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We have a number of books to clear from our warehouse. Some are print overruns and others are very slightly damaged. Sale lasts until end of June or until stocks run out, whichever comes first.
Hit the Warehouse Clearance Sale button on the left for available titles and Order Form. NB this is not an electronic Order Form.
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Purchase Aussie Notables on disc and you get:
1. A digital copy of the book
2. 50 embedded links to useful websites for back ground and research
3. Teachers'notes on the use of the links
4. 50 reading comprehension questions based on the text
5. 50 language convention questions based on the text
6. A time line exercise
7. "Interview"questions to stimulate creative writing
8. A crosswrod puzzle based on the text
9. A research activity
Discs are not available through bookstores. The four titles currently available on disc are: Henry Parkes, John Monash, Mary Gilmore and Mary Reibey.
Classroom Packs include all of the above except Numbers 1, 2 and 3.
It was a delight to receive a phone call form Merv Ashton, a member of the dynasty which still runs the oldest circle in the world. Merv was prompted to ring because he had just read Mary Reibey, and wanted to talk about James Henry (aka Golding)Ashton, his ancestor who founded the circus in 1850.
James was convicted of stealing a donkey in England when he was the same age as Mary Reibey. When he later stole a brooch, he was transported as a repeat offender. After spending a year or so at Point Puer, Tasmania, he was assigned as a servant to the Reibeys at Entally House where he remained through 1839 and 1840.
Merv, now 72, was one of the Flying Ashtons, who were among the world's best trapeze artists.
The message is: read Mary Reiby and go to the circus!
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Mary Reibey became Australia's richest woman, but she had a skeleton in her closet. Orphaned after the death of her mother, father and a caring grandmother, she ran away from home disguised as a boy, 'borrowed' a horse and was sent to NSW. Was the criminal system inhumane? How did she find her way to the top?
Looking forward to the reviews.
This title, and all others in the Aussie Notables series, is also available on disc, with a licence to use freely within your school.
Henry Parkes is now available on interactive disc, for use on your school computers or smartboard.
You get:
The complete text of the book
50 embedded links to useful websites
Notes for use of the links
A crossword Time Trial exercise
Interview questions for Henry parkes (Creative Writing)
A research exercise
50 Reading Comprehension questions based on the text
50 Language Conventions questions based on the text.
