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Off the Shelf – December 2015 OUT NOW!
Off the Shelf is a FREE resource from Penguin Teachers’ Academy for teachers and librarians. Each edition contains articles, author interviews, teaching resources and new books from Penguin Random House. Available from the iTunes Store, in Newsstand. It might’ve felt … Continue reading
The ‘Old School Diary’ of a Wimpy Kid Read-a-thon BONUS ROUND!
To celebrate the publication of ‘Old School’ – Book 10 in the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, we have launched a special BONUS ROUND … Continue reading
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September/October 2015 Off the Shelf – OUT NOW!
Surprise! Off the Shelf has arrived a little sooner than expected. Why the rush? We simply had to get in early to wish you the best for the 2015 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-a-thon Challenge. The Read-a-thon debuted last year to a huge … Continue reading
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RESOURCE – Puffin Virtually Live
Puffin Books Virtually Live, is a series of free interactive webcasts from Puffin’s bestselling authors. On their website you can find a selection of previous webcasts which you can watch on-demand, as well as details of forthcoming … Continue reading
2015 Penguin Teachers’ Academy Catalogue
We are delighted to announce that our Penguin Teachers’ Academy Educational Resource Catalogue for 2015 has arrived and is ready to be shared with all of you. This year our team have created a catalogue that features a selection … Continue reading
March 2015 Professional Development Days Program Announcement
Our Professional Development Days for teachers, librarians and educational support staff are back by popular demand. Join us on March 26th and 27th 2015 at Library Docklands in Melbourne, to hear from an unprecedented line-up of illustrators and authors and take home free books and teaching resources! Cost is … Continue reading
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SAVE THE DATE!! Professional Development days March 2015
We are delighted to announce that our Professional Development Days for teachers, librarians, trainee teachers and educational support staff are back in 2015 for March 26th and 27th in Melbourne. We will launch our full program and RSVP form early next week, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Australian Curriculum, Environment, Events, Family, Indigenous, New Books, Primary, Resources, Secondary, Special Guest, Themes
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Author and editor Susannah McFarlane talks about the Stuff Happens series
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Books and Resources for Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is an important event for students and teachers and there are some fabulous resources available for use in the classroom and the library. We have collected our favourites to share with you. The Soldier’s Gift ILLUSTRATOR: JANE TANNER / AUTHOR: … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Curriculum, Events, Historical, Primary, Resources, Secondary, Themes
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Inspiring True Stories
When visiting a secondary school recently, we overheard a group of students discussing the fact that one of the students chose only to read inspiring true stories to help keep their ‘first world problems’ in perspective. It was a heartening conversation … Continue reading
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