https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/blog/book-reviews-for-teachers-cbca-notables-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/72c57a4b-2804-44f1-b7e4-d6e58be58300/notables+picture.png Blog - Book reviews for teachers CBCA Notables 2026 - Make it stand out These are the Notable texts in the three sections I am reviewing, selected by the CBCA (Feb 2026) for consideration for winning texts, which will be announced in August. All highlighted text below is linked to the book review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/cb6009d5-e737-4cfd-b882-c1993401a9e0/pic+Maitland+Library.jpg Blog - Book reviews for teachers CBCA Notables 2026 - Make it stand out What a joy! -reviewing the CBCA 2026 Notables! Thank you to East Maitland Library staff for access to texts. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/blog/how-music-supports-students-read-text-with-prosody monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/a34797ef-0ca0-4f73-b56a-d57a4ca33456/hippity+hop+melody.png Blog - How music supports students in reading texts with prosody - Make it stand out Melody of dance, Hippity hop written by my dear departed friend, Neridah Oliphant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/d6357460-a398-4858-95a4-ed297c7c7bb6/snip+from+MusScore..png Blog - How music supports students in reading texts with prosody - Make it stand out Excerpt from ‘The Very Cranky Bear’ by Nic Bland (created in MusScore). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/8ab63ab3-8315-4044-9f9c-6d42be7473e8/notables.png Blog - How music supports students in reading texts with prosody - Make it stand out CBCA Notables 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/aaac2401-769f-44c0-b2d2-34b6cfd1f9a6/Painted+Easter+eggs+.png Blog - How music supports students in reading texts with prosody - Make it stand out Photo Painted Eggs (Wruestenigel). 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Fremantle Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/706f1cba-c08a-4cea-a408-158523182d3f/afloat.png Blog - Reading and Music Musings 2: a critique of the CBCA picture book of the year short listed titles - Make it stand out Saunders, K. & Blackwood, F. (2024). Afloat. Little Hare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/c3246419-b212-4e47-8974-41cf372948b9/Indigenous+instruments.jpg Blog - Reading and Music Musings 2: a critique of the CBCA picture book of the year short listed titles - Make it stand out First Nations percussion instruments: didgeridoos, bullroarer and clapping sticks (claves). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/f54ed0e4-878f-4d5e-aac2-e23be6f00270/garden+of+broken+things.jpg Blog - Reading and Music Musings 2: a critique of the CBCA picture book of the year short listed titles - Make it stand out Blackwood, F. (2024). The Garden of Broken Things. Angus & Robertson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/643b81aa-6b69-421c-9c8b-79a6436539f6/the+truck+cat.jpg Blog - Reading and Music Musings 2: a critique of the CBCA picture book of the year short listed titles - Make it stand out Frenkel, D. & Snell, D. (2024). The Truck Cat. Bright Light Publishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/2013b212-f45f-4c8c-8045-5c94c35ba8a7/these+long+loved+things.jpg Blog - Reading and Music Musings 2: a critique of the CBCA picture book of the year short listed titles - Make it stand out Pyke & Ghosh (2024). These long-loved things. Scholastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/5d7a9830-5ed1-46d3-91be-0c343d1e4c8c/we+live+in+a+bus.jpg Blog - Reading and Music Musings 2: a critique of the CBCA picture book of the year short listed titles - Make it stand out Petzold, D. (2024). We Live in a Bus. Thames & Hudson. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/blog/4tl5as5kfw69mlq750nevo2p0siwyn monthly 0.5 2025-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/a2d2c3e7-06a7-4b72-9f51-d7bd8d269976/dont+worry+Felix.jpg Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out 1. Devezy, Y., Alice, K. & Bennett, Z. (2024). Don’t worry, Felix. New Frontier Publishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/11471a9c-9e32-49c5-b219-5f5c72a31087/Peyton%27s+worried+face.jpg Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out Peyton (4) making a worried face during the read-aloud, Don’t Worry Felix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/fca238c4-d362-4639-8e5e-e82a3beb1314/Tooth+Fairy.png Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out 2. Stewart, B. (2024). Everything you ever wanted to know about the Tooth Fairy (and some things you didn’t). Scholastic Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/dce6a64e-5c1b-41ab-805f-dce666989aaf/how+to+move+a+zoo.png Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out 3. Simpson, K. & Swan, O. (2024). How to move a zoo: the incredible true story. Allen & Unwin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/76051594-e8ec-48fd-9ca8-da0186ccc598/one+little+dung+beetle.png Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out Williams, R., Potter, H. and Jackson, M. (2024). One Little Dung Beetle. Wild Dog Publishers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/030f4cc0-87b3-48ca-884c-c7d4d4e5ba64/spiro.jpg Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out McGregor, A. (2024). Spiro. Scribble Books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/6c59a170-378d-44ba-87f7-b5288c2c6f32/wobbly+bike.png Blog - Reading and Music musings 1: a critique of the Early Childhood CBCA short list books - Make it stand out McCallum, D. & Smith, C. (2024). The Wobbly Bike. 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We concluded by singing and playing simple and body percussion together. