Author: Sally MorganPublisher:
ISBN: 9781760502942
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Watch, look, listen and count! Experience the rhythm of life in the bush as Joey and his mum go about their day.
Joey Counts to Ten
Author: Sally MorganPublisher:
ISBN: 9781760502942
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Watch, look, listen and count! Experience the rhythm of life in the bush as Joey and his mum go about their day.
Children’s Literature in the Classroom
Author: Matthew D. ZbarackiPublisher: SAGE Publications Limited
ISBN: 1529786762
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Children′s literature is a powerful resource that can inspire a young reader’s lifetime love of reading, but how can you ensure that your literacy teaching uses this rich creative world to its fullest? This book gives pre-service primary teachers an in-depth guide to each major type of children′s book, examining the form, structure and approach of each. From fairy tales and non-fiction to picture books and digital texts, learn what qualities underpin outstanding children′s literature and how you can use this to inspire rewarding learning experiences in your classroom. Key features: Each chapter is full of key book recommendations to help you select excellent age-appropriate texts for your learners An international focus across English-language publishing, covering key books from Australian, US and UK authors A special focus on Australian indigenous children′s literature Busting popular myths about children′s literature to give you a deeper understanding of the form Evaluation criteria for every genre, helping you to recognise the qualities of high quality books This is essential reading for anyone training to teach in primary schools and qualified teachers looking to improve their professional knowledge. Matthew Zbaracki is State Head of Victoria in the National School of Education at ACU, Melbourne.
Bush Bash
Author: Sally MorganPublisher:
ISBN: 9781921894145
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bright illustrations and a simple counting format make this a wonderful Australian first concept picture book.
Ten Boys' Farces
Author: Eustace Maduro PeixottoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
10 Fat Turkeys
Author: Tony JohnstonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780545164696
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A rhyming story about ten turkeys sitting on a fence.
Author: Janette Turner HospitalPublisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702233883
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Reissue of a novel first published 1988. It is a story of passion and obsession that ranges in setting from an Australian rainforest to Boston and Toronto. A mysterious and elusive love affair haunts the lives of three women in Australia. Twenty years later, on the other side of the world, Charade Ryan sorts through story and counter-story for her father, the legendary Nicholas, and the truth about her origins. This novel was included in the 'New York Times Book Review's' 50 most notable novels of the year, was in the top 16 for the Booker Prize, and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin, the Banjo and the Adelaide Festival National Fiction Awards. Author has written many award-winning novels including 'The Last Magician' and 'The Ivory Swing' and the short story collections 'Dislocations' and 'Isobars'.
Beyond Answers
Author: Mike FlynnPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003842437
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Beyond Answers: Exploring Mathematical Practices with Young Children, author Mike Flynn provides teachers with a clear and deep sense of the Standards for Mathematical Practice and shares ideas on how to best implement them in K-2 classrooms. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the eight common core standards. Using examples from his own teaching and vignettes from many other K-2 teachers, Flynn does the following: Invites you to break the cycle of teaching math procedurally Demonstrates what it means for children to understand not just do math Explores what it looks like when young children embrace the important behaviors espoused by the practices The book's extensive collection of stories from K-2 classroom provides readers with glimpses of classroom dialogue, teacher reflections, and examples of student work. Focus questions at the beginning of each vignette help you analyze the examples and encourage further reflection. Beyond Answers is a wonderful resource that can be used by individual teachers, study groups, professional development staff, and in math methods courses.
Proceedings
Author: Character Still Counts
Author: James MerrittPublisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 0736969454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
“I don’t know of a more important topic now than this, and I don’t know anyone more qualified to speak on it than James Merritt.” —Rick Warren, New York Times bestselling author, The Purpose Driven Life Stop Protecting Your Reputation. Start Building Your Character. In a world of social media snapshots and cable news sound bites, we’re often more concerned with our outer image than we are with our inner make up. But in the end, integrity trumps image. You can look good on the outside without being good on the inside. If you long to commit yourself to what matters most—the content of your character—join bestselling author James Merritt as he explores 13 overlooked traits that form the bedrock of a godly life and a good society. Along the way, you’ll encounter surprising role models—flawed people who failed spectacularly, overcame adversity, and went on to live lives worth imitating. In a world that has abandoned the virtues and values that matter, this book offers a clarion call to return to a simple message: Character still counts. It always has, and it always will.
Charades
Author: Janette Turner HospitalPublisher: University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702255971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This vibrant, superbly crafted novel explores the elusive boundaries between existence and imagination, memory and truth. From the subtropical lushness of Queensland's Tamborine rainforest to the claustrophobic bedroom of a Boston physicist, Hospital's characters breathe an atmosphere of passion and suspense. Charade Ryan, an enigmatic story-spinning scheherazade, searches for a way to unravel the long-hold secrets of her family origins.