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Today I am interviewing Jennifer R Poulter and Muza Ulasowski, the author and illustrator of the beautiful story – Getting Home. How did you come about to illustrate… Read more Interview with Muza Ulasowski and Jennifer Poulter →
Koalas – the quintessential Australian animal and one we thought would always be in abundance. But recent news has taught me that these sleepy marsupials are on the decline due… Read more Koala by Claire Saxby and illustrated by Julie Vivas →
Another intriguing and intricately detailed picture book from Kim Michelle Toft is Coral Sea Dreaming. ⠀ Take a plunge under the water and meet many amazing animals who live amongst… Read more Coral Sea Dreaming by Kim Michelle toft →
The winners have been announced for the Environment Award for Children’s Literature (EACL) 2017. The winners are: Chooks in Dinner Suits by Diane Jackson Hill and Craig Smith (picture fiction category); Welcome to Country by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy (nonfiction category); Rainforest Camp: Juliet Nearly a Vet by Rebecca Johnson (fiction category). As a budding writer myself it was inspiring to read how all of these authors have been able to incorporate something they are passionate about into a work of fiction. As this blog is my way of getting important… Read more Need an Environmental award winning book? →
Science is Golden was once sung by The Grates And on the kids radio channel I often hear some potatoes singing Science Science Science Science But how much importance do you place on Science? If we are hoping to help out children to take more notice of the world we live in and the changes that are taking place, we need to open their minds to the wonders of science. This week is National Science Week and there is no better time to start taking more notice of the wonderful things that… Read more How important is science? →
A few weeks ago I blogged about and sometimes you forget – which many readers found solace in considering many of us lead busy lives and just sometimes those coffee cups get forgotten. Well there seems to be an answer to this forgetting right here in Sydney. Although it’s still not ideal and waste is still created – a 96% recyclable cup has been created. The first place to trial this cup will be Toby’s Estate in Chippendale. This cup can be turned into paperback covers and other paper and cardboard products… Read more The coffee cup →
Now you’ve got me thinking Sal…why don’t you use a bunch of Dung Beetles to clean Joe’s nappies? Ah, the friendly Dung Beetle – how I wish I could employ… Read more Dungzilla by James Foley →
Have you ever wondered which Australian animals you would come across if you wandered through the alphabet, across the desert down by a river or over the ocean? A is… Read more A is for Australian animals by Frane Lessac. →
