Scholastic Book Club

Issue 6 of Book Club went home last week.

Details explaining how to order online are on the inside back cover of the catalogue. If using the online LOOP system to order, please ensure you enter your child’s class from the selected menu using capital letters and no spaces. e.g., FST, 1TA, 2NW, 3FC, 4GK, 5VO and 6KN. We realise there is a lot happening at the moment but please ensure orders will are placed by Friday, 6th September to ensure they are delivered before terms end.

Books always make great gifts for birthdays and other special occasions, with a reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.

Families who ordered books from Issue 5 can spend the $5 promo code on Issue 6. Once again, every order placed with Issue 6 will receive a $5 Promo Code, with every order over $15, to be redeemed on Issue 7 - (LOOP ORDER ONLY)

Please direct any queries to Mrs Natale at carmelnatale@sjcobram.catholic.edu.au

ISSUE 6 LINK: https://issuu.com/scholastic_australia/docs/bc_6-24_issuu?fr=sNWFkZTcwNDI5MTA

(Two catalogues per school Term)

Each year the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) presents annual awards to books that have been written and illustrated by Australian authors and illustrators. The award also acknowledges their outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature.

The CBCA was founded in 1945 at a time when Australian children’s books were few, and Australian authors and illustrators were virtually unknown. The following year, 1946, The Book of the Year Awards, an annual award to promote books of high literary and artistic quality was established. These awards are now the most influential and highly respected in Australia.

There are 6 categories in total that are recognised and awarded. Here at St Joseph’s, we usually focus on 2 of the categories: Book of the Year: Early Childhood & Picture Book of the Year. Each category has 6 titles.

The winning books in these titles this year are: Book of the Year: Early Childhood: Gymnastica Fantastica & Picture Picture Book of the Year: Timeless.

Book Week Live Incursion

We will continue to celebrate Book Week next Friday, 30th August, with a Live School Incursion being presented by perform! EDUCATION: “Maybe a Miracle” – A Book Week Musical Adventure

Perform! EDUCATION are the official in-school partner with The Children’s Book Council of Australia; exploring The CBCA Children’s Book Week themes and using the shortlisted books to promote literature and the joy of reading in an interactive, fun and engaging way.

The three shortlisted Book Week books being featured in our show are:

Timeless by Kelly Canby, (Winner 2024 CBCA Picture Book. Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. )

The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham (shadow Judging Winner CBCA 2024 Early Childhood. Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years. )

Country Town by Isolde Martyn and Robyn Ridgeway Illustrated by Louise Hogan (Winner 2024 CBCA Eve Powell Award. Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.)

We look forward to seeing the show and hope the children enjoy it.

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