Educational fiction for middle readers set in Australia.
See www.bendigogold.weebly.com
Children love the story and they get an opportunity to consider questions about special needs, the meaning of wealth, justice,
land ownership, emigration,superstitions and religion.
Grannies love the story because they get great press!
Teachers love Bendigo Gold because it's a literacy tool for English displaying a variety of genre, text and style, and it springboards projects on Australia, Bendigo, Aborigines and gold mining.
You will enjoy this book if you read it aloud with a child, because it is a story that begs engagement with its readers.
Buy online at http://www.lettertecbooks.com