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Odo Hirsch (born 1962) is the pen name of David Kausman, [1] an Australian author of children's books. He was born in Melbourne, where he trained to be a doctor, but moved to London, where he currently lives.

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After working as a doctor in both Melbourne and London, he joined Amnesty International, where he reported on torture victims and examined hospital conditions in Eastern Europe. After doing a master's degree in political thought at Cambridge University, he joined McKinsey & Company in 1997. This was when his first novel for children, Antonio S and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman, was published. His other books include Bartlett and the Ice Voyage, which won the Blue Peter Book Award. His novels have been shortlisted many times for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. [2]

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Bartlett series

Darius Bell series

The bees of Darius' town are mysteriously disappearing, and it's up to Darius and his friends to figure out what's causing them to disappear.

Frankel Mouse series

Hazel Green series

Will Buster series

Other books

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References

  1. "Odo Hirsch | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories".
  2. "Think Smart, Hazel Green! - Odo Hirsch - 9781741141108 - Allen & Unwin - Australia".
  3. "Odo Hirsch".