Fun with Audrey of the Outback

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Read more about Audrey in Outback.

It is set in 1927-28. Cousin Jimmy, a city boy, comes to stay with the Barlow family.

Audrey's Blog

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Here are some of the other interesting things you'll find:

• Christine Harris interviews Audrey
• What does Beltana look like?
• More photos of Beltana town
• The Cocky's Corsets (what do you know about these famous birds?)
• Koalas are not Bears
• The Longest Fence in the World (The Australian dingo fence)
• Picture Prompts for Audrey Goes to Town
• Speaking 'Strine'
• What are quandongs? (Audrey wears the seeds on her hat)
• Who invented the first crossword?
• School of the Air
• Beth tells why she likes books
• You Little Bewdy: Phar Lap quiz & 1930 video
• See an edited page of the Audrey manuscript
• Camels With Lunch Bags: Ann James on illustrating
• What Does A Literary Agent do?

Click on the photo to watch a fun reading of Audrey of the Outback, Wadlata Outback Centre, Port Augusta.

Watch me read from Audrey of the Outback (above) or listen to Bill Swampy Marsh sing Audrey's song (below).

Things to Do

• Bookmark
• Quiz: Audrey's Big Secret
• Quiz answers: Audrey's Big Secret
• Notepaper: Audrey of the Outback 
• Watch me read: Audrey Goes to Town (video)
• Maze: Help the camel find his friend
• Doorhanger
• Crossword: Audrey Goes to Town 
• Crossword answers: Audrey Goes to Town
• Crossword: Audrey of the Outback
• Crossword answers: Audrey of the Outback
• Colouring sheet: Audrey of the Outback
  
• Colouring sheet: Audrey Goes to Town
• Wordsearch: Audrey of the Outback

 

• Camels acrostic poem: ABC Teach
• Slang Quiz: ALLdownunder
• Games and puzzles: ALLdownunder
• About Australia: ALLdownunder
• Aussie Jokes: ALLdownunder
• Make a kangaroo mask: Powerhouse Museum
• Make an Outback farm: Powerhouse Museum
• Help Zoe and Cogs count items for their exhibition: Powerhouse Museum
• Make a paperdoll: Powerhouse Museum
• Baby Animal Memory Game: National Geographic
• Play knucklebones: Crayola
• Draw a sheep: How stuff works
• Draw a camel: How stuff works
• Draw a kangaroo: How Stuff Works
• Knit a scarf (like Audrey does): Audrey's Blog
• Koalas - facts, pictures, e-card, map and video: National Geographic

Teacher Notes & More Activities

• Audrey of the Outback 
• Audrey Goes to Town 
• Audrey's Big Secret

 

 

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