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'A beautiful anthology of new Australian poetry for preschool and primary-aged children, from some of our country's finest writers and illustrators.
'A boat of stars came down tonight
and sailed around my bed -
it sprinkled stardust on my eyes,
put dreams inside my head
'Open worlds of imagination and explore themagic of everyday life with this enchanting new collection of poetry from some of Australia's most-loved writers and illustrators.
'Perfect for the classroom and the home, A Boat of Stars will bring a love of language, rhythm and rhyme to every child.' (Publication Summary)
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Teachers' notes via publisher's website.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney South,
South Sydney area,
Sydney Southern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:HarperCollins Australia
, 2018 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- From the Editors, single work prose (p. 7)
- Fruit Saladi"Pineapple, mangoes, ripe bananas,", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Introductionsi"Good morning, baby brother!", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Pyjama Dayi"I really like pyjamas and", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Rocketi"I'm a rocket! Watch me fly", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- In the Stone Countryi"In the stone country", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- The Magic Circusi"Unicorn, unicorn, where do you go?", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- A Note from Hannah's Dadi"Dear Ms Teacher Dear,", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- My Brother Jimi"This is my big brother Jim,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- I Think My Dog's a Police Cari"I think my dog's a police car,", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- That's My Playgroundi"Empty playground", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- The Lorikeetsi"My rainbow friends, the lorikeets", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- The Zucchini Songi"I'll eat the tomato, I'll eat up the squash,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Who Am I?i"I never bark or squeak or neigh,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Purplei"Some mornings, I just want to write in purple.", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Twenty Reasons Not to Go to Bedi"1. I need to go to the toilet", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- School Dayi"Alarm clock rings. No time to rest.", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Birthdayi"I wake up in the dark because my birthday is today!", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Raini"There's a jumble, rumble from up high.", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Shiveryi"Shivery", single work poetry (p. 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
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