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Mrs Mac's Library
READ ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!
Book Week will be celebrated from 17 - 23 August 2013. 

If you have ideas to share on this site, please contact Mrs Mac

Book Week Website Links

CBCA                           Mrs B's Interactive Literacy                Ipswich District TL Network

CBCA Super 6 Fun         The Book Chook                               Book Week For Beginners Wiki

Author/Illustrator/ Teaching Notes Links

Early Childhood
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Emma Allen / Freya Blackwood The Terrible suitcase Teaching Notes

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Tania Cox    / Ann James  With Nan      Teaching Notes
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De Gennaro, Sue  The Pros and Cons of Being a Frog
Interview   Teaching Ideas       On generating ideas 
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Dubosarsky, Ursula   / Andrew Joyner Too Many Elephants In This House   Teaching Notes   Interview
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Harris, Christine    It's a Miroocool  Teaching Notes 
YouTube clip (song)
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Walker, Anna    Peggy   Book Trailer  Interview/Review
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Younger Readers
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French, Jackie      Pennies for Hitler  Teaching Notes
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French, Simon     Other Brother      Teaching Notes
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Gleitzman, Morris   After  
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Herrick, Steven  Pooki Aleera is Not my Boyfriend 
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-Millard, Glenda    The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk 
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Picture Books
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Brooks, Ron  / Hunt, Julie  The Coat   Teaching Notes
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French, Jackie / Wilson, Mark   A Day to Remember
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Gordon, Gus    Herman and Rosie  Teaching Notes
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Lester, Alison   Sophie Scott Goes South   Teaching Notes
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Millard, Glenda /  Mullins, Patricia  Lightning Jack 
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Wild, Margaret / Goodman, Vivienne  Tanglewood  Teaching Notes
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Eve Pownall Information Books
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Cheng, Chris  / Jackson, Mark   Python   Teaching Notes
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Kerin, Jackie  / Gouldthorpe, Peter  Lyrebird! A True Story  Teaching Notes  YouTube Clip Edith's Lyrebird Clip
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Murray, Kirsty    Topsy-turvy World: how Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers  Teaching Notes 
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Queensland Art Gallery  Portrait of Spain for Kids Notes
Online games based on the book. Teaching Notes
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Weidenbach, Kristin  / Timothy Ide Tom the Outback Mailman  Teaching Notes   YouTube Clip Interview with Tom Kruse
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Older Readers
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Grant, Neil     Ink Bridge  Teaching Notes
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Lanagan, Margo  Sea Hearts   Teaching Notes    ABC Interview
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MacLeod, Doug    The Shiny Guys  Teaching Notes
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Touchell, Dianne   Creepy & Maud   Teaching Notes
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Wakefield, Vicki    Friday Brown  Teaching Notes
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Zail, Suzy   The Wrong Boy   Teaching Notes
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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kerrie Flynn for sharing the 'Lightning Jack'  downloadable task and socrative quiz opposite. Thanks to Sue Vickery for the Pulp-O-Mizer link and Megan Daley for the lottamagazines link. Many thanks to Susie Hamers for sharing her hard work in developing the Book Week Blooms Grid.

Ideas/Activities/Links

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U
se Sparklebox for terrific space templates
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U
se the 'space' option on google earth
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Develop a Trivia Quiz using titles that feature 'space', 'universe' or planets.
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Explore NASA for kids
K-4
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5-8
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9-12
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Funschool Kaboose space links for kids - games etc
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Why not hold a 'Make a spaceship' Challenge, linking to the theme?
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Kids Astronomy
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On the ABC Splash site, high school students can play the educational Zoom - a game set in deep space. Note, this is a 'teaser' - the full version will be available later in 2013.
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Working in pairs, students could write reviews of each category in 'Word', then convert to PDF and upload as a flipbook via flipsnack
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Although blocked for primary students, piktochart is another new infographics tool which could be used to showcase a particular shortlist category, the 2013 theme or
author's works.
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In pairs, students can create their own book trailers using  movie maker, imovie or photostory. Add copyright free music from freeplay music
----------------------------------------------------------------Try padlet as an alternative to blogging. Primary wall is a similar tool.
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Use piclits to create a poster on the theme. Motivator posters allow you to upload both your own image and text to create your own posters.
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Use mosaic tiles to create a collage using the covers of shortlisted titles (on publisher websites)
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Use Intel's Visual Ranking Tool to compile student's own '2013 Shortlist' of books they have read over the last 12 months or use in conjunction with the CBCA shortlist.
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Use Socrative to create your own Book Week quizzes. It's a student response system you can use with several devices including tablets and smartphones.
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Download a themed banner, courtesy of Aveen Beedles.
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If you use socrative, use this code for an activity about 'It's a Miroocool'    SOC 1279897. 
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Use Pulp-O-Mizer to create some retro SciFi magazine covers to display.
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Space ideas and templates via this magazine (purchase required)
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Kerry Gittins' Book Trailers:
Tom, the Outback Mailman
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The Terrible Suitcase
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Too Many Elephants in this House
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The Pro's and Cons of Being a Frog
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Sophie Scott Goes South
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The Coat
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Cindy Watson's TreksnTrails Resources:

Pennies For Hitler
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Children of the King
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After
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A Day to Remember
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© Sharon McGuinness  April, 2013

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