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Coming Home - Dennis Jones & Associates

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Related Text/ResourcesTan, Shaun The Red TreeMiller, David Big and MeNikolin, Tara The Shadow on the Wall www.blurb.com/books/3269437Useful WebsitesBlack Dog Institute fact sheets on depressionwww.blackdoginstitute.org.au/factsheets/index.cfm#factDepressionBlack Dog is a centre for research, education , advice and consultation. The fact sheets are suitablefor students in Years 7 and above.Youth Beyond Blue www.youthbeyondblue.com/factsheets-and-infoDesigned for a teenage audience, this site provides information of specific interest to young peopleHeadspace www.headspace.org.au This National Youth Mental Health Foundation helps youngpeople undergoing difficulties in their lives. There are fact sheets and information on the site andalso details regarding where to locate a headspace centre or how to access the 24hr eheadspaceservice.RUOK www.ruokday.com.au/content/home.aspx This initiative is held annually on September 15and encourages people to ask ‘RUOK?’ instead of ‘How are you?’ which may illicit the automaticresponse of ‘Good’, even though the person may not really be feeling that way. The site encouragespeople to start a conversation with someone you feel may be experiencing a mental health issue.Site suitable for secondary students.About the Author – Sharon McGuinnessSharon McGuinness works as a teacher librarian in a primary school onthe south coast of New South Wales and writes picture books and juniornovels for children. After writing her first ‘book’ in year six for a schoolassignment, Sharon has been writing ever since. She has had two storiespublished in the New South Wales School Magazine and her first ebookTry! was published in March, 2012. Apart from writing and teaching,Sharon is kept busy with her two teenage children and mischievousborder collie, Buster.About the Illustrator – Shannon MelvilleShannon is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and community artteacher from Perth. She has illustrated the following books: My ArmsYour Legs (Blake Education) by Kim Rackham, Matilda’s MorningAdventures and Choose Active Transport: A Teacher’s Resource (PhysicalActivity Taskforce, 2010) by Kim Chute, and Little Good Wolf (WombatBooks, 2011) by Aleesah Darlison.<strong>Coming</strong> <strong>Home</strong> is the fifth book she has illustrated and she particularlyenjoyed working in pastels.When she is not working Shannon loves walking with her husband,Ninian, Dora explorer Jaya, and sheep rounder Hugo.<strong>Coming</strong> <strong>Home</strong>Sharon McGuinness3Wombat Bookswww.wombatbooks.com.au

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