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All the Rivers Run by Nancy Cato — Book Review
I’ve just finished reading All the Rivers Run by Nancy Cato. I have to confess I was very disappointed in the heroine. This story is seen by many as an Australian classic but for me I found it to be a...
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We have just finished and enjoyed River Murray Mary by Colin Thiele. © 1979 Mary is an eleven year old happy girl who loves nature and her dog. Her father, a WWI soldier settler, now has a fruit farm...
View ArticleMargaret Catchpole–Australian History Narration
This term one of Miss 11′s books was Margaret Catchpole by Nance Donkin. Here is her narration. Margaret Catchpole By Nance Donkin ©1974 Margaret Catchpole arrived as a convict in Port Jackson on a...
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Seasons of a Mother’s Heart- Revised and Updated edition
I just saw Toy Story Three on the weekend and I cried. I’ve spoken to a few mothers and they cried too. My kids just didn’t get it.”They’re just toys Mum. They’re not real!”, they all chimed in at the...
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Awesome Aotearoa by Margaret Mahy : A Book Review
I have just finished reading Awesome Aotearoa : Margaret Mahy’s History of New Zealand and I wanted to write this review while it was still fresh in my mind. This book took about 5 hours to read and...
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Puggle –Australian Nature Story by Catriona Hoy & Andrew Plant
Next time you are at the library you might like to search out this title. Catriona Hoy is an author that I have liked in the past. Her book Grandad Marches on Anzac Day is one of the books I use for...
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Hills End by Ivan Southall—Book Review
This excellent book was the Australian Children’s Book Council book of the year in 1963. I can certainly see why. I just read this as a read aloud with my children and we were grabbed by the story...
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Start A Bush Calendar in August
ACCORDING to the official calendar it is still winter, but out in the bush all the world knows it is spring. Although the week’s heavy rain has drenched and spoiled the laden branches of the...
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