Poppy's Walk

By Dr Gail Crossley-Craven (Dr CC)

Set on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, Poppy is going to visit her uncle. She is enjoying the experience of being with her family when something happens to threaten the walk. This is a story about family love, an appreciation of nature, confronting fear, and the wonderful relationship a child shares with her grandparents.

Aside from the delightful illustrated story, Poppys Walk has over 95 educationally-based differentiated activities relating to the story. This book is an valuable learning tool spanning across all areas of the curriculum. For parents and teachers and, of course, children.

Audience

Poppys Walk is an illustrated childrens book that is suitable from age 2 years to 13 years. Teachers and parents will welcome the educationally-based activities. There really is something for everyone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Oct 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499021301

Dr Gail Crossley-Craven (Dr CC)

Author Motivation The concept for Poppy’s Walk is a culmination of Gail’s personal reflections: when she was a little girl taking long walks with her grandfather at the Sunshine Coast, when her four children played in the bushland of their family home, and the invaluable experiences she and her husband have spent with their grandchildren. This is Poppy’s Walk. Author Background Dr Gail Crossley-Craven (Dr CC) was born in Brisbane (South East Queensland). Growing up, she spent many memorable holidays on the Sunshine Coast at the family beach house built by her father. Gail has fond memories of her childhood experiences in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast where she took long walks with her grandfather. With four fabulous children, wonderful grandchildren and a highly supportive husband, Gail embraces life’s lessons and cherishes the importance and connection with her family. Dr Gail Crossley-Craven is a registered and experienced teacher who is available for: book talks, literary events, ‘meet the author’ events, book week events, all year levels writing workshops (Prep – adult), key-note speaking, presentations, seminars, and judging students’ writing competitions. Contact details for Dr Gail Crossley-Craven are [e-mail]; www.drcc.com.au; (Australia) 0419 764796

Book preview

POPPY’S

WALK

Written by

Dr Gail Crossley-Craven

Illustrations by Earlene Gayle Escalona

Copyright © 2014 by Dr Gail Crossley-Craven (Dr CC). 657894

ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4990-2125-7

                EBook           978-1-4990-2130-1

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 10/03/2014