By: Renea Giles
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Everyone has a home that is perfect for them and so did Francis before he outgrew it. Now he must find a new home before bedtime! His friends have their perfect homes and try to help, but is what they are suggesting perfect for Francis? The sun is setting and time is running out! Will he be homeless like a slug? What are your ideas?
Born in Brisbane, Australia, Renea Giles, her husband and two young children spend their time between there and Newcastle, New South Wales. Before having her own children, Renea tutored primary-school-aged refugee children and worked closely with their schools to provide additional support. She enjoys being active within her community and loves exploring the outdoors with her family, especially Australia’s glorious bush and coastlines. She strongly believes we need to fiercely protect the wonderful tradition of spending quality family time and reading books to our children as their benefits are immeasurable.
I highly recommend this wonderfully engaging and endearing book. The beautiful illustrations are so emotive, bright and clever and perfectly showcase the Australian bush and wildlife.
It is a fantastic tool for teachers as it is so beautifully repetitive and has a great range of sight words and rich, new vocabulary too. In addition, it covers so many topics from Australian animals, various terrain and bush land habitats, characteristics of different Australian animals, sharing, friendship, belonging, growth, time, safety, etc. I love how it includes open-ended thought provoking questions to involve the children too.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it to my own children and the Kindergarten students that I teach and it has been so well received and treasured. My children have also enjoyed reading it themselves too.
