David Hornsby lives in Melbourne, Australia.

He was with the Victorian Ministry of Education for 28 years
and taught at every year level from Prep to Year 6.
During that time, he also lectured at Melbourne University
and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

For 4 years, he was an education department curriculum consultant in primary and secondary schools and then returned to the primary classroom. He was the principal of Ringwood Heights Primary School for 5 years.

David is now working full-time as a private education consultant in schools, but maintaining his link with La Trobe University in Melbourne.

David is invited to work with teachers and to present at conferences both interstate and overseas. He has completed many lecture tours of the United States and the United Kingdom, and has also worked with teachers in Indonesia, New Zealand and Singapore. In July and August 2008, he worked in the United States and Hong Kong and presented at the World Congress (International Reading Association conference) in Costa Rica. This year he will be presenting at an international conference in Malta and talking about science and the arts as springboards for literacy.

David has written or co-authored many books and two CD-ROM series.

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A Personal Note: I would like to pay tribute to my late wife, Colleen, who was an outstanding teacher. I would like to thank my three children, Rebecca, Matthew and Paul, for their constant love and support.

Finally, I want Colleen to know that her grandchildren, Joshua, Darcy and Grace, are already following in her footsteps.

           Darcy (February 2008)                                              

Bec (daughter) and Grace (granddaughter) April 2008	Back: Matt and Joshua Front: Belinda, Darcy and me.

Bec (daughter), Paul (youngest son), Joshua	Grace -- now 2 years old!