Students & Teachers
Mokie and Bik
Also see: Teachers’ Reviews
Nim’s Island (Walden Media Guide covering book and film)
Also see: Lesson Plan Summary
Nim at Sea: Teachers’ Reviews & Suggestions for Classroom Use
Nim’s Island Excellent Stuff to Make, Cook, Read, Do: recipes, craft activities, science experiments and study guides for Nim’s Island and Nim at Sea, including previously unpublished poems and a short story. Ebook only, $3.50 with all proceeds to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (Australia) Buy it now on amazon.com (Best viewed on computer or iPad using kindle app)
PDF book ‘Exploring Nim’s Island with Primary Students’ (for the film Return to Nim’s Island) by Anne Vize and Jan Lind (available for purchase from Authors Online)
Australian Teachers Of Media Study Guide for Return to Nim’s Island
Pinterest Boards on the Nim books:
The Nim’s Island Journey from Idea to Book to Screen
Nim’s Island Covers
Nim at Sea Becomes Return to Nim’s Island
The Princess and her Panther
also see: Teachers’ Reviews & Suggestions for Classroom Use
Raven’s Mountain Facing the Mountain
Also see: Teachers’ Reviews and Suggestions for Use in Classroom
Pinterest Board: Facing the Mountain/Raven’s Mountain
Interviews
Screen Futures Video Interview on Nim’s Island: Book to Film
National Young Writers’ Month 2011 video interview: Why I Write (1/3)
National Young Writers’ Month 2011 video interview: Why I Write (2/3)
National Young Writers’ Month 2011 video interview: Why I Write (3/3)
Wendy Orr is a Canadian-born Australian writer. Her books for children and adults have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world. Nim’s Island and Nim at Sea have also become feature films, starring Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin (Nim’s Island) and Bindi Irwin (Return to Nim’s Island.) Her latest book is Cuckoo’s Flight, a companion to the highly acclaimed Bronze Age novels Dragonfly Song and Swallow’s Dance. Read full bio
