Fun with Audrey of the Outback

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Competition

Looking for something a little different to do in the holidays?
Here's a competition you might like to enter (for 5 - 11 year olds)
You can win this cute sheep bag ...
Draw an Audrey comic strip in eight frames.

No words. Just tell a story with the eight drawings.

It might help to start with one idea, such as Audrey finds an emu egg, but decides to give it back to the father emu, then tell that in eight drawings (of course, you can't use that one now, but there are plenty of other ideas).

• Print off the activity sheet
• Do eight drawings in the frames to tell your story
  
• Write your name, age, and address on the back of the paper, and post to:  Audrey Comic Strip Competition, PO Box 478, Mt Barker, South Australia 5251    or  email  (this is better if you'd like your comic strip put up on the Audrey Blog)

This is what the comic strip frames look like.

Click here to print your own full size sheet.

Closing date: 15 February 2009

Good luck!!


Watch a fun reading of Audrey of the Outback from the launch at Wadlata Outback Centre, Port Augusta, South Australia (like my wig?)      Click on the photograph

Here are some of the interesting things you'll find in the Audrey of the Outback Blog:

• Find out more about quandongs (Audrey wears the seeds on her hat)
• Who invented the first crossword?
• What's it like attending School of the Air?
• Beth, an Audrey fan, tells why she likes books
• You Little Bewdy: try out a quiz about Phar Lap, and watch a video of the 1930 Melbourne Cup race
• See an edited page of the Audrey manuscript
• Read how Bill Swampy Marsh writes songs (including Audrey's)
• Psst. Want to Read a Good Book?: Kate Mayes talks about being Audrey's publicist
• Camels With Lunch Bags: Ann James on illustrating
• What Does A Publisher Do?
• Do Writers Need Lucky Charms?: See the emu who watches me while I write about Audrey
• What Does A Literary Agent do?

Click on the arrow to watch the video and hear me read from Audrey of the Outback

Listen to me read from Audrey Goes to Town

This is what it looks like.

Click on the blue heading, print, then cut into the circle so it fits over your door handle.
You can either print on paper and laminate, or print on card.

Fun Web Links with Information and Activities

• Audrey Goes To Town crossword
• Audrey Goes To Town crossword answers
• Audrey of The Outback crossword
• Audrey of The Outback crossword answers
• Want to read a page from Audrey's Big Secret? #3
• Read a chapter online from Audrey of the Outback #1
• Read a chapter online from Audrey Goes to Town #2
• Audrey of the Outback colouring sheet #1 (pdf)
• Audrey Goes To Town colouring sheet #2 (pdf)
  
• Let me show you my special writing place (a short video)
• Audrey of the Outback wordsearch game
  

• Aussie Words and Phrases: Ettamoga Wildlife Sanctuary
• Australian Slang Quiz: ALLdownunder
• Enter the Lair of the Bunyips: National Library of Australia
• Australiana online games and puzzles: ALLdownunder
• Do you know these Australian flags? ALLdownunder
• Do you know this information about Australia? ALLdownunder
• Aussie Jokes for Kids: ALLdownunder
• Print and colour a koala drawing: Squiggly Play House
• Print and colour a koala surfing: Australia Day Council
• Make a kangaroo mask: Powerhouse Museum
• Can you help Mixy build a cubby house?  ABC
• Make an Outback farm: Powerhouse Museum
• Help Zoe and Cogs count items for their exhibition game: Powerhouse Museum
• Make a paperdoll (Outback people in the 1930s had to make their own toys): Powerhouse Museum
• How to play Hopscotch: Kidspot
  
• Baby Animal Memory Game: National Geographic
• How to play knucklebones: Crayola
  
• How to Draw a sheep: How stuff works
  
• How to Draw a camel: How stuff works
• How to Draw a kangaroo (you'll need to scroll down the page a little): How Stuff Works
  
• Learn how to knit a scarf (like Audrey does): Audrey's Blog

Bill 'Swampy' Marsh wrote Audrey's song. He and Dave Hansford sing it.






 

 

• Audrey of the Outback Study notes, with synopsis, author interview and activities.
• Audrey of the Outback colouring sheet.
• Audrey Goes to Town teacher notes and activities.
• Audrey Goes to Town colouring sheet.

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