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/blog/alea-national-conference-canberra-1-4-july-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/9eedbb22-3e56-4a6c-950f-ca3c6774f29e/IMG_3354.jpg Blog - ALEA National Conference Canberra 1-4 July 2023 - Make it stand out Lorri and Jubilee at conference https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/fde9079c-60ee-45b2-ab06-e82e9e17879d/IMG_3340.jpg Blog - ALEA National Conference Canberra 1-4 July 2023 - Make it stand out Participants during session https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1 daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1/the-arts-music-advocacy-role monthly 0.5 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/7a433e9a-98fe-4e3a-858b-6a57a2c0b686/Creative+Arts.png Articles - The Arts - Music Advocacy - Make it stand out The Creative Arts curriculum has 4 strands (NSW)- Music, Drama, Dance and Creative Arts. The ACV9 has another strand- Media Arts. . https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1/upvlrp2xrwbyz9e0x3supq9bg65lm5 monthly 0.5 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/529df79c-e439-45a1-b197-4c8c8660e0d6/Naoshima+Art+Gallery.jpg Articles - Research Update March 2025 Statue: Naushima Art Island, Tsumuura, Japan (author’s own photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/e3dd45e5-a6b1-4956-8d9f-4f7201c4a684/metronome.jpg Articles - Research Update March 2025 - A metronome may be a useful tool in the early reading and music classroom. It can be used to keep a consistent beat, building fluency in both oral reading, action games and singing. 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- Make it stand out This paper investigates the musical element of rhythm and how we can teach it effectively in the primary classroom to improve learning. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1/the-importance-of-the-arts-music-in-pre-service-teacher-training monthly 0.5 2024-09-15 https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1/playful-punctuation monthly 0.5 2024-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/6d91ade9-2b8a-4e70-a159-b4e491e179d1/playful+punctuation.jpg Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/de61c354-676e-4565-9eda-28559673db05/simple+view+writing.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Simple view of writing (adapted from Berninger, Vaughan et al., 2002; Dockrell et al., 2015 & Breadmore et al., 2019). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/20031120-5d9e-4735-9783-2b2261c6bd72/upson+downs.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Stylistic punctuation in advertisements e.g., text creation activity from Year 5-6 English unit, Beveridge (2023), Celebrating the Other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/f0002595-5c97-40d3-837f-223669b16649/interrobang.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out l- rhetorical question mark r-interrobang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/40504483-9dd8-42e7-a42f-a8ddba1aba6d/phone+screen.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out An example of using an online SMS generator in response to a children’s story – The Very Cranky Bear (Nick Bland). ifaketextmessage.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/70a278c0-2245-4d37-92b4-1ae2d70be9aa/sophie.jpg Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Sophia, star of the Punctuation Rap and accompanying punctuation cards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/918d673f-d449-4c95-b877-8c35dbb3c547/where+the+wild+things+are.jpg Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Stylistic punctuation a feature in Where the Wild Things Are (Sendak, 2000). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/58635f50-f233-4cbb-a0d9-da25687efee2/unscary+book.jpg Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Less common punctuation usage in The Unscary Book (Bland, 2018). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/4e1e1432-e5e6-469a-b389-4ba6921bca97/word+spy.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out The Word Spy (Dubosarsky & Riddle, 2008) explores the code of punctuation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/5b2c1bfd-ec61-4176-8042-9944498f3c71/my+possum.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Covershot, My Possum plays the drums. (Meatheringham & Hamilton, 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/9b653961-4491-44d4-88f3-a3077a0dfd4a/tri.jpg Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out Triantiwontigongolope drawing (Zara, 6) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/a83bac37-929a-4036-8e15-f3c6a31f990c/NLLP.png Articles - Playful Punctuation - Make it stand out NLLP alignment with syllabus content- punctuation. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1/the-reading-guarantee monthly 0.5 2024-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/15c9df80-705c-4563-8d03-ea49e785aa28/grattan+cover.png Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/69020837-7f29-4c1f-b415-b2e463e0ce73/cvc+blending.jpg Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/9173e6d0-0084-473c-838f-9ed70755e5a4/rhythm+song.jpg Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Example oral blending activity set to music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/0b1dbbea-659f-4aa9-9c2f-354523775698/ants+on+the+apple.jpg Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Example of song that builds students GPC knowledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/eb3ec8d5-3ba3-4662-939d-f14137624351/we+love+Australia.jpg Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Musical score MP3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/4ab38c14-4938-4299-a753-6a28c1221768/vcb+5+in+a+bed.jpg Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Song Bland, N. (2008) The Very Cranky Bear MP3 Instrumental file https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/abf6a157-86c0-4bdc-9f8a-06c0cc9dd22d/sh.png Articles - The Reading Guarantee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/articles-1/what-is-neuromusicology-how-can-we-use-the-knowledge-to-help-young-children-learn-to-read monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/871d1e7e-e517-4996-b587-8648a207aea7/brain.jpg Articles - What is neuromusicology? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/ef6529a7-0598-4477-857a-cba2236ccd4d/music+advantage.jpg Articles - What is neuromusicology? Dr Anita Collins outlines what she learned from leading neuromusical researchers worldwide, during her PhD research. She shares the latest (2020) cognitive research on the potential benefits of learning music and how it supports learning in many areas, in an accessible and easy to read informative text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/c9cc2e8f-917c-40bb-b2c6-a283a2523ad8/brain+on+music.png Articles - What is neuromusicology? This (2019) text explores the relationship between music and the human brain. The author shares his passion for music in all forms. He explains the neuroscience of music, the parts of the brain and their various functions, a must-read for educators seeking accessible knowledge in this rapidly growing field of science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/b77b8967-3ee7-46ce-b433-6dd230225415/reading+in+the+brain.png Articles - What is neuromusicology? 