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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Five Wonderful New Children's Books for Readers Aged 4-12

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1. 'Ant Party' by Ross Montgomery & Illustrated by Sarah Warburton As we all know Ants are very hard workers; no lazy life for...
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Six New Books for Children 5-10 years

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1. ' Tomato Sandwich ' by Caroline Magerl Now here is a book for children with great imaginations. I know one or two children with ...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Seven New Children's Books that Shouldn't be Missed

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In this post I review 8 books that are suitable for children aged 6-10 years. Most are from Walker Books, a publisher that continues to prod...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Five Wonderful Picture Books for Readers Aged 4-8 & Two Novels for 10-12 Year Olds

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In this post I feature a number of quite varied authors, including one first time author, and some wonderful illustrators. The post includes...
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Returning to School after Summer Holidays

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Today was the first day back to school for most government run schools in Australia. While all states might not align exactly, and some pr...
Monday, January 13, 2025

A Review of the Brilliant Work of Two New Writers

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I have reviewed Nigel Osgood's work previously on my blog ( See HERE ). Last time I reviewed his wonderful book ' 'Bedtime for E...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

'Identifying that which is valuable in EVERY child'

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I'm not sure what your childhood was like, but mine wasn't great. As we have reached the end of the academic year in schools and u...
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Trevor Cairney
I am a Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. I have spent a large part of my adult life as a teacher, academic, researcher and senior university administrator. My interests are varied, including how children learn language and literacy, the nature and construction of meaning, curriculum, pedagogy, and adult learning.
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