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Children's Book Week 2015 
The dates for Children's Book Week 2015 will be Saturday 22 August - Friday 28 August, although we will celebrate during most of Terms 2 and 3.  

The theme for 2015 is ...
Books Light up our World  
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Books light up our world - Children's Book Week 2015 created by Susan Stevenson using Slideshare, 2015

Did you know that 2015 has been declared the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies? To learn more click here.  
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About The Year Of Light - © IYL2015
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International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies - Hands On Involvement. © IYL2015


The Shortlist of Books for 2015 is ...

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Book of the Year Awards Short List 2015 - © 2007-2014 The Children's Book Council of Australia
Press here to find out

Shadow Puppets 
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Shadow Puppetry Tutorial - York Theatre Royal 2013 - Video 1:28
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Make a Shadow Puppet Theatre, including Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme Video 00:50 - © 2014 KIDSPOT
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Peter and the Wolf shadow puppet show - A special joint project between Matthew Romain, Laughtertainer!, the Greater Essex County District School Board, the Royal Conservatory and the Windsor Symphony. Composition by Sergei Prokofiev. Video 14:27. 2013
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Light and reflection: light rays: shadow animals - Scootle © Education Services Australia Ltd, 2013

Be Enlightened by Reading 
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Physics for Kids: Science of Light - Technological Solutions, Inc. © 2014
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Enjoy Reading and Collecting Facts - Did You Know ??? Fun Facts about Lots of Topics - © Did You Know? 2015
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Our favourite pigeon is back!!! Another way books light up our world is by making it a very fun place to live! Kids who love the Mo Willems Pigeon books will love this one " Don't let the pigeon read the books". - Video 3:12, 2011.
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He's back again!!! Another fun way to learn how to look after books. You'll be enlightened. Don't Let the Pigeon Touch the Books!!! inspired by Mo Willems' Pigeon books! by Amy Cobb Video 4:41. 2013
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BookWeek 2015 - 5 students created a lighthouse on Minecraft to celebrate 2015 Book Week "Books LIGHT up our World" - Glenelg Primary Aug, 2015.
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Books light up our world - 'Book Week' created in Goanimate by Jared. Aug, 2015

Explore Some Of Our Short-Listed Books 
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Activities For Kids with thanks to the talented and "retired" Teacher-Librarian, Mrs B

What we are doing this year...
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How to Make Digital Texts - Turning a classic book into a digital text. Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Paperdoll Patrol 2014. Video 2:19
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Where The Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak and Paperdoll Patrol Video 3:51 2014
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle and Paperdoll Patrol Video 3:29 2014
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Scholastic Book Fair during Education Week
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Book Week in Schools: Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of CBCA & 2015 Children's Book Council Theme 'BOOKS LIGHT UP OUR WORLD' A perfomance for all children in K-6