I’m so glad I engaged Vanessa to write the teacher notes for the first two books in the Marlow Brown series. I have a teaching background myself and fully intended to write my own teaching notes for the first book, but with all my primary...
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The notes she shared with me were extensive and the detail and relevance to the curriculum (along with all the necessary standards, keys and outcomes) made them so easy to follow and as a teacher would be such a time saver in terms of planning...
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Do you have a little one starting preschool this week? This is the perfect book to read with them to help them understand what happens at preschool and the great fun they will have! Jedda Robaard’s illustrations are playing pastels that...
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Have you ever wondered why chickens do cross the road? Has it ever crossed your mind that it was to do something BAD? The Bad Chicken by Justin Carpenter and illustrated by Nnanna Akwu is a fun filled picture book that enlightens us as to how bad...
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So many children talk about coding – but do they really understand what it is and why we need it? Ready, Set, Code! by Heather Catchpole and Nicola O’Brien is a fantastic new book that breaks down what coding is with practical steps...
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Once upon a time, although this happens all the time, a tiny star fell to earth. The Tiny Star is a beautiful story showing the beauty of birth, life and death. Illustrated perfectly by Freya Blackwood, this story celebrates life, love and loss...
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Mr Chicken is at it again…and this time he has decided to visit Australia! Inspired by all of the postcards and letters he has received over the years, he knew it was finally time to come to our land down under and meet many of his fans and...
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I sleep across dreams of generations past, woven with journeys for the future. Drawing on the connection we have to the land, Bronwyn Bancroft awakens the senses as she draws us in through vivid description of how the land, in its natural state...
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Counting our country by Jill Daniels is a bilingual counting book that all young children will enjoy. Written in English and the Ritharrnu language from South Eastern Arnhem land, Counting our country introduces children to this indigenous...
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The Rhyming verse on each double page spread encapsulates the feeling of summer that many Australians feel as the weather warms up, the magpies come out and the beach calls. Summer Time by Antonia Pesenti and illustrated by Hilary Bell is the...
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Created for anyone who wants to make a difference in the world, Take Heart, Take Action by Beci Orpin, has been designed to be accessible by young and old. Each page displays a boldly coloured shape with words that make the reader think...
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What a laugh! Have you ever considered how your foot really feels as it splashes in wet, cold mud? Or how about your elbow, bored with being bumped into things, only longing to sniff the smells he might only see? You’ll wonder no more as...
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