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The Truck Cat: National Simultaneous Storytime 2025- Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell
Hardie Grant Australia November 2024 ISBN:9781761212291 Price:AU$24.99, NZ$27.99Page Publisher:Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing At a time when the world is in turmoil, much of it due to ignorance, intolerance and bigotry, there could not be a more timely choice for a book that will bring children right across the country together, in a glorious celebration and…
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The Cubbies: the battle for Australia’s first adventure playground – Joan Healey
Monash University Publishing Publication Date: Aug 2024 RRP: $36.99 ISBN: 9781922979698 Sometimes it is really marvellous how things come your way. Just over a week ago I was writing some teaching notes for a forthcoming JF in which a cubby is featured, and, as is my wont, I was rootling around for info or inspo…
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All Four Quarters of the Moon – Shirley Marr
Penguin Australia July 2022 On the last day of her old life, Peijing makes moon cakes with Ah Ma for the Autumn Festival. The following Peijing and her family, Ba Ba, Ma Ma, little sister Biju and Ah Ma, move to Australia and their new lives begin. Moving house is always a time of upheaval…
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The Underhills: a Tooth Fairy Story – Bob Graham
Walker Books Australia October 1st 2019 ISBN: 9781406387612 Imprint: Walker Australian RRP: $24.99 New Zealand RRP: $27.99 Always exciting to see a new Bob Graham story and this one which is a charming companion book to April Underhill, Tooth Fairy will similarly delight young readers of that much-loved title. Mum and Dad need to be away working so the…
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Front Desk – Kelly Yang
Walker Books August 2018 ISBN: 9781760650469 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $17.99 New Zealand RRP: $19.99 In a time when so many people are fighting so hard to achieve worldwide tolerance, empathy, inclusivity and acceptance seemingly against huge odds like powerful politicians, this book will bring to readers a real insight into the plight of immigrants. Based on…
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Empathy and Books for Children
At present our Junior School is focusing on developing empathy with our children and particularly the value of books/shared reading in this process (yay!) so it seems apt to collate some of my current review picture books that fit this agenda. The Day War Came – Nicola Davies/illustrated by Rebecca Cobb Walker Books Australia…
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