Most Popular Books by Kate Roberts

The creatures of Cooee town are all scared of Ivan the cat . . . until he gets a collar with a shiny new bell. Now everyone is safe-or are they? Ivan wants to work out a new knack to get rid of his bell. He practises and practises, until one day he sends his bell tumbling, rolling and free! Now he can sneak up on old Polly the cockatoo, high in her gum tree. Who can save her?

An 8" by 10" Journal designed for girls to log the books they are reading. There are 50 full pages to journal their thoughts on each book. A log at the front gives space to write the details of each book and give it a star rating. When ten books have been read there is a page to order them by merit. A great way to encourage young readerrs

Alternative education is broadly defined in the United States and includes variability around reasons for enrolling, choice in attending, and experiences once enrolled. In order to better understand these factors within alternative schools, this qualitative interview study, based in critical theory, included 22 current and former students from 12 separate alternative schools to center and capture their experiences. Findings revealed that students enrolled for a variety of reasons that were multidimensional and included: seeking a more supportive environment, addressing mental health needs, needing academic support, enduring outside-of-school stressors, and experiencing attendance issues. In terms of choice in attending, findings varied from participants reporting a high level of autonomy in the enrollment process to a low level of autonomy. Once enrolled in an alternative school, participants had differing academic, social, and teacher/student experiences. Finally, this study applied critical tenets of the least restrictive environment (LRE) in special education to alternative school settings in an attempt to bridge current understandings within these two educational constructs.

Natural stresses such as drought can cause changes in macroinvertebrate community composition over time. This study examines the relationship between low flows, macroinvertebrate habitat and the macroinvertbrate community. The sensitivity of AUSRIVAS biological monitoring methods to impacts associated with low flows are also examined. A flow threshold was used to define low flows and to test for changes in macroinvertebrate habitat and macroinvertebrate communities. Assessments of the biological condition of the macroinvertebrate community were performed using AUSRIVAS predictive models. Low flows reduced the available habitat for macroinvertebrates, thus altering resources for macroinvertebrates. However, macroinvertebrate abundance and community composition showed no significant response to the effects of low. AUSRIVAS assessments detected few reductions in biological condition of macroinvertebrate under low flow conditions. The threshold value used to define drought was useful for determining habitat change, but was appropriate for determinig levels at which changes to the macroinvertebrate community occur. Alternative methods such as a combination of low flow thresholds, low flow duration and channel characteristics may enable observations of biological impacts associated with low flow conditions.

This booklet has emerged from a comprehensive review carried out in 2005 by Coutts and Roberts (2005) of the use of agricultural consultants in Australia, case studies of consultants and producers who use them across a range of agricultural industries and states and a survey of consultants across Australia. Forty two consultants and 10 producers were involved in the survey.