Contents

COVER : Castle Diary : The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page transcribe by Richard Platt, illuminated by Chris Riddell;
CONTENTS this issue : Castles and the Medieval World [a series of activities aimed at encouraging students to explore the many different aspects of life in the medieval world, especially those associated with castle life]; Tips for writing poetry [Poet, Lorraine Marwood, shares ideas for getting started on writing a poem]; Quick Quiz for Book Week [Name the 2007 CBCA Awards short-listed authors and illustrators in the categories Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early childhood and picture book]; National Literacy and Numeracy Week [Christopher Cheng suggests some activities for National Literacy and Numeracy Week, Sept 3-9]; Values in Children’s Literature [Russ Merrin suggests book suitable for primary school that incorporate the values of ‘Care and compassion’ and ‘Doing Your Best’];