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PI Publications, p7. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/professional-learning/early-reading-and-music monthly 0.5 2024-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/f8c39761-54ee-4ad8-ac39-2ab63b77da04/headshot+21-2-21.jpg Professional Learning - Available Professional Learning - Make it stand out Dr Lorri Beveridge https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/professional-learning/early-reading-and-music-workshop-ideas-to-share-with-teachers monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/7b165b30-411c-4022-9b09-2ae052928e67/hope+is+the+thing+song+by+Melissa.jpg Professional Learning - Early reading and music workshop ideas to share with teachers - Make it stand out Melissa’s original (and instantaneous) musical interpretation of the text, Hope is the thing (Bell & Wagner, 2023) is provided above. https://www.earlyreadingandmusic.com/professional-learning/a-critique-of-cbca-short-listed-texts-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/ecf45016-47e4-48a8-8afc-ec06998d7e42/cbca+cover.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out I’ve had so much fun critiquing the CBCA short listed texts. My money is on the texts I’m holding. We will find out end- August, when the CBCA announce the winning texts from their official judges perspectives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/5ffcc147-e7c8-4d14-a11f-f5fa042ca4d6/bear+and+duck+are+friends.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. Bear and Duck are Friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/8203eb8c-e65c-48ba-93f7-42acf7d49121/seven+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. Bear and Duck are Friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/cd58fcd5-9bac-43b5-bea0-1eb4b4526bb2/Picture2.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. Can you teach a fish to climb a tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/161072fb-8ebe-4d04-8250-dc8bdc12666d/six+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. Can you teach a fish to climb a tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/77f172f4-de66-4e3c-b171-a8edc361a7b0/grace+and+Mr+Milligan.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. Grace and Mr Milligan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/a73dad6a-e96b-4d6f-b1bd-eca31f2c4642/eight+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. Grace and Mr Milligan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/9e7770fc-4ed3-4a01-ab0b-f61a7a559036/the+concrete+garden.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. The Concrete Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/9fc02ac7-e6b4-4e48-a4de-a209f990b82c/nine+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. The Concrete Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/5dac447d-e297-422e-81c7-8de1a5817cf3/gymnastica.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. Gymnastica Fantastica! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/858c6668-3692-40b8-9d9b-51ba9406983d/seven+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. Gymnastica Fantastica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/234c10c8-1862-49b5-8291-d3865ff3fa07/one+little+duck.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. One Little Duck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/8fd8816f-55d3-4197-9e9c-259f2854c21c/seven+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. One Little Duck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/d5ef8926-7e57-4711-8160-de0c84d96903/Bowerbird+blues.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. Bowerbird blues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/74902300-d66c-4308-8c6e-1c494dc0c11e/eight+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. Bowerbird Blues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/4621a4ad-6fab-477f-b92f-22d3f63870d3/Picture3.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. Every night at midnight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/b6051b2b-6cf3-424f-a29c-d823aa1c4280/six+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. Every night at midnight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/a9961cf6-9bf5-4408-a95b-c3c8b4f37e6e/If+I+was+a+horse.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. If I was a horse This picture book is written from the point of view of a third person omniscient narrator. We read between the lines and assume the ‘I’ is the big brother in a family of three children. There are hints in the illustrations of a third child in the family (gumboots, place settings etc). We think the narrator appears on the final page, however throughout the text he is represented by a horse in the illustrations. We learn he is an imaginative child who likes having fun, is a bit cheeky, and can be disobedient to his mum. He seems to be idolised by his sister, although mum finds him difficult to handle at times. The detailed illustrations tell us much about the setting and the characters in the book, although there is little text. The illustrations elaborate and embellish the story- providing opportunities to discuss the narrative and filling in gaps in the story through reference to the illustrations and class discussion. Point of view, representation and character seem to be the English concepts that are evident in the text. Much of the text is a series of questions so writing sentences (commands, statements and questions) is a useful teaching activity drawing on the book as a model text, with accompanying punctuation. From a musical lens- students may be interested to peruse Mr Ed the talking horse and enjoy learning to sing/ perform the karaoke theme song which is entrenched in the long term memory of many prior generations of children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/4e429ea2-1c4d-46c1-8367-ecbb39e54647/seven+stars.png Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Score 0-10. If I was a horse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65985c09d3804f66b40f5dca/c02a2854-5f11-4dd5-8c8e-7296c41a6209/Picture2.jpg Professional Learning - A critique of CBCA short listed texts 2024 - Make it stand out Covershot. 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