Alison Lester masterclass
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Websites
Learn more about Alison Lester and her other books by visiting the websites below.
The following site features an interview with and biography of Alison Lester:
http://www.allenandunwin.com/Authors/children.asp
The Penguin site is a valuable source of information about the author and her books:
http://www.penguin.com.au/PUFFIN/Authors/f_authors.cfm
This site provides information about Lester, includes a list of her books and displays some of her book illustrations:
www.theme.com.au/site/exhibitions/Alison_Lester.html
Through her emails, Alison Lester’s trip from Hobart to Mawson on the Aurora Australis is documented on this site:
www.bst-resource-centre.org.uk/productslink15.html
The drama resource ‘Magic Beach: using picture books’ is available through the Teaching and Learning exchange (TaLe), the gateway providing access to quality teaching resources developed by NSW Department of Education and Training.
Based upon Magic Beach, a book by Alison Lester, the resource contains learning activities and assessment suggestions. Students work in groups using improvisation, movement and readers theatre to explore the text.
Access the resource through the following websites:
www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/primary/creativearts/assets/drama/pdf/drs1magicbeach.pdf