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Let's share our great ideas


 * __Books to Read__**
 * Mirror - Jeannie Baker
 * A True Person- Gabiann Marin
 * Ziba Came on a Boat- Liz Lofthouse
 * My Dog- John Heffernan
 * Tin Tin Series ( Many different cultures visited e.g. TinTin in Tibet)
 * Boy Overboard; Girl Underground - Morris Gleitzman (UP/LS)
 * Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors - Alison Lloyd (UP/LS)
 * Balto and the Great Race - Elizabeth Cody Gimmel (LMP)
 * Hoot - Carl Hiaasen (UP/LS)
 * Peak - Roland Smith (UP/LS)
 * A Long Walk to Water - Linda Sue Park (UP/LS)
 * Benny and Omar - Eoin Colfer (UP/LS)
 * Kampung Boy - Lat
 * Sarindi and the Lucky Bird - Janine Frazer and Kim Gamble (LMP) Indonesia
 * Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears - West African Tale (You Tube)
 * Junko Morimoto stories

__**Activities**__
 * Invite parents/students/children to share their stories
 * Involve music/poetry from other lands
 * Research children's own countries of origin
 * Have children record a diary of their daily or weekly activities and try to pen pal to another school or overseas class to compare their daily/ weekly activities.
 * Research the stories of refugees/trace the journeys of refugees who have come to Australia
 * Research/collect traditional stories from country of origin of refugees
 * Have students and teachers who write a different language to write BOOK WEEK on a card. Record the language and use as display.
 * Alternatively use Google Translate to find the words in different languages and create posters for display.
 * Collect books about different countries for display.
 * Competitions for Book Week (Thanks Deb T - What a great resource!!!)[[file:Book Week Competitions 2011doc.doc]]


 * __Websites__**
 * Passport to Stories Around the World: Education World Website: []
 * Hootie Owl's Stories: A searchable site of Fairytales and Myths from Around The World: []
 * Classroom Ideas from Walker Books for nominated titles: []
 * Colourful Map of the World: []


 * Resources for Walker Books nominated titles:
 * 1) Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot:[]
 * 2) Toppling:[]
 * 3) Mirror:[]
 * 4) Duck for a Day:[]
 * Resources for Allen & Unwin nominated titles:
 * About a Girl: []
 * Noni the Pony: []
 * The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies: []
 * Look See, Look at Me: []
 * Hamlet: []
 * Two Peas in a Pod: []
 * Drawn form the Heart: []
 * International Children's Digital Library:http://www.childrenslibrary.org
 * Pages for display and colouring in: []
 * Try this Prezi - []
 * World of Tales

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