2023 Term 3 Book Recommendation
Kindy ~ Year 1
Book: Collecting Colour
Author: Kylie Dunstan
An award-winning, factual book that depicts the exquisite culture of Aboriginal Australians with beautiful illustrations.
This book allows students to gain knowledge of Australia’s rich history and facilitates deeper understanding of Aboriginal culture.
By promoting greater understanding of historical and continuing Australian issues, students will be able to write in a more informed, objective and worldly way that allow them to critically engage with contemporary issues while reading widely.
Non-fiction books build students’ knowledge of the world which assists in their information report and persuasive writing.
Year 2
Book: The Little Refugee
Author: Anh Do
An excellent non-fiction about Australian comedian, Anh Do’s refugee experience as his family leaves post-war Vietnam for a safer and happier life in Australia. This beautifully illustrated book provides students with a chance to learn and appreciate the difficulties others have experienced in their lives while understanding different Asian cultures.
A text such as this, is a perfect example of how personal experiences can be integrated into writing to create wonderful, emotional pieces.
Students are often encouraged to use their own experiences as the basis to creative writing and even anecdotes in persuasive writing. This text also informs students of world history, so they are more aware of the events occurring across the globe which is crucial to world becoming increasingly interconnected. Students who are able to grasp and incorporate contemporary issues in their writing will create pieces with powerful meanings, making them more advanced.
Therefore, this is a lovely text for developing writing skills and social awareness.
Year 3
The Wind in the Willows
Author: Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows is a children's book by the Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. The story celebrates nature, friendship, loyalty, and adventure.
The tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel which leads him and his friends on a whirl of trains, barges, gipsy caravans and motor cars and even into battle.
For more than a century, "The Wind in the Willows" and its endearing protagonists have enchanted children of all ages. Whether the four friends are setting forth on an exciting adventure, engaging in a comic caper, or simply relaxing by the River Thames, their stories are among the most charming in all English literature.