Pre-Bookweek Extravaganza 2001

Links to other useful sites

Children's Book Council of Australia
http://www.cbc.org.au
This is the official website of the Children's Book Council of Australia. Here you will find the shortlist and winners announced almost at the same time as the official announcement. See it here first!

Focus on fiction
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/eval/fiction/bookweek/
For lists of books with journeys as a theme

2001: a Book Odyssey
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bookweek/
Published by the Ipswich District Teacher-Librarian Network. Visit the website for ordering information and additional activities.

MythWeb
http://www.mythweb.com/
MythWeb is a site devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. There is a short version of the Odyssey at this site.

The Odyssey Game
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/odchoice.htm
Teens will enjoy this choose your own adventure version of the Odyssey.

Odyssey on Line
http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/GREECE/homepg.html
Odyssey on Line lets you explore Ancient Greece through museum objects, there are also puzzles, games and worksheets.

Sandy bottles
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/sandybtl.html

Sand in a bottle
http://seniorliving.about.com/people/seniorliving/library/crafts/blcraft_sandinbottle.htm

Sand colouring
http://www.inmotion-pcs.com/amass/theBOSS/sand.html

Glitterdomes
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/craft/glitterdome.htm

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