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The Squid, the Vibrio and the Moon by Ailsa Wild, Aviva Reed, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti and Linda Blackall.

Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak I

We are all equal by P.Crumble and Jonathon Bentley

When the whales walked by Dougal Dixon and Hannah Bailey

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Wundersmith: The calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Yours troolie, Alice Toolie by Kate and Jol Temple

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Where do odd socks go? By Yvonne and illustrated by Sunshine

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The squid sucks in water and the current whooshes Ali and Mai closer and closer. 🦑 🌛🦑🌛 Meet Ali and Mai , Vibrio fischeri Bacterium, who live inside Sepio - a Bobtail Squid. These three creatures need each other and live in 'Symbiosis', helping each other to grow and survive. 🌛🦑🌛🦑 This story has been broken up into three sections - the first explores the life cycle of Ali and Mai and their need to find a safe place inside Sepio's body where they can not only survive but provide the Squid with something precious too - light! 🦑🌛🦑🌛 The second part of this book explores why Sepio needs the light organ to light up inside of this body as without it he will not be able to hide from hungry predators!🌛🦑🌛🦑 The third section of this book if full of facts about each character in the story, what symbiosis is and how bacteria create light. The fantastic thing about this section is that the facts are written for children yet done in a way that even younger children can draw some meaning from the pictures. 🦑🌛🦑🌛 The Squid, the Vibrio and the Moon is another well written book published by CSIRO that gives all readers the opportunity to learn more about topics that may be otherwise too difficult to understand. 🦑🌛🦑🌛 Giving the helpful bacteria (Ali, Mai), protozoa (perhaps too scary for a name), Spirillum (Spiri) and Haemocyte's (I am the guardian Haemocyte) names , make the existence of these microscopic creatures real to younger children. When something can't be seen (even for adults) it's hard to know it even exists. BUT with names and personalities given to these life forms, you can talk about them in much more depth and explore what they do with more interest. 🦑🌛🦑🌛 More on my blog 🌛🦑🌛🦑 #bookstagram #thesquidthevibrioandthemoon #csiro #science #moon #symbiosis #aussieteachertribe #stem #squid #protozoa #bacteria #glow #stembooks #ailsawild #brionybarr #avivareed #gregorycrocetti #lindablackall

Loved, loved, loved this story. I laughed and cried all throughout the book. Set in suburbs of Sydney and surrounds, we meet the Dunbar boys and their many tragedies and pets. It’s a story of family, of brothers, of mothers and of fathers. It’s a story full of memories. A story of love, laughter, tears and hardship. It’s a story of endings and new beginnings. And bridges. Loved it. Read it. #bridgeofclay #bookstagram #marcuszusak #picador #panmacmillan #read #reading #love #family #friendship #growingup #australia

We are all equal.  Let's shout it out loud.  We share hope and dreams, we're equal and proud. 💫 🌟 ⭐️ 💖💫🌟⭐️💖 A book to make your heart sing, a book to teach others, a book to realise how similar we all are and a book to read again and again. We are all equal by P.Crumble and Jonathon Bentley is a simple yet rich book in the message it sends to anyone who reads it - we are all equal. The story and the pictures match perfectly as they show the differences that we have in looks but the similarities we have in feelings, the differences we have in how we do things but the similarities we have in emotions. We are all equal by P.Crumble and Jonathon Bentley is a great book to share with young children as it can start a great conversation as to why we are all equal. It will put aside any prejudices children may have from learnt behaviour and it will open up a space to ask questions about the world and the people within. We are all equal by P.Crumble and Jonathon Bentley is a must read for any home or classroom and there are so many things you can do with the book. #weareallequal #pcrumble #jonathanbentley #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #books4sustainability #love #equal #humanrights #aussieteachertribe #scholastic #teachersfollowteachers

Written by Felicity Bradshaw and illustrated by Norma MacDonald, an Aboriginal Yamatji artist, The Great Lizard Trek is an excellent addition to the science, geography and sustainability curriculum in classrooms .  It is also a wonderful book for family homes where nature lovers will delight in looking at the detailed illustrations, the maps and the reasons why we need to care more for the world we live in. The Great Lizard trek takes us on a journey from the north to the south coast of Western Australia. Along this journey we meet the different types of lizards who live in this part of the world and learn their indigenous name and the indigenous country they come from. Not only do we learn about these lizards we also learn that they are having to move from the places they have always lived because of climate change. Many lizards cannot cope well with extreme heat, lack of water, too much water or lack of shelter. And we often forget that reptiles play just as an important role in the ecosystem as mammals and marsupials do - not as cute and cuddly so they just don't get the attention. We learnt a lot about different lizards and were especially surprised by Goannas and how important temperature was for the development of their eggs. If the eggs get too hot - all the babies will be girls and this is a big problem for the future. The Great Lizard Trek is a book you can read in one sitting or one you can take your time with, drawing on information, flipping to the maps included at the back and the from of the books and doing a bit of your own extra research. The story is engaging as are the lizard characters we meet. The dialogue between the characters adds lots of fun to these reptiles that often get ignored! Norma MacDonald's illustrations are highly detailed and the background for each lizard is a reminder of where they live and the conditions they live in. Reptile's are amazing creatures that live in Australia - and we have so many of them. The Great lizard trek is a great wake up call for all readers to see how human actions are having huge ramifications on the animal world. #kidlitpicks_nature #bookstagram #thegreatlizardtrek #csiro #lizards #australia

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We’ve had a lot of laughs whilst reading ‘Yours troolie, Alice Toolie ’ by @katejoltemple You don’t need to have met either character before to enjoy the conversation between two classmates who have been made to write letters to each other because of a huge fight they had. Letter writing between two enemies could not get any better! The format of this story is fun - the font, the doodles on each letter entry and the honesty of how kids really see the world. Letter writing may even make a comeback....you never know. A great book to read and an even better book to use in the classroom to instigate some fun letter writing! :{ #yourstrooliealicetoolie #letter #letterwriting #post #australiapost #:{ #bookstagram #aussieteachertribe #teachersfollowteachers #read #schoolholidays #teachers #literacy #aussieteachers #allenandunwin

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