Such a fun day in and around Melton on Friday visiting three local schools and giving reading / writing and books a good old plug! Thanks so much to Libby from the amazing Melton library for providing the transport and sorting out all the orders. Really looking forward to returning in a week’s time. Melton…
Over the Wall (Book 5) & On the Buzzer (Book 6) of the Legend Series Michael Panckridge Ford Street Publishing, 2018 pbk., 138p., RRP $14.95 i s e Ns 97 81 92527 2925 & 97 81 92527 2932 Reviewed by Bernadette Nye Our young readers are not always adverse to books because they find reading…
The Legends series by Michael Panckridge reviewed by Lucy McGinley You can tell Michael Panckridge, the author of The Legend Series, enjoys sport. He has packed these books with action, sporting challenges and quizzes galore. Right from the start, when you flick past the updated covers, you feel like you are one of the competitors. There…
Well, we’re a month into the footy season but that’s all good… here’s a little something for footy fans old and young… okay, young… a gathering of awesome, aussie, authoring talent – haha… Lace up your boots, pull on your guernsey and get ready to hit the field running with these Brownlow-worthy AFL short…
Legends – on the buzzer The legends series. Ford Street Publishing, 2018. ISBN 9781925272932 (Ages 9-12) Recommended. Themes: Basketball, Team competitions, Sportsmanship. Michael Panckridge was inspired to write fast-paced sporting books for reluctant readers. His popular The Legends series has been republished with updated covers, ready to be enjoyed by a new group of per-adolescent readers. Each book…
Meet Big Bash League author Michael Panckridge Date: Saturday 3 February 2018 Time: 2:00pm Venue: Dymocks Waurn Ponds, Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre, Shop T901, 173-199 Pioneer Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216 Cost: Free Enquiries: 0352438720 or waurnponds@dymocks.com.au Worried that you are going to miss the Big Bash League after the BBL Grand Final? Keep the feeling alive with this series…
The next two Legends titles are out. Book 5 is Over the Wall (soccer) and Book 6 is On the Buzzer (basketball). To celebrate their release all Legends books are available at the following prices. Individual copies (1) $7 plus postage Set of 4 books (4) …
An article by Shane Green that appears in The Parents’ Website… Michael Panckridge found himself sitting in the old commentary box at Victoria Park, spiritual home of the Collingwood Football Club. It was 2001, and Michael, then a primary school teacher, had wandered across during the lunch break from a nearby seminar on how…
Random House Australia, 2017. ISBN: 9780143782278 (Age: 7+) “Billy loves to bowl – fast! He’s also a massive Melbourne Stars fan and when his friend Wen-Lee lets him know about a cricket academy camp, run by none other than the Stars, Billy is desperate to go! So is Wen-Lee, even if she does barrack for…
