'It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste of independence, camping, just the three of them. When they accidentally light a bushfire no one would have guessed how far it would go. All along Ash Road fathers go off to fight the fires and mothers help in the first aid centres. The children of Prescott are left alone, presumed safe, until it's the fire itself that reaches them. These children are forced to face a major crisis with only each other and the two old men left in their care.
'The best selling Ash Road is an action-packed adventure story, so evocative of rural Australia you can taste the Eucalyptus.' (Publication summary : Text Classics)
Unit Suitable For:
AC: Year 6 (NSW Stage 3)
General Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking, Ethical understanding, Literacy
Teaching resources written by Anthony Shaw, published by AustLit.
Books about the Australian Bushfires
Leanne Hall
(presenter),
Angela Crocombe
(presenter),
2020
18804892
2020
single work
podcast
'In the fourth episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela share books to help facilitate conversations about the recent Australian bushfires with kids, and also discuss the six books shortlisted for this year's Readings Children's Book Prize.'
Source: Soundcloud.
Teaching Classic Australian Children's Fiction
Anthony Shaw
,
St Lucia
:
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource
,
2016-
15827758
2016
website
prose
This Exhibition is a collection of extensive teaching resources for classic Australian children's texts. The resources are aimed at upper primary school and lower high school teachers. The collection forms part of Anthony Shaw's Learning with Literature program.
Teaching Classic Australian Children's Fiction
Anthony Shaw
,
St Lucia
:
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource
,
2016-
15827758
2016
website
prose
This Exhibition is a collection of extensive teaching resources for classic Australian children's texts. The resources are aimed at upper primary school and lower high school teachers. The collection forms part of Anthony Shaw's Learning with Literature program.
Books about the Australian Bushfires
Leanne Hall
(presenter),
Angela Crocombe
(presenter),
2020
18804892
2020
single work
podcast
'In the fourth episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela share books to help facilitate conversations about the recent Australian bushfires with kids, and also discuss the six books shortlisted for this year's Readings Children's Book Prize.'
Source: Soundcloud.
