Bindi Behind the Scenes 4: Dive in Deeper

The inspiration and co-creator of the Bindi Wildlife Adventures series and Bindi Behind the Scenes, Bindi Irwin has achieved a remarkable amount in her fourteen years. As the daughter of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, she has been involved with caring for wildlife and promoting conservation since she was tiny. She has hosted the Emmy-award-winning TV program Bindi: The Jungle Girl series and Bindi's Bootcamp, she sings, she dances, she acts in movies, all while helping her mum run Australia Zoo. She loves echidnas and eating mango.

Meredith Costain is a versatile writer for children whose work ranges from picture books through to poetry, series fiction and narrative non-fiction.

Her books include CBCA Honour Book Doodledum Dancing, Bed Tails, the quirky Ella Diaries series and several titles in the Bindi: Behind the Scenes series. She has also written novelisations of the TV shows The PM's Daughter, Heartbreak High and Dance Academy.

Meredith lives in inner-city Melbourne with a menagerie of pets who frequently wrangle their way into her stories. She enjoys presenting writing workshops to children and adults around Australia and overseas. Find out more at www.meredithcostain.com.