Book Review of The Princess and the BearSponsored* | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review Written and illustrated by Amelia Diedrich Ages 5+ | 66 Pages Publisher: Archway Pub (2023) | ISBN-13: 9781665732741 What to Expect: Friendship, Self-Discovery, and Fairy Tale The Princess and the Bear is an allegorical story of eleven-year-old Princess Alice and her journey with her newfound friend, Seraphina (a bear), capturing the imagination of young readers and transporting them on a heartfelt adventure across changing landscapes as the princess embarks on a journey to find her place in the world. The princess fiercely desires independence…
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Odyssey Greek Festival 2023 The annual Hellenic Cultural Festival Odyssey celebrates its 16th year, as the Greek Orthodox Community of SA(GOCSA) presents a series of exciting arts and cultural events. The Odyssey Festival theme for 2023 is ‘Flavours of Greece’. Event goers are invited to gather together to savour a spread of events. Dig in to cooking workshops to learn about cultural wisdom passed down through generations. Feast your eyes on internationally acclaimed films and a heartfelt theatre production. Satisfy your intellectual appetite with intriguing lectures and treat your artistic taste with a local art exhibition on the opening night.…
Book Review of The Adventures of Birpus & Bulbus – Book One: The Sour Milk DragonSponsored* | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review Written by Michael Albanese and Wynn Everett-Albanese Illustrated by Indre Ta Ages 4+ | 42 Pages Publisher: The Weight of Ink (2023) | ISBN-13: 9781732898769 What to Expect: Kindness, fear, friendship, magic, dragons, and loneliness. Filled with whimsical creatures, quirky names, and a healthy dose of make-believe, The Sour Milk Dragon is a story about inclusion, friendship, and learning to face your fears. Burpus and Bulbus have a very good reason to be afraid of…
Harvest the Fleurieu – Pick Your Own Season Open Early Fun for the whole family, pick your own delicious strawberries in Mt Compass at Harvest the Fleurieu. Harvest the Fleurieu is a South Australian family owned and operated strawberry farm with a market hall and cafe located in Mount Compass, less than an hour’s drive south of Adelaide. With a passion for sustainable farming and over 30 years of experience in this industry, the Sherry family purchased land in Mount Compass in 2012 to create Harvest the Fleurieu. The strawberry patch was opened to the public and their pick your own…
Several dozen Malian soldiers and Russian paramilitary fighters have arrived in the northern town of Tessalit, where the UN mission will soon leave its camp, security and local officials told AFP on Friday. Issued on: 15/10/2023 – 02:06 1 min “As part of the takeover of the UN mission’s camps in Mali, our troops arrived in Tessalit on Thursday,” a military official in the north of the Sahel country told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.Two local officials said dozens of soldiers and fighters from the Russian paramilitary company Wagner had been flown in by a Malian army plane.They joined…
Book Review of Treasure IslandThe Children’s Book Review Written by Robert Louis Stevenson Ages: 9+ | 336 Pages Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd | ISBN-13: 9781840227888 What to Expect: Adventure, Classics, and Coming of Age Avast ye, me mateys and landlubbers, Treasure Island is the most famous adventurous adventure ever written about pirates. The story of Treasure Island began as a map that Robert Louis Stevenson had created while drawing with his stepson on a rainy day. In the book, the island is described as looking like “a fat dragon standing up.” Once he started to add harbors and bays, a brilliant…
Once Upon a Festival is back at Immanuel College in 2023. Thousands of young people will have the opportunity to experience a stellar lineup of world-class authors and illustrators in workshops, talks and special events over two days, with the aim of fostering a lifelong love of literature in students aged 7 – 17 years. There will be an incredible line up of authors and illustrators this year including some returning favourites, plus an array of exciting new Festival authors and illustrators, some of which are award-winning bestsellers. Make sure to book your school in. Private bookings and homeschool students,…
Home » Spanish Vocabulary » Over 50 Handy Spanish Words That Start with Z (with Audio) Z is a strange letter, well, mostly because it comes last. It’s not the most popular letter in Scrabble for good reason, but it actually comes up a fair amount in Spanish. The pronunciation of Z is a little confusing in Spanish. In Latin America, Z sounds just like the S in English, but in Spain, Z sounds more like the English TH. This means that zorro (fox) sounds like “sorro” in Argentina, but “thorro” in Spain. But other than that distinction, the Z is pretty…
The 2023 Unley Spring Fling features a local garden competition and a community event in partnership with the Herb Society of South Australia’s Herb Day Market at Fullarton Park Community Centre. The Unley Spring Fling 2023 is a celebration of spring, gardening and neighbourhoods, in partnership with Herb Society of SA’s Herb Day Market. A family friendly event, visitors on the day can enjoy live music, gardening workshops and presentations, food and drink stalls, plant stalls and activities for kids. The winners of the Unley Spring Fling Gardening Competition will be also be announced at the event. Both the Unley…
Home » Spanish Vocabulary » 325+ Key Spanish Words That Start with C (with Audio) Use your cabeza (head) and dive into Spanish words that start with C. This one’s a little confusing, because the letter C in Spanish has three distinct pronunciations. There’s a soft C, a hard C and the CH sound. The soft C sounds like S in English, in words like cerdo (pig) and cebolla (onion). The hard C sounds like K in English, such as in the words calle (street) and caja (box). The CH combination sounds the same as in English, like in the words chocolate (chocolate) and chimenea (fireplace). (To see our complete post about Spanish…