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  <title><![CDATA[Naked Bunyip Dancing]]></title>
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  <default_description>Herrick delves into the murky waters of a Year 6 classroom, complete with nerdy vegetarian teacher, Mr Carey. What a crazy class! And what a funny, unpredictable year the year of Naked Bunyip Dancing when the kids in class 6C find out who they are, what they re good at, and how to put on a fantastic show. This cast of likeable characters includes Mr Carey the Hairy, Billy the punk genius, J-man the rapper, Sophie the poet, Ahmet the soccer star, Jason the good kisser, Anna the yoga master, Peter the boy with the talking bottom, Emily the ballerina, Alex the artist, and Michael the salesman. With Carey the Hairy as their teacher, the students in class 6C are trying out strange, new activities from belly dancing to poetry jams. Mr Carey teaches the class with humor and grace- and the class of eleven and twelve year olds responds with eagerness and a passion for learning. Each student has a story to tell- and each student is valued, and encouraged to strive to excellence by the unconventional teacher. The night of the class concert will undoubtedly be one of the best nights of their lives.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Naked Bunyip Dancing</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steven Herrick]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mr. Carey should definitely be added to the best teachers in children's literature. <br/><br/>The students of class 6C are starting a new year with a new teacher. Mr. Carey. He's different. He has a beard and a ponytail, he listens to Bob Dylan, and he reads the students poetry. He even laughs whe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18098091">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Apr 26 13:25:41 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this. There are funny moments, touching moments, even a few &quot;awww&quot; moments. There are some Aussieisms that might need explaining, but I think kids will get past that easily. The illustrations have a nice Shel Silverstein like feel to them.<br/>And the title is just PERFECT!]]></body>
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    <review id="15611490">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[light verse novel with points of view of many kids in 6th year classroom with new teacher, leading up to class concert at end of year. good but not great. author's other verse YA novels were much better.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 01 10:20:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This story is written in free verse, which means it read really quickly.  The point of view shifts between characters, which obviously weakens character development a bit, but I don't think the story itself was weakened for it.  This book was FUNNY and I found myself feeling like it was really authe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41495627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64233929">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Jul 22 18:51:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I ended up really loving the second half of this book.  The beginning is a bit slow because you're getting to know all of the characters but once you know them the poems are so much funnier and cuter and more endearing. I love the kids in this book. They totally reminded me of my sixth graders from ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64233929">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66552141">
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Silly,fun read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book by Steven Herrick that I've really liked.  He succeeded in creating a quirky bunch of students and their equally odd teacher whose troubles and relationships keep you reading until the end.  I'd like to be in Mr. Carey's class!  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh so funny. What a class.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A novel told in free verse poems.  Australian, but not overwhelmingly so.  Definitely needs a different title.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great, funny example of a verse novel. I think it may have a good influence on me.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book.  It's a funny and sometimes touching look at 6th grade.<br/><br/><br/>]]></body>
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