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Monthly Archives: September 2011
New Books for Secondary – October, 2011
Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was … Continue reading
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New Books for Primary – October, 2011
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle ‘I am an artist…’ begins Eric Carle’s vibrant tribute to the creative life. And just like an imaginative child, this is one artist who paints the world as he sees … Continue reading
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Art Spiegelman’s ‘metaMAUS’
25 years ago, Art Spiegelman published the ground-breaking graphic novel Maus. A complex, personal and raw account of the relationship between a father and son, Maus is also considered to be one of the difinitive narratives on the Holocaust and … Continue reading
Teachers’ Notes and Trailer for ‘The Accidental Princess’
Teachers’ notes are now available for Jen Storer’s delightful The Accidental Princess. Download them here. Inside the lilac hedge, two sets of glittering emerald eyes observed Matilda through the heart-shaped leaves. ‘It is the princess!’ whispered a tiny voice . … Continue reading
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Dystopia – barren, bleak and disturbing or is there room for hope?
Danielle Binks is a graduate of the RMIT Professional Writing and Editing program and has spent three years as a book reviewer for major Australian publishers. You can find Danielle’s blog at alphareader.blogspot.com. Dystopia – an imagined place or state … Continue reading
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Review – Strike a Pose, Daizy Starr
Review by Jeff Jackson from Pender’s Grove Primary School. Anyone who has dreamed of what they wanted to be or compared themselves with their talented peers would see themselves in Daizy, an eleven year old working out who she wants … Continue reading
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Charlie Higson’s The Fear trailer
We’re yet to meet a reluctant male reader who is not enticed by Charlie Higson’s gruesome trailers. For more trailers, extracts and downloads visit the-enemy.co.uk.
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Introducing ‘Wildwood’
Prue McKeel’s life is ordinary. At least until her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows. And then things get really weird. You see, on every map of Portland, Oregon, there is a big splotch of green on … Continue reading
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Books for Boys
Tye Cattanach is the Library Coordinator at Manor Lakes P-12 Specialist College. Here she shares some of the books in her library that are engaging boys. Visit Tye’s blog, The Book Gryffin. Do you have some recommendations or a book … Continue reading
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