Term One 2020

Book Catalogue Primary Program

Growing up, I was what people called a reluctant reader. It wasn’t

that I couldn’t read, it just seemed a lot of work to read all the words

in a regular book, and I found graphic novels easier to get through. I

consumed the entire Tintin series by Herge. I remember being so sad

when I finished the last book. I also enjoyed the humour of the Asterix

books and British comics like Whizzer and Chips. It’s strange how many of the movies and television shows I appeared

in happened to be adapted from children’s books and comics… films

such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (the original Jumanji was a

children’s picture book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg),

which is about a magical board game that comes alive. Another one is

Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is about the

trials and tribulations of three siblings who are orphaned when their

parents die in a fire and who are pursued by a dastardly villain called

Count Olaf who is after their fortune.I was also the voice actor for a character called Hypno-Potamus in

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. Betcha didn’t

know that the Ninja Turtles first came out as a comic book created by

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984.Anyway, when one of my sons turned out to be a reluctant reader

like me (preferring to make up the stories himself or read comic

books), I was inspired to write and illustrate a book for him.Last year, I was hugely excited with the release of my first Buttons

McGinty book… The Top-Secret Undercover Notes of Buttons McGinty, which is the notebook of a 12-year-old boy on an epic

adventure. It’s full of funny drawings (by me), maps, lists and diagrams, and of course my signature humour, so

there’s no time to get bored. In the New Zealand army, when I worked as a signaller, I learned Morse Code. In Buttons McGinty’s action-journalling adventures, I finally found a use for it! Throughout these books, the reader has to decode messages. My son loved the book, as have thousands of other kids, both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Hopefully you’ll love the adventure too!

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Book & Distribution Partner OVER 2.5 MILLIONBOOKS-OF-CHOICE DISTRIBUTED AROUND AUSTRALIA!

Phone: 02 9434 2488 Fax: 02 9475 1333 Email: support@booksinhomes.com.au www.booksinhomes.com.au

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and big screen!

books to come

For your chance to win one of 25 book prize packs (10 titles in each), please read the front page of your Books in Homes Catalogue and answer the following questions:

1. Who is our Role Model this term?

2. What does our Role Model do as a career on telly and the big screen?

3. What graphic novel series by Herge did our Role Model consume when he was growing up?

4. What character did our Role Model provide his voice acting skills for in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

5. What did our Role Model learn in the New Zealand army when he worked as a signaller?

Bonus Question

6. What would inspire you to write and illustrate a book?

Please add a funny drawing that contains a map, a list or a diagram, or all three.

Make sure you also write:

1. Your full name

2. The school you attend

3. The class you are in

4. How old you are.

Good Luck!

Please send your entries by 13 March 2020 to:

Books in Homes Australia

Role Model Competition

PO Box 647, Botany NSW 1455

Thank you to all our sponsors...

WESTERNPORT

Role Model Competition

Books kindly donated by Scholastic.

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1. The Return of Thelma the Unicorn It’s time for Thelma to get her sparkle back on!

2. Dingo in the Dark Dingo’s friends help him feel safe in the dark.

3. Teen Titans Go!: Ninja Party! Can the Titans help Beast Boy become a great ninja?

4. Shoelaces are Impossible! Caterpillar learns to tie his shoelaces.

5. The Cow Tripped Over the Moon How many times will it take Cow to jump over the moon?

6. The Very Itchy Bear Bear is being bothered by an annoying flea!

7. Colour Me All the different colours and shapes that make up our amazing world.

8. Blossom Possum Blossom thinks the sky is falling down and needs to tell her friends.

9. Cocoon Dawn and her best friends are becoming moths.

10. Now That’s a Hat! Finding a hat that’s just right is hard work!

11. The Heart of a Whale Whale sings a beautiful song about hope and happiness.

12. Going to the Footy There are many different ways to get to the footy.

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13. Mack and the Missing Cheese Mack is a detective cat on the hunt for some cheese!

14. Mary Poppins The classic tale of magical nanny Mary Poppins.

15. What Makes a Hero What it means to be a hero and how to find your hero within.

16. Coming Home to Country A colourful journey through our natural home.

17. Secret Life of Pets 2: How to be a Cat/How to be a Dog Find out how to be a cat or dog!

18. Can you Tickle a Tiger’s Tummy? Answers to important questions about animals!

19. Cunning Crow A story about appreciating your own true colours.

20. The Book Chook A funny tale about learning to love who you are.

21. The Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper During a storm the lighthouse keeper discovers sea creatures in his bed!

22. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bogey? This mean, green monster is ruining your favourite stories!

23. The Last Dance Read about Australian animals and where they live.

24. Moana Share the magic of Moana with this movie storybook!

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25. TC and the Curse of the Exploding Doll TC and Lockie launch a doll into the sky and now there’s chaos everywhere!

26. The Bad Guys Episode 10: The Baddest Day Ever It’s the ultimate battle between bad and REALLY BAD.

27. Pearl #5: The Brave Unicorn Olive is missing. Can Pearl and Tweet find her before the gobble-uns do?

28. Instagraphics: A Visual Guide to Your Universe Explore the Universe through a mix of photos and graphics.

29. Pokémon: Ash to the Rescue Can Ash protect the Pokémon?

30. Japarrika Rises Will Kay-Bell overcome the many obstacles to becoming a footy star?

31. 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet The most dangerous weather and animals on the planet.

