Maria H. Alessandrino Maria H. Alessandrino i(8707448 works by)
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1 Nursery Rhymes Old and New Maria H. Alessandrino , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 36 no. 3 2021; (p. 10-12) 'We are first introduced into the world of the nursery rhyme as infants. These simple words and rhymes are part of our exposure to language, storytelling, music and even math to science.' (Introduction)
1 Revisiting Children's Books as an Adult Maria H. Alessandrino , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 35 no. 5 2020; (p. 18-19) 'Many of us will have fond memories of a book we loved as a child and often in some stage of our adulthood we return to this book, whether it be to share with the young people in our lives, or purely to revisit out of curiosity, to find out why that book held such a spark for us.' (Introduction)
1 Visual Storytelling Through Wordless Picture Books Maria H. Alessandrino , 2020 single work column criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May/June vol. 35 no. 2 2020; (p. 20-23p.) 'Since the beginning of time pictures have been used to tell stories and record history and pictorial representation has played an important role in language and society, shaping meaning. From a young age visual storytelling helps the development of our language as we learn to establish meaning from images and apply them to the world.' (Introduction)
1 [Review] The Poesy Ring Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 33 no. 1 2018; (p. 33)
— Review of The Poesy Ring Bob Graham , 2017 single work picture book
1 [Review] The Happiness Quest Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 48)
— Review of The Happiness Quest Richard Yaxley , 2018 single work novel
1 [Review] George Parker Goes Global Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 40)
— Review of George Parker Goes Global David Metzenthen , 2018 single work children's fiction
1 [Review] The Perfect Leaf Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 33 no. 3 2018; (p. 30)
— Review of The Perfect Leaf Andrew Plant , 2018 single work picture book
1 [Review] Lucy's Dawn Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 42)
— Review of Lucy's Dawn Juliet Blair , 2018 single work novel
1 [Review] Turtle Trackers Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 40)
— Review of Turtle Trackers Samantha Wheeler , 2018 single work children's fiction
1 [Review] Lyla : Through My Eyes : Natural Disaster Zones Maria H. Alessandrino , 2018 single work
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 33 no. 2 2018; (p. 36)
— Review of Lyla Fleur Beale , 2018 single work children's fiction
1 [Review] Meerkat Choir Maria H. Alessandrino , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , November vol. 32 no. 5 2017; (p. 30)
— Review of Meerkat Choir Nicki Greenberg , 2017 single work picture book

'Nicki Greenberg returns to the picture book genre with a quirky tale about joining in and finding your voice. Meerkat Choir is an inclusive tale with the message that you shouldn't take yourself to seriously and that you should just have fun.' (Introduction)
1 [Review] Gaolbird : The True Story of William Swallow, Convict and Pirate Maria H. Alessandrino , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , November vol. 32 no. 5 2017; (p. 26)
— Review of Gaolbird : The True Story of William Swallow, Convict and Pirate Simon Barnard , 2017 single work picture book

'From the creator of CBCA award winning information book of the year A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land, comes another stunning historical account taking us back into our convict past. The year is 1821 when William Walker (better known in legend as William Swallow) lands on Tasmanian shores. Shipped from England as punishment for a series of crimes, what follows is an adventure that will bring William full circle as he tries to regain his freedom through trickery and escape; has a brief flirtation with life as a pirate on the Cyprus and cements himself as a legend in Australian history.' (Introduction)
1 Reading and Empathy Maria H. Alessandrino , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 16)

'The term empathy has become part of our everyday dialogue. As our world continues to face significant cycles of change, there is a growing need for people to connect with and understand one another, and reading can play a crucial role in helping us develop into empathetic human beings.' (Introduction)
1 Review : Splosh for the Billabong Maria H. Alessandrino , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2015;
— Review of Splosh for the Billabong Ros Moriarty , 2015 single work picture book
1 Review : Summer Rain Maria H. Alessandrino , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2015;
— Review of Summer Rain Ros Moriarty , 2015 single work picture book
1 Review : Ride, Ricardo, Ride! Maria H. Alessandrino , 2015 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2015;
— Review of Ride, Ricardo, Ride! Phil Cummings , 2015 single work picture book
1 Review : Our Love Grows Maria H. Alessandrino , 2015 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , June 2015;
— Review of Our Love Grows Anna Pignataro , 2015 single work picture book
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