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Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Here you will find bibliographic and copyright information plus book covers, for each title in the Younger Readers category, as well as links to reviews, authors, Book Raps and teaching notes.
 
          Book of the Year: Younger Readers

       Wilkinson, Carole - Dragon Moon

           Honour Books
          Shortlist
 
Younger Reader Notable Books 2008
Reviews in the CMIS Resource Bank
 
Sources of ideas for activities and displays based on shortlisted books
 
 
 
Clark, Sherryl
Sixth grade style queen (not!)
Puffin, 2007
ISBN 978-0-14-330300-8
SCIS No: 1313595
Price: pbk $14.95

CMIS Review:
Sixth grade style queen (not!)
Student Review: YARA  [Choose Australian titles and then click on Sixth grade style queen (not!) from the Shortlist]

Author Website: Sherryl Clark

Sixth grade style queen (not!) by Sherryl Clark

Honour Book
Penguin Group (Australia)
Cover from Sixth grade style queen (not!)
© Sherryl Clark, 2007
© Illustrations by Elissa Christian, 2007
Reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
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French, Jackie and Whatley, Bruce
The Shaggy Gully Times: The f(p)unniest newspaper you’ll ever read
HarperCollinsPublishers, 2007
ISBN 978-0-7322-8410-7
SCIS No: 1335647
Price: hbk $24.99 [also in pbk]

CMIS Review:
The Shaggy Gully Times
Student Review:
YARA  [Choose Australian titles and then click on The Shaggy Gully Times from the Shortlist]

Teachers' Guide:
HarperCollins website
Author Website:
Jackie French

The Shaggy Gully Times by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley

Shortlist
HarperCollinsPublishers
Cover from The Shaggy Gully Times
© Jackie French, 2007
© Cover and illustrations by Bruce Whatley
Reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
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Hirsch, Odo
Amelia Dee and the peacock lamp
Allen & Unwin, 2007
ISBN 978-1-74175-301-1
SCIS No: 1335757
Price: pbk $15.95

CMIS Review:
Amelia Dee and the peacock lamp
Student Review: YARA   [Choose Australian titles and then click on Amelia Dee and the peacock lamp from the Shortlist]
Teacher Reviews:
Allen & Unwin website

Amelia dee and the peacock lamp by Odo Hirsch

Honour Book
Allen & Unwin
Cover from Amelia Dee and the peacock lamp
© Odo Hirsch, 2007
© Front cover illustration by Ali Durham
Reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
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Metzenthen, David and Axelsen, Stephen
Winning the World Cup
Puffin, 2007 (Aussie Nibbles)
ISBN 978-0-14-330278-0
SCIS No: 1317812
Price: pbk $10.95

CMIS Review:
Winning the World Cup

Author Website: Stephen Axelsen


Winning the World Cup by David Metzenthen and stephen Axelson

Shortlist
Penguin Group (Australia)
Cover from Winning the World Cup
© David Metzenthen, 2007
© Cover and illustrations by Stephen Axelsen
Reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
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Rodda, Emily
The Key to Rondo
Omnibus Books, 2007
ISBN 978-1-86291-743-9
SCIS No: 1338535
Price: hbk $22.99

CMIS Review: 
The Key to Rondo
Student Review: YARA  [Choose Australian titles and then click on The Key to Rondo from the Shortlist]

Teachers' Notes: Scholastic website
Author Website: Emily Rodda

The key to Rondo by Emily Rodda

Shortlist
Omnibus Books
Omnibus Books are published by Scholastic Australia
Cover from The Key to Rondo
Text copyright © Emily Rodda, 2007
Character illustrations copyright © Martin McKenna, 2007
Landscape illustration copyright © Drew Harrison, 2007
Reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
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Wilkinson, Carole
Dragon moon (Dragonkeeper trilogy)
Black Dog Books, 2007
ISBN 978-1-921167-46-1
SCIS No: 1311346
Price: pbk $19.99

CMIS Review:
Dragon moon
Student Review:  YARA  [Choose Australian titles and then click on Dragon moon from the Shortlist]

Series Website: Dragonkeeper
Teachers' Notes:  Black Dog Books website
Author Website: Carole Wilkinson

Dragon Moon by Carole Wilkinson
Winner
Black Dog Books
Cover from Dragon moon
© Carole Wilkinson, 2007
© Cover John Brash, Fotograffiti
Reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
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