The theme for this years book week (Date: 18th - 24th August) is "READiscover!". Stay tuned to this page or visit the Children's Book Council of Australia site for the full details of all the shortlisted books and activities planned for 2007. The winners for the 2007 awards have now been announced, visit the Children's Book Council link above for a complete list of the winners and honourable books, winners are also listed on this page.
Book awards activities | Book week links | Games/Puzzles
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Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair From the Storyteller's Guide to the world site, this page provides information about the book,
From the University of Queensland Press site, downloadable PDF file, written by the author Pat Flynn. From HarperCollins a comprehensive teacher's guide, written by Pam Macintyre, suitable for upper primary students. This page provides a downloadable pdf file. From Puffin at Penguin books containing seven pages of teacher's notes in PDF form.
Picture Book of the Year
: Activities
Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow From the Allen and Unwin site a thirteen page downloadble pdf file. From Puffin at Penguin books an eight page printable pdf file.
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
: Activities
Red Haze: Australians & New Zealanders in Vietnam From Black Dog Books, teacher's notes provided in PDF form.
From Reading Enriches Learning site a comprehensive unit of work for Values education.
The Penguin Book: Birds in Suits
From the Publisher site a PDF file of Teacher's notes.
From the Publisher site a 24 page PDF file of Teacher's notes.
Children's Book Week 2007
This site contains comprehensive information about Children's Book Week, including information about the
The CBCA Junior Judges' Project encourages children to judge the shortlisted books in the annual CBCA Book Awards,
Games/Puzzles
See how quickly you can put these jigsaw puzzles together.
* Layla, Queen of Hearts * Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair * The Arrival * The Rainbirds
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Book of the Year: Younger Readers
| Bateson, Catherine |
Being Bee  |
University of Queensland Press |
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Flynn, Pat Illus. Jellett, Tom |
The Tuckshop Kid | University of Queensland Press |
| French, Jackie | Macbeth and Son | A&R, HarperCollins |
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Griffiths, Andy Illus. Denton, Terry |
The Cat on the Mat is Flat | Pan Macmillan |
| Laguna Sofie | Bird & Sugar Boy | Penguin Books |
| Millard, Glenda
Illus. King, Stephen Michael |
Layla, Queen of Hearts | ABC Books |
| Allen, Pamela | Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella | Penguin/Viking |
| Costain, Meredith illus. Allen, Pamela |
Doodledum Dancing | Penguin/Viking |
| Fox, Lee
Illus. Wilcox, Cathy |
Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair | Lothian Books |
| Gleeson, Libby illus. Blackwood, Freya |
Amy & Louis |
Scholastic Press |
| Lee, Lyn Illus. Gamble, Kim |
Eight | Omnibus, Scholastic |
| Wild, Margaret Illus. Niland, Deborah |
Chatterbox | Penguin/Viking |
| McKimmie, Chris | Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow | Allen & Unwin |
| Oliver, Narelle |
Home | Omnibus, Scholastic |
| Ormerod, Jan | Water Witcher | Little Hare Books |
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Rippin, Sally Text Metzenthen, David |
The rainbirds | Lothian Books |
| Spudvilas, Anne Text Wild, Margaret |
Woolvs in the Sitee | Penguin/Viking |
| Tan,Shaun | The Arrival |
Lothian Books |
| Davidson, Leon | Red Haze: Australians & New Zealanders in Vietnam | Black Dog Books |
| Fenton, Corrinne Illus. Gouldthorpe, Peter |
Queenie: One Elephant's story | Black Dog Books |
| Hocknull, Scott (pdf file) and Cook, Alex | Amazing Facts about Australian Dinosaurs | Steve Parish Publishing |
| Hoopmann, Kathy | All Cats have Asperger Syndrome | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Norman, Mark | The Penguin Book: Birds in suits |
Black Dog Books |
| Tonkin, Rachel | Leaf Litter | Omnibus, Scholastic |
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