JOHN SUMMONS has been writing stories and plays for adults and children for over forty years. His children’s novels include Adventure at Whaler’s Bay, My Dad the Duck and The Shadow Boy. His plays have been produced by some of Australia's leading theatres. His publishers include Cambridge University Press (UK), The Dramatic Publishing Company (USA) and Currency Press (Australia). He also has an interest in e-learning and software development. In 2000 he authored and programmed an interactive CD "Teacher's P.E.T." for the Australian Commonwealth and New South Wales governments to help students with literacy problems.