Naked Bunyip Dancing- The Story of Anna, Billy the Punk, J-man and Everyone Else

308 Pages·2016·1.37 MB·English

by  Herrick Steven

NAKED
BUNYIP
DANCING
This project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts
funding and advisory body.
First published in 2005
Copyright © Text, Steven Herrick 2005
Copyright © Illustrations, Beth Norling 2005
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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:
Herrick, Steven.
Naked bunyip dancing.
ISBN 1 74114 655 0.
1. School children – Juvenile fiction. I Norling, Beth. II. Title
823.3
Cover and text illustrations by Beth Norling
Cover and text design by Sandra Nobes
Typeset in Bembo by Tou-Can Design
Printed in Australia by McPherson’s Printing Group
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
‘Wise things Billy has said this term’ was published in Blast Off,
NSW School Magazine, March 2003
‘Mr Carey’s war poem’ was published as ‘Early Monday Morning’ in
Lines in the Sand, New Writing on War and Peace, Frances Lincoln Ltd, London, UK, 2003
STEVEN HERRICK
pictures by Beth Norling

Contents
Michael
Our new teacher
Nicknames
Poetry, after lunch
Billy
Alex, on holiday?
The J-man
The class respond to the J-man
Michael’s secret
Emily
Jason
The Principal welcomes our new secretary
Michael converts to yoga
Anna, quiet and still
The boy with the talking bottom
Billy’s yoga
Michael’s quiet lunch
Co-curricular activities
Alex, any day of the week
Mr Carey announces an excursion
Anna and the excursion
Michael on the excursion
Billy and the excursion
School Rules!?
Peter – the graffiti-artist?
Billy and poetry
Sophie’s alternative poem . . .
Class 6C at cricket practice
Peter’s magic fingers
Billy asks Mr Jonesforthwalton a question
Music, with Ms Libradore
Michael and Maths
The class meet Sharita
Sarah and belly dancing for beginners
Alex’s empty suitcase
A concert? A play?
Michael does a quick count...
Emily
Peter the host
Sophie and poetry
Jason’s secret
The Rap Master ducks for cover
Mr Carey tells us about his first game of football
Peter tells us about his first game of football
An autumn poem by Billy
A spring rap by the J-man
A summer poem by Peter
A winter poem by Emily
Michael’s broken remote control
Questions Mr Carey has not answered, yet.
Class 6C answer a question
Anna’s secret
No one’s secret any more...
Emily
Jason
Alex’s Saturday soccer
Michael’s weekend treat
Anna and Beyonce
Wise things Billy has said this term
Jason, and parents
Peter, in love?
Billy, in love?
The class respond to Billy’s haircut
Letter to an author
Letter to a rapper
Concert practice
The Co-curricular guest
Billy and the bugle
Billy? No way!
Jason
Emily
The hero of Macbeth
Anna and the fool of Macbeth
Electricity in Anna’s house
Michael watching the weather
Sarah asks Mr Jonesforthwalton three questions
Mr Carey jigged school!
Jason foresees the future
Sophie forsees her future
The poems Sophie didn’t finish
Class 6C and their favourite birds
Windy
Mr Holditz
Mr Carey’s first day back
Doodle Alex
Alex the cartoonist