Ginnette Cameron-Gardner – Primary Teacher/Librarian

The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge (NSW PRC)

This has been completed by five more students in the following order:

Liam Frankham  Year 1, Isaac Shammay  Year 3,  Annaleise Rodney  Year 2, Jed Gottlieb  Year 5 and Marina Akstein  Year 6.

Congratulations. Mazel tov מזל טוב

 Reviews of two of the New books in the Primary Library

 Anthology of amazing women. Trailblazers who dared to be different by Sandra Lawrence

This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of each of 50 amazing women. There are 8 sections in the book: Art and Design, History, Politics, Science, Sports, Music, Film and TV, Literature, and Business.  As Sandra Lawrence says in the introduction to her book: “It was very hard to choose who to include… [there are] thousands of brilliant women who need to be celebrated. For now, though, here are some of my favourites.”

My personal favourite of those in this book is the story of Frida Kahlo who said of her paintings: “They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams, I painted my own reality.”

 A bag and a bird by Pamela Allen

Pamela Allen tells a story about John and his mother who lived in Kirribilli, Sydney and their excursion to the Botanic Gardens.  They made sandwiches and took an apple and a bottle of water. It was a warm day so they put on their hats and they set off by climbing the steps onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge, They describe how they got to the Botanic Gardens and the sights they saw including the Opera House while on their trek. 

The story is told in words and pictures for the young book lover.