Eve Pownall Award – IDTL Book Week

Posted on April 17, 2023April 18, 2023 by bookweek_admin

2023 Eve Pownall Award

Shortlisted Books – Eve Pownall Award

A Is for Australian Reefs
Author-Illustrator: Frané Lessac
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Teaching Notes: Scholastic |
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Paperbark Words |

Cover links to CBCA Website

Amazing Animal Journeys
Author-Illustrator: Jennifer Cossins
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Teaching Notes: Hachette Teaching Notes |
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time |

Cover links to CBCA Website

Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples
Author: Isaiah Firebrace
Illustrator: Jaelyn Biumaiwai
Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore
Teaching Notes: Hardie Grant Teachers Notes |
Reviews and Interviews: ReadPlus |
Videos:

Cover links to CBCA Website

DEEP: Delve into Hidden Worlds
Author – Illustrator: Jess McGeachin
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
Teaching Notes:
Reviews and Interviews:
Videos: Summer Reading Challenge 1:15mins |

Cover links to CBCA Website

Opal and Dart
Author: Vianne Brain
Illustrator: Clare Bradley
Publisher: Forty South Publishing
Teaching Notes:
Reviews and Interviews:
Videos:

Cover links to CBCA Website

Wild Australian Life
Author: Leonard Cronin
Illustrator: Chris Nixon
Publisher: Allen & Unwin (including author info)
Teaching Notes: Allen & Unwin Teaching Resource |
Reviews and Interviews: Kids Book Review | StoryLinks |
Videos:

Posted on May 19, 2022August 28, 2022 by bookweek_admin

2022 Eve Pownall Award

Shortlisted Books – Eve Pownall Award

Book of Curious Birds

Author: Jennifer Cossins
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time |StoryLinks | Kids Book Reviews | Paperbark Words
Teaching Notes: Learn From Play resources
Learn from Play Activities – some free

Answers to Word Search in our Book Week publication 2022

The First Scientists: Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia’s First Peoples

Author: Corey Tutt | Deadly Science
Illustrator: Blak Douglas
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Teaching Notes: Teacher’s Notes Hardie Grant Explore | Extract from the book
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Paperbark Words | Indigenous news | Speaking Out ABC radio 20mins
Videos: Corey Tutt Studio 10 6:07 mins | The First Scientists Book Launch at Questacon 40:50 mins| Booktopia TV live 30:29 mins

Heroes, Rebels and Innovators (Honour Book)

Author: Karen Wyld
Illustrator: Jaelyn Biumaiwai
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Teaching Notes: Teachers Resources Hachette
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | ABC News | Paperbark Words
Videos: Australia Reads video 3:40
Learn from Play Acitivities – some free

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature (Honour Book)

Author: Sami Bayly
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Teaching Notes: Teachers Resources Hachette
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | StoryLinks | Paperbark Words
Videos: ABC News 5:17 mins | Launch video with many well-known guests 15:08 mins | Sami Bayly – How to paint 1:14 mins

Additional activity page IDTLNet PDF Very Peculiar

Still Alive, Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System (Winner)

Author: Safdar Ahmed with notes on the bookincluding how he created the images.
Publisher: Twelve Panels Press
Teaching Notes: Notes for Teachers Twelve Panels Press
Reviews and Interviews: Readings | WSUP News | ABC News
Videos: SAFDAR AHMED & Refugee Art Project 4:18 mins |

Please note: Suitable for high school readers only.

Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest

Author: Diane Lucas & Ben Tyler
Illustrator: Emma Long
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Teaching Notes: Teachers’ Notes Allen & Unwin | Learn From Play resources
Reviews and Interviews: StoryLinks | Paperbark Words interview with Emma Long | Blue Wolf Reviews
Videos: Diane Lucas and Ben Tyler discuss Walking in Gagudju Country 3:41 mins| Ben Tyler Story-Time 6:02 mins (including some animated images from the book)
Audio: Walking in Gagudju Country Free Audio Reading by the authors 12:49 mins
Learn from Play Activities – some free

Additional activity page from IDTLNet PDF Indigenous words and weather

Posted on March 17, 2022 by bookweek_admin

2020 Eve Pownall Award

Shortlisted Books – Eve Pownall Award

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ugly Animals (Honour Book)
Author: Sami Bayly Channel 7 report 4:41 mins Timelapse illustration showing Sami painting the brush-turkey 55 secs ABC Adelaide video 4:44 mins Samy reads from her book YouTube Video 14 mins.
Publisher: Hachette and Teachers Resources
Book Preview first 20 p. on Hachette website

IDTL Resource Weird Wild Amazing – Skim and Scan Activity (161 KB)
Use the Skim and Scan bookmark on page 65 of Curious Creatures, Wild Minds Book Week publication to explore two of the EP Notable books.

Searching for Cicadas
Author: Lesley Gibbes
Illustrator: Judy Watson and on Style File Creative Process including free downloads of roughs from Cicadas
Publisher: Walker Books and Teachers Notes
Children’s Books Daily
YouTube of Lesley Gibbes talking about the book. 2:59 mins.
Leaf Litter Endpapers activity

A Hollow is a Home
Author: Abbie Mitchell
Illustrator: Astred Hicks
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO World Habitiat Day: Home is where the hollow is – blog and Teachers Notes
Children’s Books Daily

Wilam: A Birrarung Story (Honour Book)
Author: Aunty Joy Murphy – YouTube video 3:15 mins Breathing life into Koori language Culture Victoria about Coranderrk including Video 7:06 mins and Andrew Kelly
Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy and more at Walker Books
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ABC Program
Teachers Notes – Booktopia
Aboriginal History of Yarra
Q&A with Andrew Kelly on Booktopia

Young Dark Emu: A Truer Story (Winner)
Author: Bruce Pascoe on YouTube 1:47 mins TedX Talk Sydney about Dark Emu 12:33 mins
Publisher: Magabala Books and Teachers Notes
Story Links Review
Guardian Article
Book Links Narelle Oliver Lecture/ Talking Ideas 1 hour

Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery
Author and Illustrator: Tohby Riddle and on Creative Kids Tales
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Notes on Creating the book
Story Links Review

IDTL Network resource for all Information Books. Text Type Features template (712 KB)
This page is to be copied on to the back of p.65 in our 2020 Book Week publication so it can be used as a booklet.

Posted on February 26, 2022March 17, 2022 by bookweek_admin

2021 Eve Pownall Award

Shortlisted Books – Eve Pownall Award

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals (Honour Book)
Author: Sami Bayly
Publisher: Hachette Australia | Hachette Teachers Resources
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Paperbarkwords | Dark Matter Zine | Sami Bayly ABC radio interview 3:36mins | Sami Bayly radio interview 4:59mins
Videos: Sami Bayly reads from her book 2:15mins | Sami Bayly illustrating process | Breakfast news facebook video | Sami Bayly talking about Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dangerous Animals YoutTube 4:32 mins

Azaria: A True History
Author and Illustrator: Maree Coote
Publisher: Melbournestyle Books | Walker Books dist.
Teaching Notes: Book Information at Books Illustrated | Teachers Notes
Reviews and Interviews: Kids Books Daily | StoryLinks | Dim’s Write Stuff

Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu (Winner)
Author: Pamela Freeman
Illustrator: Liz Anelli inlcuding colouring sheets
Publisher: Walker Books Australia | Walker Books Teacher Notes
Reviews and Interviews: Paperbarkwords
Videos: Liz Anelli’s process 1min

Strangers on Country (Honour Book)
Authors: David Hartley & Kirsty Murray (illus. by Dub Leffler)
Publishers: National Library of Australia
Teaching Notes: Glen Park Primary School
Reviews and Interviews: Children’s Books Daily David Hartley interview | Dub Leffler Interview NLA | Reading Time
Videos: Living with the locals: Six extraordinary first contact stories of friendship and survival (includes animations from an ABC series)