 “There is much to like about these poems … their effervescent rhythms and rhymes are irresistible.”
Helen Purdie, Magpies magazine, March 2008
"FROM shooting a roo with a .22 to the scourge of petrol sniffing, these
illustrated poems capture a slice of everyday life in remote indigenous
Australia. Forgoing the dull, reverential approach seen in too many
children's books about Aborigines or the Dreamtime, this rollicking
collection uses rhyme and earthy humour to convey the highs (and some
crushing lows) commonly experienced by indigenous youngsters.
Accessible and insightful, Anna the Goanna should be read by students
in indigenous and non-indigenous schools alike."
Rosemary Neill, The Australian newspaper, June 28th 2008
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A NOTABLE BOOK
(Children's Book Council of Australia 2001)
Author: Jill McDougall
Illustrator: Jenny Taylor
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
ISBN: 0-85575-344-7
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Author: Jill McDougall
Illustrator: Gaston Vanzet
Era Publications
Eta Cuisenaire (USA)
This is a fun way to teach younger children about road safety...
It begins ...
Well, well, what do you know?
Red means stop and green means go,
Stop on red, go on green,
That's what those two colours mean.
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Susie Blue and the Super Glue |
In this book you'll meet Susie Blue (who has a major disaster with a tube of super glue), a pig (who tries to fly), a boy (whose report card is a catastrophe), an elephant (who thinks she's a duck), and a tiger (who is always apologising). Susie Blue and the Super Glue is a collection of poems by Jill and other Australian poets. Warning: Make sure the floor is clean. You'll roll on it laughing.
Era Publications (Australia)
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Erky Perky!
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Comet magazine, Issue 1, 2002
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No School Today
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Blast Off magazine, Feb 2002 and School Journal (NZ) 2004
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Bones with Attitude
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Blast Off magazine, Jun 2002
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The Circus Clown
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Comet magazine, Issue 3, 2002
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Bing Bang the Billycan
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Comet magazine, Issue 4, 2002
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Snake
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100 Australian poems for children, Random House, 2002
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Gabby and Duffy
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Countdown magazine Feb 2007
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Countdown magazine Jan 2008
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If Short, Black Dog Books, 2008
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Waiting in the Wings:
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No more!
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The School Magazine
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The Secret
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The School Magazine
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The School Magazine |
Aunt Sally Says ...
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The School Magazine
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Put a Cockroach in my Muesli
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The School Magazine
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