tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post6568278890094509998..comments2024-03-29T03:44:12.622+11:00Comments on A peaceful day: The Australia BookJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-88016230061678442722017-03-18T15:27:27.580+11:002017-03-18T15:27:27.580+11:00Very interesting book for your kids!! Very simple ...Very interesting book for your kids!! Very simple to understand. Children can learn <a href="http://paraphrasingserviceau.com/faq/" rel="nofollow">how to paraphrase</a> using simple english. NNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640057562193971371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-48325427957562521182013-05-03T15:56:09.269+10:002013-05-03T15:56:09.269+10:00It seemed to fit well with all our life and other ...It seemed to fit well with all our life and other literature experiences and I was delighted our library had it.<br /><a href="http://www.yorkshirest.com" rel="nofollow">Kitchen Countertops Long Island</a>Lenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339300824800552741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-58829928425456236732012-06-21T10:21:19.881+10:002012-06-21T10:21:19.881+10:00Ohh coming back and reading comments, what's t...Ohh coming back and reading comments, what's this about John, Pam? I just wrote a post<br />http://sevenlittleaustralians.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/cream-of-crop.html<br />but if you have reservations I need to go back and add in opinions (haven't read it myself)<br /><br />btw Jeanne I can't subscribe to comments from your blog:(? I have to remember to come back and read.<br /><br />Oh and my comment, thinking, I think this Pownall book is okay for only the under 7 set, very skimmy, which suits my 7yr old.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-21070852541708758842012-06-19T22:42:18.490+10:002012-06-19T22:42:18.490+10:00We don't have it. But just putting a vote in f...We don't have it. But just putting a vote in for "Our Sunburnt Country" - we just bought our own copy last week after hogging the local library's copy most the year :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906019871298704814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-69514108462543759072012-06-19T20:06:05.058+10:002012-06-19T20:06:05.058+10:00Nope, not on my list or on my shelves - not becuas...Nope, not on my list or on my shelves - not becuase I think badly of it, but for no reason in particular. I think that Janette Cassey Ingam's book "Our Australian Story" is the best allrounder, though it only covers the first 50 years, I think she has done a fine job. I can tell because I actually began to find our history interesting for once. Vol. 2 is in progress.Joelhttp://www.educationreformation.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-84867930241335805302012-06-18T09:58:44.902+10:002012-06-18T09:58:44.902+10:00We still have another year and half before we get ...We still have another year and half before we get back to Australian studies, so I've got plenty of time to ohhh and ahhhh about whether to buy it or not. :o)Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370393893728279355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-55390430522715457322012-06-18T07:44:42.910+10:002012-06-18T07:44:42.910+10:00Pam, I feel a bit the same way with John but I'...Pam, I feel a bit the same way with John but I'm afraid to say it. The writing and story is okay, but I don't like it that he takes such a large role in historical events. I need to keep reminding Jemimah that He. Was. Not. There.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-41596534536590147162012-06-18T00:18:09.720+10:002012-06-18T00:18:09.720+10:00I had it and sold it. I bought it cheap, thank goo...I had it and sold it. I bought it cheap, thank goodness. To me it was like an Usborne book with nicer pictures. Having said that, my children (only boys at the time) liked it a lot less than the Usborne books and I suspect my girls would, too. <br /><br />So glad you posted this as now I can get over my stupid "my-homeschool-is-incomplete-because-I-don't-own-this-classic" syndrome. Which of course is made extra-extra ridiculous because I used to own it and got rid of it.<br /><br />Srangely, I do not feel the same about John of Sydney Cove and John and Narabee, which I never want to read again. Well, the latter anyway. The first John book we loved, the second was ok (but there are other books just as good) and the third... I never want to read again. Just in case I didn't say it plain enough before.<br /><br />PamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619730481444338254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-40760305017160552692012-06-17T18:30:57.477+10:002012-06-17T18:30:57.477+10:00I too have borrowed this book and it's a nice ...I too have borrowed this book and it's a nice read...though something we read together with the book 'Our Sunburnt Country'. <br />I tend to use lots of different books. We also watch 'My Place' and documentaries. <br />Do you have a good suggestion for reading history?<br />Have you read the book "The Story of the world; History for the Classical Child" by Susan Wise Bauer? We are finding that quite interesting.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625967058225804525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-50795982789939846862012-06-17T14:48:43.362+10:002012-06-17T14:48:43.362+10:00Have I fixed it, or are there more? I fixed the c...Have I fixed it, or are there more? I fixed the capitalisation as well. Oh the shame.