16Th October 2012
This morning the 2012 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards were presented at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Each year Speech Pathology Australia awards four Australian authors the “Best Book for Language and Literacy Development” in the categories – Young Children, Lower Primary, Upper Primary and Indigenous Children. The 2012 winners across these categories are:
Young Children: Come Down Cat by Sonya Hartnett
Lower Primary: The Little Refugee by Anh and Suzanne Do
Upper Primary: The Invisible Hero by Elizabeth Fensham
Indigenous Children: The Snake and the Boy by Azmen Sebastian
Visit the Speech Pathology Australia website to view a list of the 2012 shortlisted books and learn more about their book of the year awards.