Tag: Polar Boy
The Story Crowd at Black Rock Primary
It’s been four months since Jodie Wells-Slowgrove and I launched The Story Crowd, bringing literature festivals to primary schools. It’s a lot of fun and a lot of hard work which has… Continue reading
Workshop Ideas: Start with a Map
I love maps in books. One of my treasured possessions is a beautiful leather bound volume of Lord of the Rings, given as a gift on my 18th birthday. Full of maps… Continue reading
Master Chef – 14th Century Inuit Style
I often talk to upper primary school sudents about the minimalist environment of the 14th century Inuit peoples of Baffin Island who lived above the Arctic Circle. The setting for Polar Boy…. Continue reading
CBCA BOOK WEEK 2009
While I was preparing my Book Week Resources for Polar Boy I found many great site chock full of useful information and activity ideas. These sites also contain multiple links to other… Continue reading
BOOK WEEK RESOURCES – Mrs B’s Interactive Literacy Website
Lately I’ve been finding lots of wonderful new websites. So I thought I would share them around. The best websites are often found by pure chance (Stumble Upon is so well named!)…. Continue reading
SANDY WRITES
Sometimes Sandy writes and then sometimes she doesn’t. Sometimes she plays around creating teaching resources to go with her books. You can download a Teacher’s Resource Kit for Polar Boy including Interactive… Continue reading
WRITER RESOURCES – SCAN
SCAN is the quarterly subscription journal of the NSW Department of Education Curriculum K-12 Directorate. It’s full of useful information for authors who want to know what’s happening in the world of… Continue reading
REVIEWS FOR ME
Last week I was on the receiving end of two wonderful reviews – the sort that bring a tear to an author’s eye. Now that I’ve put the soggy tissue away, here’s… Continue reading
GIVING IN TO THE PRESSURE
I keep being asked why I haven’t blogged my recent shortlisting in the 2009 CBCA Younger Readers category. Aren’t you thrilled they ask? Oh yes. Very, very, very thrilled. Also astounded and… Continue reading
INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007-2009
I was surprised to discover it’s still International Polar Year (IPY), a large scientific programme focusing on the Arctic and the Antarctic. Australian research scientist Ian Allison is the leader of the… Continue reading
