Friday, July 27, 2012

Great children's books for home or classroom

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UPDATE: Quick update to the post that follows and was written last week. This week ALDI is selling some brilliant Australian picture books...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Great New Children's Books for 5-18 year-olds (July 2012)

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This post is my latest review of children's books.  All except 1 or 2 have been published this year. They are mostly Australian author...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Stimulating the imagination of the gifted child

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Above: Imaginative creation with mixed media Once giftedness was defined primarily in terms of intellectual skills and knowledge th...
Monday, July 2, 2012

Technology takes author to the bush & animals to the classroom

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About Aleesah Darlison Aleesah Darlison has written picture books and novels for children and is also a book reviewer for t...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

The over-achieving parent: It could be you!

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I had a scary experience recently at a park in the inner-west of Sydney while I was out with one of my daughters, her husband and two of t...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

'A Monster Calls' wins Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals - A Review

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In Great Britain there are two major awards for children's books - the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal ( here ). The Carn...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Dragonkeeper Series - A Review

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Carole Wilkinson is a fine Australian children's author who in her own words "...got a late start, but I’ve been trying to make up...
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