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Book Week 2017

March 11, 2018

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Teachers read to different classes

The Book parade

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New Section in the Library.

Dyslexic Friendly Books Luca with the new books Luca from R8 recently discovered the magic of dyslexic friendly books when he issued one from WCL. He found that the books were easier and more fun to read because they were printed on yellow paper, the font was easier to read and the line spaces were bigger. Instead taking weeks to read a book, now he was getting through and enjoying a book in a weekend. This was the start of a whole new movement helped along by his keen teacher, Mrs Burson. She and Luca set up a stall at the art exhibition hoping to get parents to buy a few titles for the library. Sixty-seven books later.......a fantastic response from the community!! Now there will be a special section in the library for the dyslexic friendly books. Check it out. They include many well-known authors such as Anne Fine, Cornelia Funke, Michael Morpurgo, Quentin Blake and Malorie Blackman. How it all began! Adelyn and Lachie have written about the n...

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

Room 4 (Tui), Room 14 (Kiwi) and Room 8 (Takahe) all explored the illustrations of Eric Carle. They were inspired especially by his book, The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse , which was in its turn inspired by the artist Franz Marc. After sharing the many Eric Carle books in the library, the students painted paper to use in their own creations.

How to draw.......Guardian children's book site

Trolls, trolls and more trolls........ Room 14 kids learned how illustrator Adam Stower draws trolls. They followed step by step instructions to get the idea and then created their own. Check out this link for lots of hints about drawing from picture book illustrators. Guardian children's book - how to draw

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