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Drop into the Ocean
Hardie Grant Explore June 2024 9781741178951 $24.99 Way back in March (and it really does feel like WAY back!) I was asked to create teaching notes for this sensational book and what a joyful task it was. This not only looks beautiful and fun, but is one of those wonderful teaching-by-stealth narrative non-fictions that kiddos…
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A Friend for George – Gabriel Evans
Penguin Australia May 2023 Anyone who has taught or worked with children will probably agree that we can never have enough books about friendship, and in particular, how to be a good friend. Once I probably would have said this is most true of the younger grades but realistically, more and more, I see kids…
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How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures – Sami Bayly
Hachette September 2022 Imprint: Lothian Children’s Books ISBN 9780734421364 RRP $19.99 A delightful 1/2 class, at a local school which has a special focus on all things ‘ocean’, as it is located right on the very seafront, and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the depths of the brine with Sami. Dive on in and find out…
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Down by the sea…
It may be winter but living near the sea does have its advantages especially when you are in Queensland so my mood today is for those things that are of the ocean. Tropical Terry – Jarvis Walker Books ISBN: 9781406376425 Imprint: Walker Release Date: July 1, 2018 Australian RRP: $24.99 Terry is a very plain little fish who lives…
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Rock Pool Secrets – Narelle Oliver
Walker Books Australia April 1, 2017 ISBN: 9781922179357 RRP: $24.99 What a huge loss to our Australian children’s literature community Narelle Oliver is and how privileged am I to be able to review and promote her last book which, again, is a testament to her immeasurable talent. Rock Pool Secrets takes young readers into the nooks and…
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