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Mia’s Story

November 1, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Amy in Grade 5 was very excited to discover that her beautiful labrador called Mia had been featured on the Labradors Worldwide website.   Amy is lucky to have such a gorgeous furry best friend! You can read Mia’s story here

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Henry the Goat by Ella Watkins

August 21, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

At the moment our students are participating in a Writing Challenge at our school.  I thought 15 year old Ella Watkins might just inspire them! Ella Watkins is the author of  “Henry’s Holiday” and  “Henry the Goat” Photo courtesy The Mercury Ella first drew Henry when she was 8 years old in Grade 3 when she [...]

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Mission Fox by Justin D’Ath

April 26, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Justin D’Ath has a lots of fans of his Extreme Adventure series starring Sam Fox.  Now Justin has a new series for younger readers called Mission Fox. The main characters are brothers Harry and Jordan who are identical  twins.  They are secret agents who are dedicated to the protection, care and rescue of animals that are [...]

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Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

November 25, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Michael Morpurgo’s latest book, Shadow is another wonderful story!  The idea from this story came to Michael when he was reading about a black labrador working as a sniffer dog  for the Australian army.  After a fierce battle the dog  went missing and was presumed dead.  Fourteen months later the dog walked out of the desert [...]

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Bear and Chook by the Sea – Book Trailer

September 30, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Congratulations to Marcus Graham who is 10 years old and won the CBCA Book Trailer Competition during Book Week  with his book trailer for Bear and Chook by the Sea.  Marcus’ book trailer is now in an American competition and we wish him lots of luck.  What a fabulous effort and a great model to inspire some [...]

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