Book Week 2021 : Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds, Updates

Book Week commences this Monday 23rd August and I am excited to find out who the CBCA winners will be. The announcement will be made by the Children's Book Council of Australia this Friday, 20th August. Below are a couple of photos of the shortlisted and notable books we have in our library:

Just a couple of reminders and corrections to my previous announcements regarding book week. Please note competition entries have been extended until Friday 27th August.

• Dress up on Monday 23rd August or Tuesday 24th August (your teacher will have already let you know which day) and share your costume with your teacher and classmates during your Zoom lesson. Your costume can be your favourite character from a book, or you can get creative using this year’s theme. There is no need to purchase anything new, try using materials or clothes you’ve already got at home.

• Enter one of the two competitions being held for book week this year. Competition number one is to write a story based on the book week theme of Old Worlds. New Worlds. Other Worlds of no more than 500 hundred words. Here are some starting cues you might like to use: I opened the door and found myself in a strange world, If I had a time machine I would.., My best friend is a dinosaur. Illustrations are most welcome.

• Competition number two is to create a book trailer of a book of your choice. Your video should be about promoting the book you have chosen and should not be any longer than 1 minute and 30 seconds. You can find tips and ideas from Tristan Bancks here, How to Make a Book Trailer - Tristan Bancks. Some suggestions for free software/apps you can use to create your book trailer are: iMovie, Flipaclip, Stop Motion Studio, Animation Desk® Draw & Animate.

• Both competitions have been extended and close next Friday 27th August. Please submit your entries to scclibrary@dow.catholic.edu.au (please note there was an error in previous notifications for this email address).

All participants will receive a certificate and a winner will be selected from each stage, notified by email, and awarded with a certificate and a book. Winners will be announced in the Newsletter for Week 8. Have fun and good luck!

Helen Moon - Library SSO