The Bad Chicken by Justin Carpenter
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…
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Take Heart, Take Action by Beci Orpin
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.…
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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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Wilam: A birrarung story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly. Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Birrarung is wilam to many Wilam means home in Woiwurrung, the language of the Wurundjeri clan and this stunning book brings to life many different words from this clan.…
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Plastic Soup. An Atlas of Ocean Pollution by Michael Roscam Abbing
ISBN: 9781642830088 Published by Island Press RRP $37.99 Plastic soup is everywhere. There’s no place on Earth nowadays that is genuinely free of plastic: it is in rivers and canals…
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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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Gifted education musings: Creativity.
Gifted children, from an early age can show the capacity to think creatively, critically and abstractly. Have you ever had them ask a question and you wondered how they came…
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Let the judging begin!
Every year the CBCA announce a list of books that are notable from the previous year and every year we sit and wonder who will win. Many schools hold their…
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The wonder of trees by Nicola Davies and Lorna Scobie
A third of our planet is covered by trees so surely they should be something we know a lot about? Perhaps not. The wonder of trees by Nicola Davies and…
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The ultimate animal counting book by Jennifer Cossins
1 Blue whale: Blue whales are one of the loudest animals in the world and they can hear each other from up to 1600 kilometres away. The ultimate…
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The Australian students guide to Writing and Grammar by Claire Duffy
Many students find studying grammar a chore – because of the way it is taught and the wonder of – do I really need this? This book, The Australian…
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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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