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'I'm going to Antarctica and I can't wait!
Sophie Scott is only nine years old, but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She sees icebergs, penguins, seals and whales. She makes new friends, experiences the southern lights and even becomes stranded in a blizzard!' (Publisher's blurb)
Sophie Scott is only nine years old, but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She sees icebergs, penguins, seals and whales. She makes new friends, experiences the southern lights and even becomes stranded in a blizzard!' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Told in diary form.
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Dedication: For Coral Tulloch
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Included on the 2013 White Ravens list compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
Food practices - Eating in - meal
- Food serving
Gender - Food serving - female
Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place n/a Setting n/a
Food as social cohesion - Rituals
- Relationships
Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Old Kids on the Block Take Titles
2013
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 August 2013; (p. 32) The Age , 17 August 2013; (p. 29) The Canberra Times , 17 August 2013; (p. 20) -
Reality Check for Young Readers
2013
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27) -
Best in Print
2012
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 December 2012; (p. 30) -
[Review] Sophie Scott Goes South
2012
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 31)
— Review of Sophie Scott Goes South 2012 single work picture book -
[Review] Sophie Scott Goes South
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 July 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Sophie Scott Goes South 2012 single work picture book
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[Review] Sophie Scott Goes South
2012
single work
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 91 no. 8 2012; (p. 17)
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A Child's-Eye View
2012
single work
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 July 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Sophie Scott Goes South 2012 single work picture book ; Alex and the Watermelon Boat 2012 single work picture book -
[Review] Sophie Scott Goes South
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28-29 July 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Sophie Scott Goes South 2012 single work picture book -
[Review] Sophie Scott Goes South
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 July 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Sophie Scott Goes South 2012 single work picture book -
[Review] Sophie Scott Goes South
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 31)
— Review of Sophie Scott Goes South 2012 single work picture book -
Children's Literature in the Frame
2012
single work
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— Appears in: Writing Queensland , 12 June no. 219 2012; (p. 10-11) -
Best in Print
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 December 2012; (p. 30) -
Reality Check for Young Readers
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 April 2013; (p. 27) -
Old Kids on the Block Take Titles
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 August 2013; (p. 32) The Age , 17 August 2013; (p. 29) The Canberra Times , 17 August 2013; (p. 20)
Awards
- 2013 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Children's Literature
- 2013 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Lower Primary
- 2013 winner APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Non-Fiction Illustrated Book
- 2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2013 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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