Activities and Study Notes

Audrey of the Outback

Design an 'Audrey of the Outback' Postage Stamp (pdf)
Audrey Comic Strip : draw a story in eight pictures (pdf)
Audrey of the Outback Fun Page (with more activities and information)
Phar Lap quiz (he won the Melbourne Cup in 1930, the same year that the Audrey books are set)
Audrey of the Outback (pdf) writing activities
Audrey of the Outback: colouring sheet (pdf)
Audrey of the Outback: crossword (pdf)
Audrey of the Outback: crossword answers (pdf)
Teresa teaches year 3's, and her class is trying to find the answers to Audrey's questions, such as : Why are carrots orange? Does the sky touch the ground? *Bright idea*.

Audrey Goes to Town

Audrey Goes to Town: notes & activities
Audrey Goes to Town: colouring sheet (pdf)
Audrey Goes to Town: crossword (pdf)
Audrey Goes to Town: crossword answers (pdf).

More Fun with 'Audrey of the Outback'

The Outback Post Newsletters: quarterly information; word searches, mazes, crosswords, writing tasks, quizzes (pdfs)
Audrey's Blog: photos, articles and interviews about writing the series
Audrey's Online Diary: Little Hare publishers (leave a message for Audrey or Christine)

Audrey of the Outback Fun Page

Other titles

Baptism of Fire (pdf) historical novel, Fiji 1800s, for readers 11+
Break a Leg: Six plays in a booklet published by AATE, based on my short stories. Discounted online purchase $9.95
Cool Bananas (pdf) short, fun novel about a girl and her estranged grandfather, readers 7+
Foreign Devil (pdf) historical novel, China 1800s, readers 12+
Fortune Cookies (pdf). Short stories with an Asian flavour
Fortune Cookies (pdf) external link: notes by Anne Height, Ivanhoe Grammar
Horror (pdf), mixture of titles included, readers 9+
Head Space (pdf), SF, readers 10+, short synopsis plus comprehension questions (written by Kevin Steinberger)
Halfway Round the World (pdf) historical fiction, sea voyage to Australia 1800s, readers 10+
Jamil's Shadow (pdf) short novel, set in Turkey, about loss & belonging, readers 8+
Knocked Out (pdf) storyboard for short story, readers 8+
Mask of the Jackal (pdf) thriller, time connection with Ancient Egypt, readers 11+
Omega (pdf) SF, life on another planet for a group of teenagers from Earth, readers 12+
Outback: The Diary of Jimmy Porter 1927-1928 (pdf) Australian historical novel, diary form, My Story series, readers 10+
Snowy's Rescue (pdf). Picture Book
Snowy's Rescue: colouring sheet (pdf)
Snowy's Rescue: dot-to-dot and colouring sheet (pdf)
Vibes (pdf) mystery series, readers 9+.

There are many teachers, parents and grandparents out there who are doing wonderful things with kids and books in classrooms or with home-schooled children. If you have thought of some interesting activities related to my books that you'd like to share, we may be able to add them to this page (with acknowledgement, of course). Email me your * Bright ideas*.

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