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The race is on for one school to win $500 worth of Fremantle Press books by being creative in their classrooms, with some awesome entries already in the bag

August 28, 2019

This year’s Creative Classrooms competition is well underway, with some super entries coming into the office from schools across WA.

Author HM Waugh's 10 incredible facts that you never knew about Mount Everest

August 27, 2019

The snow and ice adventure in The Lost Stone of SkyCity was inspired by author HM Waugh’s own experiences hiking to Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

Children's author Julia Lawrinson explores how fiction can open up discussions about morality in the classroom

August 23, 2019

Julia Lawrinson’s new novel, Maddie in the Middle, is the story of schoolgirl friendships, peer pressure and the notion of right and wrong. When Maddie makes friends with new girl Samara, she finds herself stealing chocolate to raise money to help Samara’s family. But when they get caught, Maddie ends up taking the blame. Did Maddie do the wrong thing, even if it was for the right reasons?

The Wilderness Society recognises Fremantle Press authors Ian Mutch and Cristy Burne on annual shortlist

August 13, 2019

More and More and More by Ian Mutch and Off The Track by Cristy Burne are shortlisted for the Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The award, which is in its 25^th year, honours books promoting a love of nature in children through reading and stories.

Fremantle Press poets Nandi Chinna and Caitlin Maling show you how to explore land, sea and ecology in class this World Environment Day

May 29, 2019

Wednesday 5 June marks World Environment Day, which is a celebration of all built and natural environments across the planet. With an increasing focus on climate change, plastic use and sustainability, this is the perfect chance to open discussion on these topics in your classroom.

The deadline is looming and James Foley still doesn’t have a classroom date. (FYI, he smells much better now.)

May 28, 2019

Poor James – all he wants is to come to your school and do a FREE event for you and your class. But only a handful of people have entered our Pass it on! Competition for 2019 and the closing date is next month.

Three free extracts from Fremantle Press titles to use in your classroom this NAIDOC Week

May 22, 2019

NAIDOC Week takes place in the first week of July each year, which this year is Sunday 7 to Sunday 14 July 2019, and recognises the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It’s a great opportunity to show support for your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

A new book by Antonio Buti takes us into the courtroom to explore the landmark Stolen Generations case of Bruce Trevorrow

May 21, 2019

Dr Antonio Buti is a professor of law at UWA and MLA for Armadale. His latest book, A Stolen Life: The Bruce Trevorrow Case, explores the story of the only member of the Stolen Generations to win compensation for his removal from his family.

Fremantle Press's weird and wonderful alpaca facts to help your students create their own adventure stories

May 21, 2019

Want to find a way to get your students into creative writing and illustration? Why not try this exercise based on Kathryn Lefroy’s debut middle grade novel, Alex and the Alpacas Save the World.

Adventures on the Cocos Islands: writer Norman Jorgensen on what life’s like for schoolchildren on a tropical archipelago

May 21, 2019

I think it is important for fictional characters to live in real places, which is why I have set my stories in locations I have visited. Often an interesting-looking town – or island, in this case – can be the spark that inspires the whole story. The Cocos Islands, approximately 2,750 kilometres north-west of Perth, is one of the settings for my latest adventure story, The Wreckers’ Revenge.