories of druid sacrifices found in the bogs of Britain, mummies from Greenland and Egypt, and a five thousand-year-old man frozen by the glaciers of the Italian Alps.
https://www.amazon.com/Bog-Bodies-Mummies-Curious-Corpses/dp/1864482435/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(A collection of stories about modern dance goes behind th...)
A collection of stories about modern dance goes behind the scenes at the Queensland Ballet, looks at events in the careers of such dancers as Fred Astaire, Isadora Duncan, and Anna Pavlova, and examines the origins of dance crazes.
https://www.amazon.com/Dance-Crazy-Ballet-Dancing-Stories/dp/1864483903/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(Tasha, who lives in Queensland, Australia, is convinced t...)
Tasha, who lives in Queensland, Australia, is convinced that the woman who lives next door is a witch who has put a spell on Tasha's radish patch when Tasha refused to give her any radishes.
https://www.amazon.com/Tashas-Witch-Storybridge-Natalie-Prior/dp/0702227935/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(When Leonie, "The Paw," a cat burglar, finds that Konrad ...)
When Leonie, "The Paw," a cat burglar, finds that Konrad Korva has the last saber-tooth puma cub, she goes to Brazil so he won't trap its mother.
https://www.amazon.com/Paw-Destination-Brazil-Little-Book/dp/186373807X/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(This book describes various underground phenomena, includ...)
This book describes various underground phenomena, including caves, volcanoes, burial customs, underground buildings, mining, waste disposal, legends and traditions of underground life, and related subjects.
https://www.amazon.com/Caves-Graves-Catacombs-Secrets-Beneath/dp/186448389X/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(The story of Carmen Morton, a fifteen-year-old from a wor...)
The story of Carmen Morton, a fifteen-year-old from a working class family in Brisbane, who is accepted into the prestigeous Queensland Dance School of Excellence for her final two years of high school.
https://www.amazon.com/West-Shuffle-Young-Adult-Fiction/dp/0702228826/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(Shattered by her father's unexpected death, Carmen Morton...)
Shattered by her father's unexpected death, Carmen Morton decides to achieve her life's ambition: to be a dancer in a London West End musical. But London is a big and lonely city, and the path to fame is paved with unemployment and botched relationships. As she lurches from one disaster to the next, Carmen is forced to re-examine her motives - and confront the unpleasant possibility that she might not make it after all...
https://www.amazon.com/London-Calling-Natalie-Jane-Prior/dp/0702229482/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(As a family of dragon slayers, the Quenches of Ashby have...)
As a family of dragon slayers, the Quenches of Ashby have always been burning successes...until the evil Black Count invades, and the family's fortunes go into a downward spiral. Then a dragon unexpectedly arrives and Lily, the last of the Quenches, is called upon to fight it. Soon she finds herself on a desperate, magical quest to save Ashby from destruction-and restore the lost heir to his throne...
https://www.amazon.com/Lily-Quench-Dragon-Ashby-published/dp/B015RV9F9S/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(The Black Count's army is closing in on Lily Quench and h...)
The Black Count's army is closing in on Lily Quench and her friends. Only a magical blue lily can save them - but it grows at the heart of the Black Mountains in a terrifying place called Dragon's Downfall, where lies a statue that lures people (and dragons) to their deaths. Lily is captured by the Black Count's son - but a twist of fate sees them both leading the Black Count himself towards the treacherous Dragon's Downfall. Lily has to be braver than ever to escape...
https://www.amazon.com/Quench-Black-Mountains-Natalie-Prior/dp/0141316845/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Kidnapped and taken back into the past to a crumbling cas...)
Kidnapped and taken back into the past to a crumbling castle in the middle of a creepy marsh, Lily Quench searches for the long-lost treasure of Mote Ely — and a way back to her own time. Locked in a dungeon, attacked by a dragon, and befriended by her eccentric great-great-great-great-grandmother, Lily finds that enemies can sometimes be friends — and that old friends can unexpectedly turn into enemies.
https://www.amazon.com/Lily-Quench-Treasure-Mote-Ely/dp/014240022X/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(The temperature in the room dropped, like the bitter cold...)
The temperature in the room dropped, like the bitter cold before a storm, and the smell of magic gathered like a mist. then the windows rattled, the floor shook and the paper stars and firework cases and all the trumpery tackle of Casimir's trade suddenly lifted off the shelves and whirled around him in a blinding, stinging storm... Simeon Runciman is a firework maker who used to be a dark magician; a difficult man with a dangerous past. His son, Casimir, has always known part of the truth about him. But when Simeon's enemy, the sinister magician, Circastes, reappears in their lives intent on revenge, Casimir is caught in a web of murder, deceit and magic. Forced to fight for his own survival, Casimir must also confront the harsh truth of who his father is and what he has done, as well as the real nature of the magic that he wields.
https://www.amazon.com/Fireworks-Darkness-Natalie-Jane-Prior-ebook/dp/B003B6QYZK/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(Preserved people can tell us things that skeletons can't-...)
