Book Week Saturday 18 – Friday 24
August.
Theme: Champions Read.
Storytelling
Australia (Vic) boasts a list of wonderful storytellers. We have made it easy
for you to explore their talents and contact them directly. They are listed
under LINKS on the left side of this blog. You will discover
there is great variety amongst our tellers.
However
if you are looking for a storyteller who is also a published author you might
like to investigate the following. I think you will find all these storytellers
have a tale to tell about a champion.
Gael Cresp (primary)
Fish for Breakfast (Illustrator Anna Pignataro, pub. Windy Hollow) tells the story of brave and resourceful Rebecca who helps a bird feed her hungry chicks.
Gilbert Alexander Pig (Illustrator David Cox, pub. Winy Hollow) shows
courage in dealing with a wolf who would like to eat him up.
Learn more
about Gael here.
Jackie Kerin (primary and secondary)
Phar Lap the
wonder horse (Illustrated by
Patricia Mullins, pub. Museum Victoria). When Jackie chose to write about this
champion she had no idea how much research was involved and then she decided to
write the story in verse! Her second book Lyrebird! a true story will
be out shortly and promises to be another winner.
To
purchase Phar Lap the wonder horse: Melbourne Museum, Boomerang Books
Learn more
about Jackie here
JB Rowley (secondary and primary)
Trapped in Gondwana. JB has entered the world of digital
publishing. Trapped in
Gondwana is the first in a series written for middle to
upper primary age readers. This adventure is a clever blend of fantasy and
science. Learn about the animals that lived on the ancient supercontinent of
Gondwana while following the adventures of feisty 11 year-old Nellie Russell.
Whisper My Secret is
a the true story of a young woman whose children were taken away from her at a
time in Australia when women were often powerless. Somehow she found the
strength to remarry and start a new family, locking her secret away until one
day ... JB unravels her mother’s secret with skill and care.
To
Purchase:
Whisper My
Secret: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007JP88NA
Trapped in
Gondwana: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007S8YVE8
Learn more about JB Rowley here
