Emma Watkins (b. 1989)

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Biography

Emma Olivia Watkins is an Australian children's entertainer, dancer, singer, and actress. She is best known as the first female member of the children's group the Wiggles, which she was a member of from 2013 to 2021. Due to her popularity in the group, she starred in her own spinoff series as a solo Wiggles performer, titled Emma!. After departing the group, she debuted her own children's entertainment character, Emma Memma, in 2022. She released her first solo children's music album in September 2022, which received an ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 2023.

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The story of Emma Watkins, told in moments.

2013 Event

Joined the Wiggles as the first female member in the group's history. Wore the yellow skivvy. Became enormously popular with preschoolers across Australia.

What was it like being the first woman in the Wiggles? Did kids care about your gender or just the yellow skivvy?

2018 Event

Launched Emma!, a spinoff series featuring her own character. She incorporated Auslan sign language into performances, introducing deaf and hard-of-hearing children to the show.

Why bring sign language into children's entertainment? What did deaf children tell you about the show?

2022 Event

Left the Wiggles after nine years and debuted her own character, Emma Memma. Her first solo children's album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 2023.

Was leaving the Wiggles scary? What does Emma Memma give you that the Wiggles couldn't?

Artifacts (15)

English Plus, Level 3

A supportive course that helps students of all abilities build confidence through graded practice. The flexible package makes it ideal for mixed-ability classes, and varying teaching loads. English...

2011

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Incredible English: 6: Teacher's Book

This updated course, now over seven levels, gives you even more brain-challenging activities and cross-curricular lessons. With new Online Practice, more opportunities for speaking and more Cambridge...

2012

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Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language

Skills-building support and exam preparation, all in one book! Fully matched to the 2013 and 2015 syllabuses (both 0510 and 0511). Help students achieve exam success with skills-building activities,...

2013

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English as a Second Language

Collins Cambridge IGCSE® English as a Second Language Second Edition has been fully updated to match the new Cambridge IGCSE® English as a Second Language syllabus 0510/0511 (for first examination...

2017

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Conversation Skills for the Shy: How to Easily Talk to Anyone

Conversation Skills For The Shy: How To Easily Talk To Anyone. As a previously shy person, Emma Watkins is perfectly placed to write the definitive guide to conversation skills and social interactions...

2017

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Criminal Children: Researching Juvenile Offenders, 1820–1920

A history of juvenile crime, punishment, and reform in England in the years before, during, and after the era of Charles Dickens. How were juvenile delinquents dealt with in the nineteenth and early...

2018

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Life Courses of Young Convicts Transported to Van Diemen's Land

List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Crime -- 3. Punishment -- 4. Education, Training and Employment -- 5. Family --Life -- 6. Death -- 7. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

2020

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Emma Memma: Days of the Week Tabbed Board Book

'... brightly coloured, informative and educational, giving younger children things to do as they are read to.' ReadPlus What day is it today? From Making Monday to Signing Sunday, discover the days...

2025

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The Native Weaving of Mexico and Guatemala: An Exhibit at the Southwest Museum, 1938

Describes a 1938 Southwest Museum of the American Indian exhibition. Typescript with pencilled edits.

1938

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Cambridge IGCSETM English as a Second Language Student's Book (Collins Cambridge IGCSETM)

2021

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one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative r...

Dammit (United States), and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Described as "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock...

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y at odds with each other." Following the departure of Harvey, they officially disbanded. Cave also said that "it probably would have gone on longer, but Mick has the ability to judge things much more...

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Games to Teach Correct English to Little Ones

1920

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How to Teach Silent Reading to Beginners

1922

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The Navaho

1943

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