Preserved people can tell us things that skeletons can't-hairstyles and tattoos can tell us what people looked like, full stomachs can tell us what thev ate, and autopsies can reveal what diseases they suffered. With sections on Egyptian mummies, bog bodies, Einstein's brain, and the Ice Man, The Encyclopedia of Preserved People provides a fascinating look at those men, women, and children whose bodies have been preserved until the present day. It proves that history is not about dull dates, but about people who laughed, cried, ate, and worked, just like us-yet who were also incredibly different. It includes an index and a bibliography and is illustrated by over 30 full-color photographs.
https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Preserved-People-Pickled-Mummified/dp/0375922873/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(At the end of the earth is Skellig Lir, a dreamy enchante...)
At the end of the earth is Skellig Lir, a dreamy enchanted island that is inhabited by mysterious people with strange powers. To get there, Lily Quench and Queen Dragon must brave magic, storms, and seas swarming with deadly sea dragons — and Ariane, the rebellious keeper of the lonely lighthouse of Skellig Mor. In the depths of an undersea cavern, Lily struggles to communicate with the sea dragons and escape the skeleton-filled tunnels beneath the lighthouse. Only then can she complete her quest: to enter the fantastical library that has existed since the beginning of the world.
https://www.amazon.com/Lily-Quench-Lighthouse-Skellig-Mor/dp/0142400599/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(In a dense wilderness far to the north is a gigantic pyra...)
In a dense wilderness far to the north is a gigantic pyramid filled with secrets. It is home to three evil magicians who built the Eye Stones: sinister doorways in time that Lily Quench and Queen Dragon are determined to close off forever. When Queen Dragon vanishes, Lily fights alone to uncover the pyramid’s mysteries. What is the dreadful truth behind the magicians’ unnaturally long lives? Who — or what — is being hidden inside the pyramid? And what has happened to Queen Dragon? Lily faces her most dangerous adventure yet.
https://www.amazon.com/Quench-Magicians-Pyramid-Natalie-Prior/dp/0142401633/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(Something strange is happening in the Black Mountains: pe...)
Something strange is happening in the Black Mountains: people are disappearing, government equipment is being stolen and destroyed, and the miners are in revolt. Countries occupied for centuries by the Black Empire are declaring their independence, and General Sark is powerless to stop the rebellion. A mysterious Robin Hood?like figure known only as Manuelo is thought to be responsible. Fighting under cover of darkness and always in disguise, Manuelo is never seen by anyone other than his closest associates, so Lily Quench goes underground? literally!? to find out exactly who he is and what he is fighting for.
https://www.amazon.com/Lily-Quench-6-Hand-Manuelo/dp/0142402222/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(In the distant past, during the Great War of the Dragons,...)
In the distant past, during the Great War of the Dragons, Queen Dragon's fiancŽ disappeared through the Eye in Time, never to be heard from again. Now Lily Quench has discovered a clue to his whereabouts, and she must accompany Queen Dragon to find him. They arrive safely in a magical place known as the Valley of Eydelen, land of the dragons, ignorant of the fact that, back home, the unthinkable has happened: Gordon the Black Count has finally returned to reclaim the Black Empire! With Queen Dragon and its Chief Quencher away, the fate of Ashby looks grim...
https://www.amazon.com/Quench-Search-Natalie-published-February/dp/B018CK5OIW/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(Meet Jane, Kiki and Susannah, three dolls who know what b...)
Meet Jane, Kiki and Susannah, three dolls who know what being friends is all about. Jane is going to be a model in a fashion competition! If she wins, she'll be on the cover of a famous fashion magazine. But nasty Madison is a contestant too, and her plans include cheating. Can Kiki and Susannah stop Madison's schemes before it's too late?
https://www.amazon.com/Fashion-Follies-Dolls-Natalie-Prior/dp/1743157193/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(Secrets, stories and slip-ups! Meet Jane, Kiki and Susann...)
Secrets, stories and slip-ups! Meet Jane, Kiki and Susannah, three dolls who know what being friends is about. When Jane's dog, tartan, steals Madison's love letters, the dolls think it's very funny. Then Madison takes revenge by stealing Susannah's precious notebook, containing all her secret stories about the dolls' adventures. Can the dolls get the notebook back before Madison reads all their secrets? And who wrote the love letters to Madison, anyway?
https://www.amazon.com/Susannahs-Notebook-Dolls-Natalie-Prior/dp/1743157207/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(Identical in appearance‚ yet raised as strangers on oppos...)
