The Golden Door is the first book in The Three Doors Trilogy by Emily Rodda It is exciting to see a new fantasy quest series from Emily Rodda. The Golden Door is filled with adventure, mystery, magic, amazing worlds and some rather terrifying creatures… I could not put this book down! The walled city of Weld is under [...]
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The Golden Door by Emily Rodda
September 4, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
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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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Too Small to Fail by Morris Gleitzman
June 6, 2011 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
What do you do when your mum, your dad and sixteen camels are in trouble – and only you can save them? Oliver’s parents are very busy and important people who own a bank. Oliver on the other hand is not very good at maths and all he wants in the world is to have [...]
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What Body Part is That?
April 30, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are back having lots of fun with their latest book called What Body part is That? Don’t expect a normal every day information book from these two masters of humour. Andy Griffiths’ website has this to say about the book… There is a lot of nonsense written about the human [...]
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The Legend of the Golden Snail by Graeme Base
October 3, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
The latest book by Graeme Base is The Legend of the Golden Snail. Inspired by the tale of a Magical Golden Snail banished to the Ends of the Earth by a Grand Enchanter, a young boy named Wilbur sets out on a daring voyage to find a legendary snail and claim it as his [...]
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