32. Ella and Olivia #24: Hula Hoopla Ella and Olivia’s school is having a hula-hooping challenge!

33. WeirDo #13: Weirdomania! Weir is trying to win tickets to see the wrestling with his family.

34. Tiny Timmy #10: The New Coach The Lions have a new coach and he’s shaking things up!

35. The Top Secret Undercover Notes of Buttons McGinty Buttons needs to use his Morse Code skills to find his missing parents.

36. Going Bush with Grandpa Pete and his grandpa are off on a bush camping trip to do some prospecting for gold nuggets.

37. The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2: The Truth About Stacey Stacey’s friends help her fit into her new town.

38. Fair Dinkum Histories #3: Rotters & Squatters The warts-and-all story of Australia from 1820 to 1850.

39. The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert Stories about Mana and her family in the desert country of North-West Australia.

40. Drone Racer What happens when three kids discover a drone with a mind of its own?

41. Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #10: One Bad Apple There’s a new Mob kid in town and he looks like trouble!

42. Yinti: Desert Dog Yinti’s family adopts a dingo called Spinifex who journeys with them through the desert.

43. Ella Diaries #15: The Super Secret Club Ella is given a fancy invitation to join a super-secret club!

44. Liars #4: Lockdown Can Jarli and his friends outwit Viper again?

45. Blossom Lottie’s dream of having a sister comes true when a lost little girl arrives on her doorstep.

46. JT: The Making of a Total Legend Follow JT’s journey from his debut to total legend!

47. The Poppa Platoon in Saving Private Rabbit Abbie and her friends go to a Fluffy Furry Fuzzy Friendship-Bear Party!

48. Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks Find out what the Greeks lived like 2000 years ago.

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Imanpa School

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 14

LOCATION: 270km from Alice Springs, NT

ABOUT US: Imanpa School is a small, remote, community

school located 270km southwest of Alice Springs, half-way to

Uluru. The local people’s language group is Pitjantjatjara, with

Luritja, and Yankunyjatjara also spoken. The two-teacher school

caters for students from Preschool to Year 6 with 14 students

currently enrolled.

The community values the teaching and learning of English.

The local store mainly stocks food provisions and does not

have the selection of enticing picture books found in urban

shopping centres. Without Books in Homes our school would

not have access to the latest books other children across

Australia do. Books in Homes books are read daily during

one-to-one reading sessions with our READ tutor volunteers,

are joyfully taken home to students’ houses to share with

family, and given as prizes to students. Imanpa Primary School

students love exploring the pictures and text in the Books in

Homes books. Thank you, Books in Homes. Thank you also

to Wendy Fitzgerald—we are extremely grateful for your kind

generosity in sponsoring Imanpa School!

What a fantastic selection of books you have to choose from! You will receive three new books from this catalogue, but in case we are unable to supply one of these books, we ask you to choose four.

In the boxes below, write the number 1 against your first book choice, then 2 against your second choice, 3 against your third choice and 4 against your fourth choice. Once you have selected all four books and have completed your details above, please hand your Book Order Form to your teacher.

Don’t forget to keep a record of the four books you have chosen by circling the books in your book catalogue, and remember to enter our competition on page 2 for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Green37. The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2: The Truth About Stacey

38. Fair Dinkum Histories #3: Rotters & Squatters

39. The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

40. Drone Racer

41. Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #10: One Bad Apple

42. Yinti: Desert Dog

43. Ella Diaries #15: The Super Secret Club

44. Liars #4: Lockdown

45. Blossom

46. JT: The Making of a Total Legend

47. The Poppa Platoon in Saving Private Rabbit

48. Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks

Purple25. TC and the Curse of the Exploding Doll

26. The Bad Guys Episode 10: The Baddest Day Ever

27. Pearl #5: The Brave Unicorn

28. Instagraphics: A Visual Guide to Your Universe

29. Pokémon: Ash to the Rescue

30. Japarrika Rises

31. 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet

32. Ella and Olivia #24: Hula Hoopla

33. WeirDo #13: Weirdomania!

34. Tiny Timmy #10: The New Coach

35. The Top Secret Undercover Notes of Buttons McGinty

36. Going Bush with Grandpa

Orange1. The Return of Thelma the Unicorn

2. Dingo in the Dark

3. Teen Titans Go!: Ninja Party!

4. Shoelaces are Impossible!

5. The Cow Tripped Over the Moon

6. The Very Itchy Bear

7. Colour Me

8. Blossom Possum

9. Cocoon

10. Now That’s a Hat!

11. The Heart of a Whale

12. Going to the Footy

Blue13. Mack and the Missing Cheese

14. Mary Poppins

15. What Makes a Hero

16. Coming Home to Country

17. Secret Life of Pets 2: How To Be A Cat/How To Be A Dog

18. Can You Tickle a Tiger’s Tummy?

19 Cunning Crow

20. The Book Chook

21. The Grumpy Lighthouse Keeper

22. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bogey?

23. The Last Dance

24. Moana

Term One 2020Book Order Form

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We hope you enjoy reading your new books, and remember...

How to complete your Book Order Form

Full Name Class

School Teacher

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