Carl Matt - even his name mocks him. The people of Wattle Beach do their best to grind him under foot.Why are the Matts such pariahs? The answer lies in Wiseman's Cove, a short ride across the strait where Carl finds refuge in the most unlikely place. Wiseman's Cove has been waiting for Carl - waiting a long time.

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove

Margot Baumann has left school to take up her sister&#39;s job in the mailroom of a large prison. But this is Germany in 1944, and the prison is Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin.

Margot Baumann has left school to take up her sister's job in the mailroom of a large prison. But this is Germany in 1944, and the prison is Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin. Margot is shielded from the camp's brutality as she has no contact with prisoners. But she does handle their mail and, when given a cigarette lighter and told to burn the letters, she is horrified by the callous act she must carry out with her own hands. This is especially painful since her brother was taken prisoner at Stalingrad and her family have had no letters from him. So Margot steals a few letters, intending to send them in secret, only to find herself drawn to their heart-rending words of hope, of despair, and of love. This is how Margot comes to know Dieter Kleinschmidt - through the beauty and the passion of his letters to his girlfriend. And since his girlfriend is also named Margot, it is like reading love letters written for her. From award-winning Australian author James Moloney, comes a fresh and compelling story about love, loss and profound bravery. For fans of The Book Thief, this powerful and heartbreaking story set during WW2 stays with you long after the final page is read.

The Love That I Have

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove by James Moloney (University of Queensland Press, 2007) (older readers) My Big Birkett by Lisa Shanahan (Allen &amp; Unwin, 2006) The Secrets We Keep by Nova Weetman (University of Queensland Press, 2016) My&nbsp;...

Some kids refuse to read, others won’t stop – not even at the dinner table! Either way, many parents question the best way to support their child’s literacy journey. When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire a reluctant reader? What can you do to keep your tween reading into their adolescent years? Award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley, the passionate voice behind the Children’s Books Daily blog, has the answers to all these questions and more. She unpacks her twenty years of experience into this personable and accessible guide, enhanced with up-to-date research and firsthand accounts from well-known Australian children’s authors. It also contains practical tips, such as suggested reading lists and instructions on how to run book-themed activities.Raising Readers is a must-have resource for parents and educators to help the children in their lives fall in love with books.

How to nurture a child's love of books

Raising Readers

Glory Belongs To Those Who Dare When his village is attacked, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge.

Glory Belongs To Those Who Dare When his village is attacked, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge. But there is one problem-the young Vikings have never fought in battle. Can Hauk and his friends master the skills of sword and axe in time? Will the Gods be on their side? And does Hauk have what it takes to lead when the fate of an entire village lies in his hands?

The Young Vikings #1

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove Touch Me Black Taxi (HarperCollins) Lost Property (Penguin) G R A C EY TRILO GY Dougy Gracey Angela Y O UN G E R READERS Swashbuckler Buzzard Breath &amp; Brains FANTASY The Book of Lies (HarperCollins) Master of&nbsp;...

'Luke could almost count the pig's strides as it closed in ... His father lay frantic in the dust, scarcely able to raise his head ... The pig would kill him.'Like father, like son. Luke's dad is a hunter, a rifleman, a hard man, everything Luke wants to be. So when he's invited to join his father on a forbidden hunting trip, Luke eagerly accepts.Guns, killing, danger, adventure. It's a boy's dream come true. But adventures don't always go as planned, and targets aren't always what you expect them to be.

Crossfire

James Moloney. JAMES MOLONEY A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove Swashbuckler, Touch Me, Dougy Gracey Angela) O T H E R B O O KS BY. § i o * onwo.

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove, which won the CBCA Book of the Year in 1997. James lives in Brisbane. jamesmoloney.com.au ALSO BY IVAN SOUTHALL Simon Black series (nine books) Hills End Ash Road The Foxhole To the Wild Sky Sly Old Wardrobe&nbsp;...

First published in 1962, Hills End is regarded as a turning point in Australian children's literature, paving the way for much subsequent Australian adventure fiction. On a fateful day in Hills End, a timber-milling town in the mountains of Victoria, seven children and their teacher set off to explore caves in the nearby mountains said to contain ancient Aboriginal rock art. While they are deep inside the mountain caves a storm of tremendous violence all but sweeps the town away and threatens to leave them stranded on the mountain. Tackling flooded creeks and washed out paths and fallen trees, the children make their way back to Hills End injured and exhausted, only to face a new battle to survive in the denuded town. Ivan Southall was the first Australian author to receive the Carnergie Medal, and was awarded the Australian Children's Books Council Book of the Year on three occasions. He wrote over 60 books in his lifetime and has been published in 23 different countries. He died in 2008. textclassics.com.au 'The author has the power to get inside his characters, and through them express his faith in human nature in the goodness of man...a solid work, strong in action, mood and discipline.' New York Times 'A book that has haunted me for years.' Ramona Koval, By the Book 'I would highly recommend this novel for both children and adults as the vivid imagery which Southall creates is something which is not as prominent in today's literature. I believe that it is important for young people to read books like this as they encourage a love for the written word, something which is often neglected these days.' ReadPlus review blog

Text Classics

Hills End

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove , 1996 ; The Pipe , 1996 , The Snakeman , 1998 ; Buzzard Breath &amp; Brains , 1998 ; Ange- la , 1998 ; Touch Me , 2000 ; Boys and Books : Building a Culture of Reading around Our Boys , 2000 ; David the Best&nbsp;...

The Writers Directory

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove Reading tools : Understanding A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove Grammar tools : Subject and verb agreement 145 146 147 148 150 151 152 Spelling tools : Silent letters in the middle of a word -&#39;t &#39; , &#39; d &#39; Punctuation&nbsp;...

Language Toolkit for New Zealand Book 2 is a workbook to support the development of language and literacy skills through various communication modes. Students will develop the skills they need to read, view, listen and speak, and to write and create their own texts in a variety of contexts and for a variety of audiences and purposes. The units in Language Toolkit for New Zealand Book 2 are organised around different text types, including multimodal texts that provide a context for the development of language skills. • Grammatical rules are clearly and simply explained. • Comprehension, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary exercises build language and literacy skills. • Spelling lists and dictionary exercises encourage vocabulary development and confidence. • Revision exercises allow students to review their progress and strengthen their understanding and confidence from one unit to the next.

Language Toolkit for New Zealand 2

When his village is attacked, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge. But there is one problemthe young Vikings have never fought in battle.

When his village is attacked, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge. But there is one problemthe young Vikings have never fought in battle. Can Hauk and his friends master the skills of sword and axe in time? Will the Gods be on their side? And does Hauk have what it takes to lead when the fate of an entire village lies in his hands?

Young Vikings #1

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1996, p. 146; Tony Thompson, Shakespeare: The most famous man in London, Black Dog Books, Australia, 2009, p. 158; Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night&#39;s Dream, Act 2&nbsp;...

... A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove Reading tools : Understanding A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove Grammar tools : Subject and verb agreement 145 146 147 &amp; 148 Vocabulary tools : Active and passive voice 150 Spelling tools : Silent letters in the&nbsp;...

A workbook for junior secondary students to support the development of language and literacy skills through various communication modes.

Language Toolkit 2

Andrea Hayes. Reading. tools. Read the extract from A Bridge to Wiseman&#39;s Cove, then answer the following questions. You may use a dictionary. 1 Who are the four members of the family mentioned in the extract&nbsp;...