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Book reviews

Happiness Is BOOK REVIEWS

NEW RELEASES from Ford Street Publishing
happiness is
Snuggling up with friends and The Dingle Dangle Jungle Morphing Murphy
watching your favourite movie
By Mark Carthew & Dave Atze By robert Favretto & Tull Suwannakit
happiness is (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Playing fetch with your Published: 1st February 2020 Published: 1st February 2020
precious doggy ISBN: 9781925804416 ISBN: 9781925804324

happiness is This is a great book to read to young Murphy is happy as a tadpole, but then
sitting by a nice warm children, and to teach them to read. things begin to change... and he’s not the
fire, drinking a rhyming poetry describes the jungle only one caught by surprise!
wonderful hot chocolate creatures in a beautiful way. Children
will love to read this book as much as the This is a lovely book about the journey of
happiness is parents will enjoy reading it to them. a frog. Children will enjoy reading this
having an all you can book, and so will adults reading to them.
eat donut contest Suitable for ages 3 to 6.
Suitable for ages 3 to 6.
By Alicia Johnston
Year 5, Port Hedland Primary School
PORT HEDLAND – WA
Teacher: Ms Kiara Power

Bushfires

great big red patches are smoking in the hills
The destruction they have is sure to send a chill
The lives that they have taken, the animals which have passed,
The giant burning flames’ power, has truly made me aghast

One day, soon in time, the rain’s army will prevail,
And all the sadness in Australia will shed off like a scale

All the fires will be drenched among the heavy rain,
And we can all help to take away the pain.

We can restore Australia to what it used to be,
Penniless will get money, happiness will spread, you’ll see
By Vivaan LIyer
Year 6, Livingstone Primary School
VERMONT SOUTH – VIC.
Teacher: Mr Matt Dwyer
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