Every child a song by Nicola Davies and Marc Martin
On the 20th November we will celebrate the the anniversary of the UN declaration on the Rights of the Child. This year, 2019, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of…
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Touch the Moon by Phil Cummings and Coral Tulloch
On the 21st July, 2019 the world will be celebrating the first steps humankind took on the moon. Touch the Moon is told by Phil Cummings from his perspective…
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Baby Business by Jasmine Seymour
Yana with Nanna to the smoking place Baby business by Jasmine Seymour is a beautiful new book written and illustrated by Jasmine Seymour and published by Magabala books. This picture…
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Incredible Journeys: Discovery, Adventure, Danger, Endurance by Levison Wood and Sam Brewster
Everyone loves the thought of going on an adventure into the unknown perhaps on the path to discover something new. Going on a journey is a part of human nature…
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Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different 2 by Ben Brooks
Publisher Quercus Publishing ISBN 9781787476554 Price: $39.99 In a world where there is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, this book Stories for Boys who Dare…
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Young Dark Emu. A truer history by Bruce Pascoe
ISBN: 9781925360844 Published by: Magabala Books, June 2019 Price: $24.99 The book, Dark Emu, received an array of awards for the hard truth that was told between the pages of…
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ANZAC day classroom ideas
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. Australia Remembers by Allison Paterson is a book written for children of all ages. …
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CBCA Notable lesson ideas
Older readers Lenny’s book of everything by Karen Foxlee Tales from Inner City by Shaun Tan https://educateempower.blog/2019/03/06/tales-from-the-inner-city-by-shaun-tan/ Younger readers Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison His Name was walter...
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The day we built the bridge by Samantha Tidy and Fiona Burrows
The first thing that you will notice in this picture book are the end pages, adorned with Australian native flowers – Gum blossoms, Wattle and Geraldton Wax flowers.…
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The box cars by Robert Vescio and Cara King
Do you remember when you had more fun playing with a box than the toy that can inside it? Have you ever watched young children play with an abandoned box…
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Captain Jimmy Cook discovers third grade by Kate and Jol Temple
Mum said she was looking forward to hearing about it, but we were having Kale for dinner and she had to get things ready. So this is a little tip…
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War is over by David Almond, illustrated by David Litchfield.
Dear Jan, I am a boy like you. I am not at war with you. You are, not at war with me. Your friend, Jan. It’s 1918 in England and…
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