The Song of the Billabong
By Sue Murray
Illustrated by Carina Chambers
For ages 5+
Atmospheric watercolours bring the Australian bush vividly to life in this uplifting story about finding your talent.
Everyone has something to offer. From this book, children will learn, along with Gilda the Gecko, that despite dreams of being a star, sometimes helping everyone to work together can be more rewarding.
You can use this book to discuss:
- What your child’s talents are
- What makes a good leader and why groups need a leader
- Why working together to create something is fun
Linked activity idea
Look up Australian barking geckos on the internet and listen to their distinctive call.
For ages 5+
Atmospheric watercolours bring the Australian bush vividly to life in this uplifting story about finding your talent.
Everyone has something to offer. From this book, children will learn, along with Gilda the Gecko, that despite dreams of being a star, sometimes helping everyone to work together can be more rewarding.
You can use this book to discuss:
- What your child’s talents are
- What makes a good leader and why groups need a leader
- Why working together to create something is fun
Linked activity idea
Look up Australian barking geckos on the internet and listen to their distinctive call.
$15.99
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Why picture books?
Picture books cover a diverse range of topics, expose children to words and language they might not hear normally in conversation, and teach children how reading works (left to right, top to bottom). While picture books might be too hard for early readers to read by themselves at first, the books are not too hard to understand. Reading picture books with your child will inspire them to learn to read on their own, and experience the pleasure of reading.
These picture books were designed to accompany the LanguageLift program. However, children will also enjoy the books separately as they learn about the elements of a good story.
