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Storytime Theme: Kangaroos
Kangaroos are such a fun animal to learn about! These marsupials are well-known animals, even though they are indigenous to just Australia and New Guinea. They are also the only large mammal to move around by hopping primarily on two legs. And can reach speeds of over 40 miles per…
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Storytime Theme: Animals Down Under
G’day! Today I’m sharing a storytime theme that will take me all the way around the globe to a place on my travel bucket list – Australia! With how popular Bluey is on TV, I thought it would be fun to create an animal-themed Australian storytime. These books include the…
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Book Review: The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon is the story Subhi, a refugee born in an Australian permanent detention center after his mother and sister fled the violence of their homeland. Subhi’s world is only what he knows inside the fence of the detention center, but his imagination allows him to…
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Book Review: On the Run
I loved Hatchet by Gary Paulsen when I read it in elementary school. The survival aspect fascinated me and I couldn’t stop turning the pages to find out what happened to Brian as he faced the Canadian wilderness. So when I read the description of On the Run, I expected something similar,…