Identical in appearance‚ yet raised as strangers on opposite sidesof the world‚ Estee Merton and Sally Taverner share a perilous inheritance: a broken half of a mysterious star−shaped locket‚ a magical talisman that could control the destiny of millions. Aided by a renegade secret society and a young man who loves one of them too much‚ Sally and Estee are drawn into a terrifying struggle on the murky streets of nineteenth−century Starberg. As torn loyalties threaten everyone′s safety‚ the star locket is fated to decide which twin will live and which will be lost. The problem is‚ there is no way of telling who is real and who is not.
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Locket-Natalie-Jane-Prior/dp/0207199728/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(Minnie Pearl's parents own the Undersea Bazaar - the plac...)
Minnie Pearl's parents own the Undersea Bazaar - the place all fashionable mermaids go to shop. But when Manta Rae moves in next door and sets up her own Marine Emporium, the Undersea Bazaar is in jeopardy. How can Minnie save her parent's business? The answer puts all her courage and resourcefulness to the test.
https://www.amazon.com/Minnie-Pearl-Undersea-Bazaar/dp/0733320147/?tag=2022091-20
2007
(The Minivers are TV-star princesses. They're rich, famous...)
The Minivers are TV-star princesses. They're rich, famous, talented and beautiful - and they're only two feet tall. Rosamund and Emily Miniver live in a luxurious miniature palace. Worshipped by adoring fans, they make chart-topping CDs, have their own fashion label and are the most famous celebrities in Artemesia. But suddenly their glamorous show-biz life goes horribly wrong, and the tiny sisters find themselves on the run from big and powerful enemies...
https://www.amazon.com/Minivers-Run-Natalie-Jane-Prior/dp/1407110446/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(Miniature celebrities Rosamund and Emily Miniver thought ...)
Miniature celebrities Rosamund and Emily Miniver thought they had escaped from their enemies. But the battle of survival isn't over yet. Determined to destroy the sisters, the evil Madame fills the news with stories about the Minivers' selfishness and extravagance. Helped by their few remaining friends, Emily and Rosamund hatch a daring plot to restore their reputation. But will Madame's malicious plans triumph before the Minivers can succeed?
https://www.amazon.com/Minivers-Fight-Back-Natalie-Prior/dp/0143303694/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(The Minivers' enemies are triumphant. Emily is a prisoner...)
The Minivers' enemies are triumphant. Emily is a prisoner, shut up in the home of her ex-security guard. Rosamund is alone in the world and in charge of both their fates. With the evil Madame hot on her heels, her only hope is to find the room where the secret of the Minivers' mysterious existence has been hidden since their birth. Or else the Minivers lose their throne, and their kingdom forever. This is the third story in a four-book series of exciting adventures about two great new characters.
https://www.amazon.com/Minivers-and-the-Secret-Room/dp/1407110462/?tag=2022091-20
2010
(The Minivers are reunited. The Most Secret Room has been ...)
The Minivers are reunited. The Most Secret Room has been found. Now Rosamund and Emily must battle Madame to see who will be queen... Join miniature heroines Rosamund and Emily Miniver as they get ready to face their greatest challenge: the fight for the throne of Artemisia itself. Madame and Titus are determined to triumph and see Madame crowned Queen. To ensure their success, Titus has some nasty surprises in store for the Minivers. Can Emily outwit Titus one last time? And can Rosamund avoid making a decision that could keep the Minivers from the top of the charts forever?
https://www.amazon.com/Minivers-Forever-Book-Four-ebook/dp/B006O8VIVW
2011
(For every little girl who loves to dance, comes this lavi...)
For every little girl who loves to dance, comes this lavishly illustrated storybook from award-winning Australian author Natalie Jane Prior and much-loved illustrator Cheryl Orsini. Every Saturday, with a hop, a skip and a magical twirl, Mia, Emma and Grace turn into... fairy dancers! Enter their enchanted world of fun, friendship, fairy wings and dancing.
https://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Dancers-Natalie-Jane-Prior-ebook/dp/B00VPO9UVU
2015
(The Tales of Mrs Mancini tells the story of a cat who, to...)
The Tales of Mrs Mancini tells the story of a cat who, together with her human friend, Filippina, runs a cake shop full of delectable treats. Alongside her flair for flan, Mrs Mancini also has a special ability to bring lonely children together. A collection of three fully illustrated short stories celebrating friands and friendship.
https://www.amazon.com/The-Tales-of-Mrs-Mancini/dp/0733337902/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(Lucy's mum takes her to the library every Saturday. Lucy ...)
