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Bowerbird Blues

(9781760269609)

Written & illustrated by Aura Parker

Published by Scholastic Australia

Theme/topic: Effective words and Persistence

Suggested learning area: ACELA1452 (English – Year 1), ACPPS001 (Health and Physical Education – Foundation),

The narrative follows an artistic bowerbird as he builds a nest that stands out to attract a mate. With each unique addition to his collection, the bowerbird learns about persistence and the beauty of discovering his own ‘blue’ style (ACPPS001 – Foundation Year, Health and Physical Education). Parker’s diverse range of verbs brings the bowerbird’s journey to life, creating a vivid portrayal of his actions that enhances reader engagement (ACELA1452 – Year 1, English). Through vibrant illustrations and an enchanting narrative, Bowerbird Blues encourages children to embrace their individuality, appreciate the natural world, and find joy in relationships.

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Curriculum Alignment:

  • These AC codes are suggested purely based on the book’s content and are provided for reference only.

ACELA1452 8.4 (English Year 1): Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)

• talking about effective words that describe a place, person or event
• learning how a sentence can be made more vivid by adding adjectives, adverbs and unusual verbs

ACPPS001 8.4 (Health and Physical Education Foundation): Identify personal strengths

• identifying things they are good at and describing how these have changed over time
• participating in a range of minor games and exploring which ones they enjoy and what makes them enjoyable
• describing how they feel when they are learning a new skill and what strategies they can use to persist until they are successful
• identifying ways they can use their strengths to help themselves and others

About The Book

I am a collector. Always looking, finding … and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent colbalt. Brilliant, vibrant blue! But something is missing. What could it be?

This picture book from Aura Parker stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for blue! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, that unfolds as the bowerbird’s search sends him soaring across the sea, sky and city. He swoops and snatches vibrant treasures for his collection, and soon his bower a mix of natural and unnatural objects attracts something greater and more fulfilling than he could ever have imagined. National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is an important annual campaign that aims to encourage young children to read and enjoy books as well as teach them the value of literacy. Now celebrating its 24th successful year and coming off the back of our most successful year yet, we have no doubt that the reading of Aura Parker’s Bowerbird Blues will continue to build this wonderful campaign.

Registration for the National Simultaneous Storytime is free and open to all. Join the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and read with Australia, Bowerbird Blues on Wednesday 22nd of May 2024 at 12:00 pm AEST / 2:00 pm NZST.

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