Contents

COVER : Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop;
CONTENTS this issue : Bookends;
SHORT STORIES, AN INTRODUCTION [Michael Janssen-Gibson talks about the form of the short story and recommends individual stories and collections];
A BIT OF FUN : CHORAL AND PERFORMANCE READING WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN [Kerry White says, As silly as it might get, this (performance reading) is nevertheless a critical reading of the text. Very young children are being introduced to the concepts of nonsense, figurative language and literary structure];
GARDENS AND GARDENING : A UNIT OF WORK [Kevin Steinberger looks at the many different aspects of gardens and provides ideas for classroom work on the topic as well as two worksheets].