Fiona MacDonald
Fiona Macdonald is an Australian author known for writing over 300 books, primarily for children and adult new readers, focusing on ancient and medieval history, social history, and non-European civilisations. She studied at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, pursued Italian and English literature at university, and began her media career as a presenter on children's television. She has won the Times Educational Supplement’s prize for Senior Information Book of the Year and runs a toy shop selling her handmade dragons.
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Children's literature
History
Social history
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!
You Wouldn't Want to Be in a Medieval Dungeon!: Prisoners You'd Rather Not Meet
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Crusader!: A War You'd Rather Not Fight
Egyptian Myths and Legends
DK Discoveries: Cleopatra: The Queen of Kings (DK Discoveries)
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Slave in Ancient Greece!: A Life You'd Rather Not Have (You Wouldn't Want To)
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aztec Sacrifice
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Suffragist!: A Protest Movement That's Rougher Than You Expected
Women in Ancient Egypt (The Other Half of History)
Women in Ancient Rome
Samira's Garden (Ballet School, Book 2)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Barron's Graphic Classics)
The Science of Snot and Phlegm: The Slimy Truth about Breathing
How to Be a Roman Soldier
I Wonder Why Greeks Built Temples: and Other Questions about Ancient Greece
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant!: A Thankless Job You'd Rather Not Have
Celtic Myths and Legends
The Odyssey (Barron's Graphic Classics)
Women in Ancient Greece
Creepy mysteries
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Samurai!: A Deadly Career You'd Rather Not Pursue
You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross
Hands-On History! Ancient Japan: Step Back to the Time of Shoguns and Samurai, with 15 Step-by-Step Projects and Over 330 Exciting Pictures
Killer Animals You Wouldn't Want to Meet!