Lucy's mum takes her to the library every Saturday. Lucy loves to read, but there is one special book that she borrows over and over again. The book is shared between friends, dropped in the ocean, flown to China and even made into a banana sandwich. But what will happen when everyone's favourite book goes missing?
https://www.amazon.com/Lucys-Book-Natalie-Jane-Prior-ebook/dp/B01MQ1ZYYU
2017
(Open worlds of imagination and explore themagic of everyd...)
Open worlds of imagination and explore themagic of everyday life with this enchanting new collection of poetry from some of Australia's most-loved writers and illustrators. Perfect for the classroom and the home, A Boat of Stars will bring a love of language, rhythm and rhyme to every child.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Boat-Stars-poems-inspire-enchant/dp/0733337937
2018
(On rainy afternoons, when it's too wet to play outside af...)
On rainy afternoons, when it's too wet to play outside after school, Ben goes to his grandfather's bookshop. But with secret doors and passages, and tigers under the floorboards, there's much more going on than Ben could ever have imagined.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Magic-Bookshop-Natalie-Jane-Prior/dp/0733338321
2018
Natalie Jane Prior was born in November, 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is a daughter of Gordon Raymond Prior, a bussinessman.
In 1984 Natalie Jane Prior graduated from the University of Queensland.
Natalie Jane Prior worked as a librarian. She is the author and editor of numerous books for children and young adults. Her work includes the classic picture book The Paw and its sequels, illustrated by Terry Denton, the fantasy series Lily Quench, and The Minivers, a four-book series published by Penguin Australia and Scholastic UK. In 2018, Natalie was co-editor with her long-time agent, Margaret Connolly, of the critically acclaimed poetry anthology, A Boat of Stars, which includes new poetry and artwork by some of Australia’s best-known writers and illustrators, the first such anthology in many years.
Natalie has collaborated many times with Sydney based illustrator, Cheryl Orsini, most recently on the picture storybook, The Magic Bookshop and A Boat of Stars (both published by ABC Books in 2018). Other books they have collaborated on include Lucy’s Book (Lothian, 2017), PomPom (Penguin, 2013), two titles about The Fairy Dancers and The Tales of Mrs. Mancini (all ABC Books). In 2019, she will be publishing a new picture book, Wandering Star, with illustrations by Stephen Michael King.
(Identical in appearance‚ yet raised as strangers on oppos...)
2006(An exploration of preserved human remains tells the stori...)
1994(A collection of stories about modern dance goes behind th...)
1995(Preserved people can tell us things that skeletons can't-...)
2002(This book describes various underground phenomena, includ...)
1996(The story of Carmen Morton, a fifteen-year-old from a wor...)
1996(Tasha, who lives in Queensland, Australia, is convinced t...)
1995(Kidnapped and taken back into the past to a crumbling cas...)
2002(For every little girl who loves to dance, comes this lavi...)
2015(Open worlds of imagination and explore themagic of everyd...)
2018(Amabel Cholmondeley, an Australian girl, encounters a gre...)
1990(Something strange is happening in the Black Mountains: pe...)
2004(In the distant past, during the Great War of the Dragons,...)
2004(When Leonie, "The Paw," a cat burglar, finds that Konrad ...)
1995(Shattered by her father's unexpected death, Carmen Morton...)
1997(The Tales of Mrs Mancini tells the story of a cat who, to...)
2016(At the end of the earth is Skellig Lir, a dreamy enchante...)
2003(Amabel Cholmondeley, an Australian girl, has a series of ...)
1992(Leonie — little girl by day, cat-burglar by night — gives...)
1993(The temperature in the room dropped, like the bitter cold...)
2002(Secrets, stories and slip-ups! Meet Jane, Kiki and Susann...)
2005(On rainy afternoons, when it's too wet to play outside af...)
2018(Minnie Pearl's parents own the Undersea Bazaar - the plac...)
2007(Miniature celebrities Rosamund and Emily Miniver thought ...)
2009(As a family of dragon slayers, the Quenches of Ashby have...)
1999(The sun watches as such animals as seal pups, a baby bird...)
2008(Meet Jane, Kiki and Susannah, three dolls who know what b...)
2005(In a dense wilderness far to the north is a gigantic pyra...)
2003(A star watches as such animals as a cat, lamb, glowworm, ...)
2008(The Black Count's army is closing in on Lily Quench and h...)
2001(How it changed the world, saved the universe and topped t...)
2000(Lucy's mum takes her to the library every Saturday. Lucy ...)
2017(The Minivers' enemies are triumphant. Emily is a prisoner...)
2010(The Minivers are TV-star princesses. They're rich, famous...)
2008(The Minivers are reunited. The Most Secret Room has been ...)
2011Natalie Jane Prior is a member of the Australian society of authors.
When not writing, Natalie Jane Prior likes reading, gardening, knitting, sewing and messing around with ink and fountain pens.
Natalie Jane Prior is married. Her husband’s name is Peter. They have a daughter.