Mary Gilmore was reviewed in the recent History Teachers of Victoria magazine. Here are some extracts:
"Written and presented in a highly engaging manner ...
... With its emphasis on Australian history and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, the entire Aussie Notables collection in worth purchasing, particularly in the light of the draft Australian Curriculum topics for Grade 5, which include Colonial Lives and Stories of Nationhood. ...
... There are many applications for this short and enlightening book about an under-rated Australian. Its format and content make it well worth purchasing for your school library."
Answers to our Naplan-style Reading and Language Conventions test are now being posted on this website rather than being mailed to you. Click Answers and then choose your title and type of test.
Henry Parkes is our next Aussie Notable in preparation ... BUT!
When involved in a project like this, you notice things. We are in the habit of looking more closely at bank notes than most people, which is why we noticed that Henry and Catherine seemed to be turning up less often. Enquiries at the Reserve Bank confirms that this note - the Federation $5 note - is being withdrawn. It was printed in 1901 for the centenary of Federation and was planned to have a short time span. So, if you see one, hang on to it!
Meantime QE II and Parliament House, first issued 1992, will carry on. Do you remember the controversy when Her Majesty took the place of Caroline Chisholm?
Nevertheless, we shall continue with Henry. But, since he and Catherine and no longer active among us, there may be elements of a Black Armband view of history in the production!
18 of our largely out of print famous people readers are now available in electronic form, together with Naplan Style Reading Comprehension and Language Convention test booklets.
Caroline Chisholm, Florence Nightingale, Fred Hollows, Joan of Arc, Vincent de Paul, William the Conqueror, Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Darwin, John Simpson Kirkpatrick, Sidney Kidman, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elizabeth Macarthur, Nelson Mandela, Catherine of Siena, Ho Chi Minh, John Curtin, Edmund Barton, Amy Johnson
Full details at http://kilbaha.com.au
Answers to Reading and Language Conventions test for Mary Gilmore are now available. Click on Mary Gilmore > Solutions.
And she looks great! Be among the first to buy a copy.
