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New Books – Week 6
- Mr Chicken Lands on London by Leigh Hobbs
- Lately Lily: The Adventures of a Travelling Girl by
- Monester Chef by Nick Bland
Book Week 2013
Book Week celebrations have begun. The celebrations began with the announcement of the winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards in Canberra on Friday. After careful consideration and lots of debating the judges chose the following books for awards.
Younger Readers Book of the Year 2013
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Early Childhood Book of the Year 2013
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Picture Book of the Year 2013
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Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2013
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Would you have chosen these books? What was your favourite book?
Enjoy your Book Week celebrations.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge is drawing to a close. The challenge ends on 6th September. You have five weeks to complete the challenge. Books shortlisted for Children’s Book Week have been added to the Premier’s Reading Challenge. As you read the shortlisted books you can add them to your reading record sheet.
Remember if one book from a series is on the Premier’s Reading Challenge booklists, all books in that series are classified as ‘on’ the lists. Once you have completed the Challenge please hand in your Reading Record Sheet to Library.
Government
Phil Cummings
| On Friday afternoon Mrs Rayner and myself were invited to attend the launch of Phil Cummings’s new book ‘Anzac Biscuits’. The Governor, Mr Kevin Scarce launched the book while guests munched on Anzac Biscuits. ‘Anzac Biscuits’ is a poignant story about a family separated by war. The story and illustrations creatively link life at home with life in the trenches. ‘Anzac Biscuits’ is beautifully illustrated by Owen Swan.
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Phil autographing ‘Anzac Biscuits’ for Craigburn students.
Phil Cummings reading ‘Anzac Biscuits’ to guests at the launch of his latest book.
The Governor Mr Kevin Scarce with Phil Cummings and Owen Swan.
Centenary Celebrations Canberra
While we in Adelaide celebrated ‘The Adelaide Cup’ Canberrans celebrated their 100th birthday. Canberra is our national capital. 100 years ago Lady Denman the wife of the then Governor- General Lord Denman announced that the name of the new Australian capital would be Canberra. Find out more about the history of Canberra by visiting
http://www.canberra100.com.au/resources/history-timeline/
or watch some videos about the history of Canberra
Harmony Day Resources
The 2013 theme for Harmony Day is ‘Many Stories – One Nation” The message is ‘everyone belongs’. To find out more visit
http://www.harmony.gov.au/_docs/harmony-day-2013-factsheet.pdf
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Valentine’s Day
Have you ever wondered why Valentine’s Day is celebrated? Follow the links to find out.
Valentine’s Day Stories for Kids
Valentine’s Day information, facts, history, activities and poetry
Valentine’s Day is also Library Lovers Day. Visit the library for a date with a book. Try a new author or revisit an old favourite.
Chinese New Year
Kung Hei Fat Choy
Welcome to the Year of the Snake. February 10th marked the start of Chinese New Year celebrations. In the Chinese Zodiac 2013 is the Year of the Snake.
Check out the following websites to find out how the Chinese New Year is celebrated.
BBC – Schools – Festival and Events
DLTK’s Chinese New Year Activities
Chinese Years – What year were you born in?