Foot, Hand, Elbow Nose by Kiah Thomas and Connah Brecon
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…
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Discombobulated by Cate Sawyer illustrated by Adriana Avellis
Have you ever heard of the word Discombobulated? Have you ever tried to spell it or say it or even wonder what the meaning of it is? Language surrounds us…
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Letters to change the world
Christmas has just passed and perhaps your house is now filled with excess toys and packaging. Over summer we have been talking about toy quality and how some last, while…
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Another book about bears by Laura and Philip Bunting
Sick of books about bears? Is your library shelf piling up with bears eating honey? Bears going on walks or bears getting cranky? Then you’ll love this book! Teachers who…
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Amazing Australian Women by Pamela Freeman and Sophie Beer.
Twelve Australian women who have shaped history and all from different eras and different walks of life. In the last two years there has been an increase in books about…
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101 Collective Nouns by Jennifer Cossins
Have you ever wondered what to call a group of seals?otters? cows? Well wonder no more – this is the book for you! 101 Collective Nouns by Jennifer Cossins is…
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Fuzzy Doodle by Melinda Szymanik
Creativity seems to be a recurring theme at the moment – and I love creativity, it links in so many different topics and encourages thinking in so many different ways.…
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Bogtrotter by Margaret Wild
What is a Bogtrotter you might ask? He is a delightful creature that lives in the bog – a gloomy, marshy, mushy bog! Bogtotter, written by Margaret Wild is a…
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Walking with the seasons in Kakadu
There is more to a season than just a change in name or change in our clothes – but do city dwelling children know this? The weather plays a big…
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Out by Angela May George
Out by Angela May George (Published by Scholastic Australia) is a sad yet heartwarming story about a young refugee girl who has settled in a new country with her mother. This beautiful…
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A forest by Marc Martin
A forest by Marc Martin immediately captured my attention with the creatively painted forest on the front cover. The tiny trees that envelop the front cover , each one completely…
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Leaf by Stephen Michael King
I stumbled across this book whilst I was shuffling through the K section of the picture books. The green cover stood out (as I was looking for some more environmentally…
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