Jean Walker is an artisit in multiple mediums and a pioneering native landscape designer. Jean is the author and illustratorof many children's book and co-author and illustrator of the Bush Gardens books. Once again she is a pioneer in children's literature as she introduces young readers to the evolution of life, particularly the precious and unique plants and animals of Australia, The epic poem Sarah Banksia is the culmination of Jean's extraordinarily persceptive writing and illustrations. -Kathryn McConnochie Environmental Educator, Artsist and Friend Edith Jean Walker's classic Australian fairy tale is about deep time. Like some intense storn or a subline passage of light in landscaoe ut shaes your foundatiobn and shifts your perpective. -Richard Leplastrier
