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Mulga Bill’s Bicycle – Illustrated by Kilmeny and Deborah Niland
Harper Collins Australia Those of us of a certain vintage, who have been teacher-librarians for a considerable length of time know this book very well indeed – and, I would think, have used it countless times over the years. [Anyone else remember when Year 7s used to ‘do’ bush ballads?? and this was the first…
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Rapperbee: poems to give you a buzz – Harry Laing. Illustrations by Anne Ryan.
Ford St Publishing ISBN: 9781925804775 RRP: $14.99 Harry’s poems are a delight for both young and old. If you and your kiddos enjoyed his previous books, including MoonFish, this one will equally entertain you. Particularly for rollicking read-alouds or, for performances, (think 2022 assembly pieces!) this collection of funny and quirky verses will become part…
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Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
Ready my review of this absolutely gorgeous poetry volume on KBR here. It is such a delight to the hand that its still on my desk at work and I pick it up just to savour holding it.
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MoonFish [Poems to make you & Think] – Harry Laing. Various Illustrators
Ford St Publishing May 2019 9781925804256 RRP: $16.95 Sharing poetry with kiddos is one of my favourite things to do – and even the ones who kind of screw their noses up at first really get into it with the right selection. This will definitely be one of those and I know that many teachers…
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This is Home: Essential Australian Poems for Children – Selected by Jackie French, Illustrated by Tania McCartney
Publisher: National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642279385 01 April 2019 RRP: $34.99 Why yes, some readers of this blog will already know that not only am I non-fiction nerd since childhood but also a poetry nerd. I openly admit this to the children at school who are sometimes a little (?!) resistant to poetry. Of course,…
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Limelight – Raphael Solli
Penguin Random House ISBN 9780143793762 September , 2018 Imprint: Puffin RRP $16.99 Just in case you missed the utter sensation of the youngest winner of the Australian Poetry Slam last year, here is your introduction to amazing Raphael Solli. His performance was viewed on Facebook over 3.5 million times instantly rocketing him to well-deserved…
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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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Can I Touch Your Hair? : Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship – Irene Latham & Charles Waters, Sean Qualls & Selina Alko
January 1st 2018 by Carolrhoda Book ISBN: 9781512404425 ISBN-10: 151240442X Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group RRP $29.99 I’ve been fortunate enough to have a few children’s poetry books come my way of late and this is certainly one of the most interesting. In a world where we are constantly reminded of the intolerance and bigotry of some…
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A First Book of Animals – Nicole Davies
Walker Books ISBN: 9781406359633 Imprint: Walker October , 2016 Australian RRP: $29.99 New Zealand RRP: $32.99 Divided into five sections: Big and Small, Colours and Shapes, Animal Homes, Animal Babies and Animals in Action, over fifty animals are presented in poems and simply glorious illustrations in this beautiful book. The author is both a biologist and a children’s writer…
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