I have been remiss in adding the last two weeks worth of radio show summaries to the blog - many apologies, they were sitting in my inbox.....maryanne.
Library staff members Lesley Conway and Pia Butcher run a radio show each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm on Eastern FM 98.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show. Tune in next Wednesday for a great show.
On Wednesday 27th August's show
We have just finished celebrating Children's Book Week in the libraries accross our region, and now is the time to bring to you the winners of the Children's Book of the Year Award. There are five categories in this Award, and today Pia highlighted some delightful and informative books which were shortlisted, some of which won in the section they were nominated for.
Library staff members Lesley Conway and Pia Butcher run a radio show each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm on Eastern FM 98.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show. Tune in next Wednesday for a great show.
On Wednesday 27th August's show
We have just finished celebrating Children's Book Week in the libraries accross our region, and now is the time to bring to you the winners of the Children's Book of the Year Award. There are five categories in this Award, and today Pia highlighted some delightful and informative books which were shortlisted, some of which won in the section they were nominated for.
There are always many gorgeous, funny and inventive books in the Early Childhood category, which is broadly considered for ages 1 to 7 years. The winner this year was Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey, which simply and delightfully shows how two very different people can support each other to create a lovely friendship. The other books recommended to us by Pia were Cat by Mike Dumbleton and Craig Smith,
Lucy Goosey by Margaret Wild and Ann James and Shhh! little mouse by Pamela Allen.
In the Eve Pownell Award for non-fiction, Pia highly recommends Kododa Track : 101 days by Peter MacInnes as a very interesting and informative read on what the soldiers on the Kokoda track really had to deal with. She said it was a great introduction if you only have a basic knowledge of this campaign. Australia's deadly and dangerous animals by Michael Cermak is a lavishly illustrated book on a perennially popular topic, even the humble (but in springtime, aggressive) magpie gets a mention. Kaz Cooke has written a new, humourous and informative book for girls Stuff : your full-on guide to the teen years. Ned Kelly's fame and fascination is dealt with in a book edited by Carole Wilkinson, which gives young readers an introduction to The Jerilderie letter and finally a great fun book Parsley Rabbit's book about books by David Legge which with humour, great illustrations and gimmicks like flaps describes how books are put together.
Eve Pownall Shortlist 2008
Michael Cermak - Australia's deadly and dangerous animals
Kaz Cooke - Girl stuff: your full-on guide to the teen years
Peter Macinnis - Kokoda Track: 101 days
Mark Norman - The Antarctica Book: living in the freezer
Frances Watts, Illustrated by David Legge - Parsley Rabbit's book about books
Carole Wilkinson (editor), Illustrated by Dean Jones - Ned Kelly's Jerilderie letter
On Wednesday 3rd September's show
You have to admire a wife of Henry VIII's who wasn't banished or executed. Anne of Cleves was remarkable in that she escaped these fates, and also managed to live on good terms with Henry, loved by his children, and outlived 'the Merry Monarch'. In Amenable Women by Mavis Cheek we are given a glimpse into this turbulent period from a different angle. Anne became notorious as the wife who was chosen from a painting by Holbein, and then rejected when she arrived in person and was judged to be too plain to be Henry's wife. According to Lyn, the women in this book might be amenable, but are very strong and capable people.
Another historic character whose beauty has been debated endlessly - was she beautiful, or was she thought to be so because of her relationships with powerful men? - is the subject of two new books. We are talking about Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, and Lyn Baines explained that there is a lot of uncertainty about whether any of the artefacts from the time actually show a true picture of the Cleopatra who became mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. This is only one of the mysteries surrounding her history, and these new titles do a good job of bringing a fresh look at the evidence, and the historical context. The titles are Cleopatra the Great by Joann Fletcher and Cleopatra : the last Queen of Egypt by Joyce A Tyldesly.
---- Lesley
Michael Cermak - Australia's deadly and dangerous animals
Kaz Cooke - Girl stuff: your full-on guide to the teen years
Peter Macinnis - Kokoda Track: 101 days
Mark Norman - The Antarctica Book: living in the freezer
Frances Watts, Illustrated by David Legge - Parsley Rabbit's book about books
Carole Wilkinson (editor), Illustrated by Dean Jones - Ned Kelly's Jerilderie letter
On Wednesday 3rd September's show
You have to admire a wife of Henry VIII's who wasn't banished or executed. Anne of Cleves was remarkable in that she escaped these fates, and also managed to live on good terms with Henry, loved by his children, and outlived 'the Merry Monarch'. In Amenable Women by Mavis Cheek we are given a glimpse into this turbulent period from a different angle. Anne became notorious as the wife who was chosen from a painting by Holbein, and then rejected when she arrived in person and was judged to be too plain to be Henry's wife. According to Lyn, the women in this book might be amenable, but are very strong and capable people.
Another historic character whose beauty has been debated endlessly - was she beautiful, or was she thought to be so because of her relationships with powerful men? - is the subject of two new books. We are talking about Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, and Lyn Baines explained that there is a lot of uncertainty about whether any of the artefacts from the time actually show a true picture of the Cleopatra who became mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. This is only one of the mysteries surrounding her history, and these new titles do a good job of bringing a fresh look at the evidence, and the historical context. The titles are Cleopatra the Great by Joann Fletcher and Cleopatra : the last Queen of Egypt by Joyce A Tyldesly.
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