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Sheena Knowles • Rod Clement, ill.
Edward the Emu
Harper Collins, 1998 • ISBN 9780207170515
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try
being something else for a change. He seems to
enjoy swimming with the seals, lounging with
the lions and slithering with the snakes. Edward
discovers that being an emu may be the best
thing after all. The wonderful witty illustrations
by Rod Clement compliment the wonderful
rhyming text that children love. Clear white
background and animal faces that capture the
humorous spirit of the text gives this book appeal
across a range of readers. Discover with Edward
that just being your self can be rewarding
enough.
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Pamela Allen
Who Sank the Boat?
Penguin, 1988 • ISBN 9780140509403
One warm sunny morning, a donkey, a cow,
a pig, a sheep, and a tiny little mouse, decide
to go for a row in a boat... This book is always
recognised by children and parents each time it
is read aloud at story time sessions. The great
repetitive text question gets children involved,
and answering! Children love to know that they
have the knowledge, or do they? With simple
clear illustrations as each animal enters the boat
this multi-layered book introduces children to
the concept of cause and effect. The illustrated
endpapers establish a clear beginning and end
to the story.
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Jackie French
Pete the Sheep
Harper Collins, 2004 • ISBN 9780207199745
While other shearers have sheep dogs Sean
the shearer owns Pete. Pete is a sheep- sheep.
The other shearers wearing traditional blue
singlets roust their dogs into action but Sean and
Pete use different methods. Tempers are raised
because the shearers hate change. Rejected at
the farm, Sean and Pete head to town to start
Sean’s Sheep Saloon. Successful with their sheep
customers Sean even styles the sheep dogs
when they too also attracted to town. The other
shearers seek out and demand their dogs back,
but Sean needs help with his booming new
business. Bruce Whatley captures the humour in
this quirky Australian rural story. The illustrations
of the sheep and dog hairstyles brilliantly
parody contemporary fashions and compliment
the woolly characters created by French.
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Alison Lester
Magic Beach
Allen & Unwin, 2004 • ISBN 9781742373126
What kind of things do you do at your beach?
Do you ride sea horse waves and find treasure
on the sand? Can you swim underwater
with the dolphins and catch sharks off the
jetty? Well known Australian author and 2013
Children’s Laureate Alison Lester invites us to
use our imagination to turn an ordinary day
at the beach into something extraordinary and
magical. Alison’s captivating illustrations and
rhyming text inspire the readers to explore
beyond what they actually see and create
a ‘magic’ beach of their own.
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