Rescue on Nim's Island

With a string of awards and accolades, including the CBCA Book of the Year and Prime Minister's Award for Children's Literature, internationally bestselling author Wendy Orr has written more than 40 books for children, teenagers and adults, and has been published in 29 languages. Wendy wrote the first Australian children's book to be adapted for a Hollywood feature film – Nim's Island, starring Jodie Foster, who was passionate about the book because it had turned her son into a reader. Wendy grew up in Canada, France and the United States, and now lives in Mornington Peninsula, Australia.

Rebecca Macauley is an award-winning narrator. She has appeared in various television series, including international hit Neighbours and Australian drama Blue Heelers. Her work includes the US feature film Darkness Falls and the children's television series Wicked Science. Rebecca has previously narrated Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta and Ursula Dubosarsky's Abyssinia.