100 Australian Books To Read Before High School

100 Books To Read Before High School : The Australian Collection

When TES and the National Association for the Teaching of English released their survey results listing teachers’ top 100 fiction books all children should read before leaving primary school I was intrigued. I headed straight to the list and discovered many of my favourites were listed most of which are in our bookcase. But how many were …

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Story Time : Books For The Child Traveller

Story Time : Books For The Child Traveller

Just before Christmas through to the week before school went back in New South Wales, our family spent our time travelling around California, USA and then enjoying the beach for a day or two on our return home. Consequently, our weekly book post went on an unplanned hiatus. You’ll be happy to hear that this …

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Story Time : Introducing the Love of Reading

Story Time : Introducing the Love of Reading

For as long as I can remember I have almost always had a book or two beside my bed. My earliest memories of bedtime from my childhood revolve around stories read aloud to me by my parents. Books could be found in every room of our family home. I was surrounded by them. There was …

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