Sa l isbury Story Booka journey around Sa l isbury and

Austra l i a

Are we there yet?

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Introduct ionThe Sa l isbury L ibrary Serv ice has spent 20 12 ce lebrat ing The Nat iona l Year of Read ing. Th is year long nat iona l pro ject has h igh l ighted the importance of ch i l dren learn ing to read and keen readers f ind ing new sources of insp ira t ion . It has focused on support ing read ing in i t ia t ives whi le respect ing the ora l t rad i t ion of storyte l l ing . It ’s a lso mot ivated peop le to d iscover and red iscover the magic of books , and to encourage the concept that a l l Austra l i ans become a nat ion of readers . Award winning author and i l l ustrator A l ison Lester ’s book Are We There Yet? , te l ls the story of A l ison ’s own fami ly ’s journey around Austra l i a in a camper van. Th is remarkab le book was se lected as the insp ira t ion for a nat ionwide wr i t ing compet i t ion , ask ing ch i l dren across Austra l i a (aged 2- 12 years) to wr i te a story about the ir home town or a spec ia l p lace they have v is i ted in Austra l i a .

Our Sa l isbury Story Book is the Sa l isbury L ibrary Serv ice ’s loca l Are We There Yet? in i t ia t ive . The stor ies and images conta ined wi th in these pages are a resu l t of a schoo l ho l i day program he ld dur ing the month of October at the Len Beade l l L i brary , located in the heart of Sa l isbury . The stor ies speak to idea that ch i l dren are f ind ing the ir p lace , that they are a l l storyte l l ers and that the passion for read ing and shar ing l i terature star ts at an ear ly age .

P lease enjoy read ing what ch i l dren from the loca l Sa l isbury L ibrary Communi ty have to say about the ir home town or spec ia l fami ly adventure they have been on. The ir creat iv i ty , l anguage , shared exper iences and l i teracy sk i l l ce lebrate what The Nat iona l Year of Read ing 20 12 is a l l about .

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