Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Intended for independent younger readers.
FENSHAM, Elizabeth
Matty Forever University of Queensland Press
- Elizabeth Fensham's Website
- Bullying Theme - secrets
- Links with Aboriginal culture - loyalty & belonging (bat story), community
- Dramatise start of book - Matty dressed as pirate, do as a 2 person drama - discuss who is boy & girl
- Competition: Draw picture of yourself and best friend
HIRSCH, Odo
Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool Allen & Unwin
LESTER, Alison
Running with the Horses Viking Penguin Group Australia
MCINTOSH, Fiona
The Whisperer Angus & Robertson,HarperCollinsPublishers
MURPHY, Sally Illus. POTTER, Heather
Pearl Verses the World Walker Books
- Sally Murphy's Website
- Friendship Theme - grandmas/loss
- Read sections aloud - belonging
- Shape poems - how the words look on the page
- Relate to the emotions of the children - loss of special pet or toy (be aware of children who have lost grandparents)
- Poetry Competitions
STORER, Jen
Tensy Farlow and the Homefor Mislaid Children Viking, Penguin Group Australia
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