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Invites young readers to move the hands on the clock on the cover to agree with the times shown in the illustrations as they follow a group of animal pupils through a school day, from getting ready through lessons and lunch to returning home.
Spencer is very excited. He's also just a little bit worried about his first day of school. But, as he sees friendly faces on the school bus, enjoys his first lessons, and meets new friends during recess, by the end of the day, there's only one thing Spencer can say: I like school! A reassuring story about one of the most important days in any child's life, seen through the eyes of the Schoolies.
What will the Schoolies be doing today? Will they be in the canteen? Or having a fun lesson with Mrs Meow the teacher? This book lets children decide for themselves, as they unfold the pages and create four school house scenes. There are Schoolies characters and accessories to press out and play with, plus stickers to personalize each scene, as well as simple story beats which help to direct children's play. The book folds up neatly when the school day is over, so it can be put away ready for another fun day with the Schoolies.
The Schoolies are raising money for a new slide at the school fair, and there is so much to organise Spencer makes a list of everything that needs to be done, and with lots of teamwork from all the Schoolies this school fair is the best ever
It's time for the Schoolies! Preschoolers will love to meet the colourful and unique cast of Schoolies characters, created by artist and designer Ellen Crimi-Trent, and published in Priddy Books' signature early learning formats.• Kids will love learning to tell the time as they spend a day with the Schoolies• From waking up, to favourite lessons, to the bus ride home, this big book looks at all the normal daily events which children come across, seen through the eyes of the Schoolies• Packed with fun activities, with busy pages full of things to seek, find and do• Includes a play clock with moveable hands so that young readers can turn the hands to the right time as the Schoolies enjoy their day
Award-winning novelby Kirsty Eagar, author of Saltwater Vampires and Night Beach. Raw Blue was awardedthe 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Young Adult Fiction prize. Readersof Tim Winton's Breathwill be drawn to Raw Blue, an achingly beautiful young adult novel set in Sydney's northern beaches.Winner of the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, it is a haunting storyabout finding your passion in life. Carly has dropped out of uni to spend her days surfing and her nights working as a cook in a Manly cafe. Surfing is the one thing she loves doing ... and the only thing that helps her stop thinking about what happened two years ago. Then she meets Ryan and Carly has to decide.Will shelet the past bury her? Orcan shelet go of her anger and shame, and find the courage to be happy? Check out Kirsty Eagar'swebsite at www.kirstyeagar.com,and read herblogto find out about her thoughts on books, writing, music, surfing, and finding inspiration, or visit betweenthelines.com.au -the destination for Young Adult books. Praise for Raw Blue: 'Kirsty Eagar's fearless Raw Blue, a story of regeneration set on Sydney's northern beaches, is much more than just a promising debut: this one delivers.' Australian Book Review Best Books of 2009: Critics' Choices 'Kirsty Eagar's first novel explores dark territory with skill and sensitivity.' The Age 'An emotionally rich and powerful first novel.' Canberra Times 'If you only read one book this year ... it should be Kirsty Eagar's Raw Blue one of those kept-me-up-all-night novels that stays in your bones and sings in your ears long after you've finished it. It wouldn't be out of place next to Tim Winton's Breath, except this is the ocean as healer, not as an object to be conquered, or the site of self-destruction, of risk. The images crackle, the lines are full of the poetry of observation, the story is searing, gutting, beautiful. This should be compulsory reading for all teenagers especially boys.' julialawrinson.livejournal.com 'This is a psychologically intense novel that involves even non-surfing readers in the release Carly feels when conquering the waves we empathise with her in the long battle between desire and fear on the path to self-acceptance.' Magpies 'I read this book feverishly, desperate for a happy ending, and afterwards found it difficult to get Carly and the men who ride into her life out of my mind.' Newcastle Herald '[a] very moving book It's dark subject matter, but Eagar makes it uplifting.' Sunday Territorian 'A memorable first book by a writer who gives an honest approach to what young adults face growing up and growing wiser.' Woman's Day Read of the Week
“Parents with or without tattoos will be touched by [this] heartwarming tale about sharing your past with your children—it leaves a mark” (Real Simple). It’s after dinner and a little boy wants a story from his father. It’s story he’s heard many times before, one etched all over his father’s body. So, dad once again tells his little son the story behind each of his tattoos, and together they go on a beautiful journey through family history. There’s a tattoo from a favorite book his mother used to read him, one from something his father used to tell him, and one from the longest trip he ever took. And there is a little heart with numbers inside—which might be the best tattoo of them all. Tender pictures by the New York Times–bestselling illustrator Eliza Wheeler complement this lovely ode to all that's indelible—ink and love.
