Title: No way down
Author: Graham Bowley
Christina’s pick
No way down is a journey through the tragic mountaineering accident in August 2008. Continue reading
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Book review – Ape house by Sara Gruen
Title: Ape house
Author: Sara Gruen
Jenny’s pick
I picked up this book after reading Water for elephants by Sara Gruen, although this book didn’t quiet measure up to Water for elephants, I really enjoyed it, and recommend it, especially if you love animals. We meet Bonzi, Sam, Mbongo, Makena, Lola and Jelani, these bonobos apes are not only intelligent but they can communicate with humans using sign Language.
2012 Children’s Book of the Year Award Winners
The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced this year’s award winners.
Discussion notes from Literacy Reading Group August 2012
The National Year of Reading Theme for August is Question, so this month we read and discussed two articles relating this theme.
Article 1: Profit and Loss– Angela Mollard in Sunday magazine from the Sunday Telegraph Feb 26-Mar 3 2012 p3
In this Article “Angela counts the cost of putting work ahead of family” an interesting article about trying to juggle the commitments of life, and working out what’s important in the long run.
Article 2: Questions that make you think from Buzzle.com
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/questions-that-make-you-think.html
A very funny article with many interesting questions to make you think.
Prime Minister’s Literacy Awards 2012 winner announced
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced the winners of the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards-
Australian
writers who write books about Australia.
Fiction winner –Foal’s Bread by Gillian Mears
Poetry winner –Interferon Psalms by Luke Davies
Non-fiction winner –An Eye for Eternity: The Life of ManningClark by Mark McKenna
Prize forAustralian History –The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aboriginies Made Australia by Bill Gammage
Young Adult fiction winner – When We Were Two by Robert Newton
Children’s fiction winner –Goodnight, Mice!, written by Frances Watts and illustrated by Judy Watson 
