ARNOLD, Elizabeth 1944-

PERSONAL: Born 1944, in Leicester, England; married; children: two. Education: Open University, graduate. Hobbies and other interests: Keeps tropical fish, gardening, photography, swimming, walking, collecting china Dalmatians.

ADDRESSES: Home—The New Forest, Hampshire, England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Sq., London W1F 9HA, England.

CAREER: Science technician, quality control manager, and writer.

MEMBER: Writers' Circle.

AWARDS, HONORS: Beefeater Children's Novel Award, 1995, shortlist for The Parsley Parcel; Nasan Special Educational Needs Award, 1997, shortlisted for Gold and Silver Water; Carnegie Medal, 2000, nominated for Spin of the Sunwheel.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

The Parsley Parcel, Heinemann (London, England), 1995.

Gold and Silver Water, Mammoth (London, England), 1997.

Scraggy Flies High, Mammoth (London, England), 1998.

A Riot of Red Ribbons, Mammoth (London, England), 1998.

Thief in the Garden, Mammoth (London, England), 1999.

Spin of the Sunwheel, Mammoth (London, England), 1999.

The Triple Trouble Gang, Mammoth (London, England), 2000.

The Gold Spectre, A. & C. Black (London, England), 2003.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Quill and Quire, October, 1998, review of The Parsley Parcel, p. 39.

School Librarian, spring, 1998, review of Gold and Silver Water, p. 22; autumn, 1998, review of A Riot of Red Ribbons, p. 156.

ONLINE

David Higham Associates Web site, http://www.davidhigham.co.uk/ (August 10, 2005), "Elizabeth Arnold."

Jubilee Books Web site, http://www.jubileebooks.co.uk/ (August 10, 2005).

WordPool.com, http://www.wordpool.co.uk/ (August 10, 2005), "Elizabeth Arnold."