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-16965967799269755532012-06-17T14:09:06.004+10:002012-06-17T14:09:06.004+10:00You make a great point Jeanne, and one I appreciat...You make a great point Jeanne, and one I appreciate having desired this book 'just because its on the book lists'. Your excerpt makes me realise just how much we dont :-)<br /><br />However, to side track you a little - I can't believe that you of all people would have a word mispelt! How did that happen?DaughterofEvenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-23149328472693082002012-06-16T20:51:06.280+10:002012-06-16T20:51:06.280+10:00I was pleased to be able to borrow this from our l...I was pleased to be able to borrow this from our llibrary earlier this year. We enjoyed it as we are studying the Australian Book Traveller - travelling around our country state by state through literature. We are also enjoying history with our Discovery Club and have been exploring the 1700s which is when this book commences its history of Australia. It fit in very well with our everyday life experiences. We didn't narrate from it but used it as a springboard to discover more information through research about things that interested us from it. I remember us researching the telegraph for example.<br /><br />We used it as a springboard for discussing our own family's entry into Australia and drawing up a family tree, speaking with grandparents about their growing up experiences and their ancestry.<br /><br />It seemed to fit well with all our life and other literature experiences and I was delighted our library had it.<br /><br />CeeCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038238586812568949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-82916926982371005322012-06-16T20:23:38.235+10:002012-06-16T20:23:38.235+10:00I'm an Eve fan too, actually, Erin. I just ca...I'm an Eve fan too, actually, Erin. I just can't find a use for this lovely looking but rather vacuous book! She has written better.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-3472283526541941042012-06-16T20:16:26.867+10:002012-06-16T20:16:26.867+10:00Maybe a little harsh;){} I'm an Eve Pownall fa...Maybe a little harsh;){} I'm an Eve Pownall fan, so it gets points for that, not for CM slant. currently using it with my 7yr old and she is enjoying it. Easy, quick introduction to Aust history. More a tantaliser.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-9654718940078302742012-06-16T18:12:02.512+10:002012-06-16T18:12:02.512+10:00There is always a bias to history, though, don'...There is always a bias to history, though, don't you agree? We do Indigenous Studies separately from history, although there is naturally some overlap.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-86161593368250697592012-06-16T17:59:38.338+10:002012-06-16T17:59:38.338+10:00agree - although I still thought it a good book fo...agree - although I still thought it a good book for anglo saxon look at Australian History. I've found it a bit difficult to find something a little more balanced in it's report on history.Dove's Resthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886051375765858980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-87604910642352119092012-06-16T16:03:45.272+10:002012-06-16T16:03:45.272+10:00so now you tell me!!! lol (just joking)
Well, I ha...so now you tell me!!! lol (just joking)<br />Well, I have it down this year for Rebekah and we are doing it in snippets but not in a CM way (shhh, don't tell anyone) :)<br />I actually bought it at the Sovereign Hill shop in Ballarat earlier this year for $25 as I hadn't seen it that cheap before.<br />anyway, I am enjoying it as *I* am learning Aust history. Rebekah is enjoying it because of the pictures I reckon:)<br />WE don't narrate from it, just read it and look at places on the map etc. <br />I wouldn't ask for narrations because you are absolutely right on that one! <br />It's just a book to read and we'll do more Aussie history in the years to come so I'll wait for your next post:) We do have a Sunburnt country and I think that may be better (though I bought it a few years ago and haven't looked at it closely since!)Joyfulmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888086629467112175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-21057642176101987802012-06-16T15:43:31.987+10:002012-06-16T15:43:31.987+10:00Probably a fair treatment, Jeanne. I'm not an...Probably a fair treatment, Jeanne. I'm not an expert on CM, but your rationale is sound. Put this way, those paragraphs do seem rather randomly chosen.<br /><br />We bought The Australia Book at the start of our eclectic home ed adventure, and it was a big hit with DS who was 5 at the time. Perhaps that is because:<br /><br />- I bought and shared it with enthusiasm (having also read those recommendations, and believing it would be essential to our education in history).<br /><br />- DS is a huge history fan, and would happily devour ANY book which offers him new and familiar snippets of history.<br /><br />- It put into chronological order some episodes and events which we had read about and discussed.<br /><br />- I didn't read it with CM expectations, nor ask for narrations. It was simply another of many history books with which to fan the flames which were already burning.<br /><br />- As for DD (then 4), an innocent bystander who doesn't share her brother's passion for the past, the response was less impressive, but neither did it turn her off books or history. She listened and responded with interest, content to be ensconced in bookish snuggles and keen to know more. I'd still call that a win.<br /><br />Luckily I'm not a CM purist!Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04696049648997719529noreply@blogger.com