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Well done, Jonquil!

NEW CHALLENGE ALERT!

Jillian has a brand new quarterly read-a-thon challenge for us!

Come join the fun.

Quarterly Read-a-Thon

Well done, Beth!

Sounds good, Patricia!

Hi Karen! Thank you so, so much - that was so sweet of you. I'm just grateful you all are so patient with me, and that you hang in there when the going gets rough :) Thank you for doing that!!

Welcome to the challenge, Brenda, JoAnne, Barbara, Chrystal, Tari, Fly, Ruth and Mave!

Hi Patricia! You are welcome to do do this challenge. Since it is archived, no new links are set, so just bookmark your post so you can easily find it and update as you work your way through it.

If you have any questions, just let me know, and good luck with your challenge :)

Well done on your finish, Bev!

Welcome, Jackie!

HISTORICAL LANDMARKS OF AUSTRALIA
SECOND QUARTER, 2021
DATE: 04/01/21 - 06/30/21


WRC Rules and Guidelines can be found here.

Next up on our Historical Landmarks challenge list is Australia.

This is a combination task/spell challenge. You may complete just the task section or just the spell section, or both. Please note: a book may be used only once for this challenge - either for the task section or the spell section, but not for both.

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TASKS:
To complete the task section, read a book for each of the landmarks listed below.

1. Sydney Opera House:
Construction began on this beautiful performing arts center on March 1, 1959; it was completed in 1973. Cost to build? A$102 million.
❂Read a series book #1, 9, 5, 7 or 3, OR
❂Read book #1, 9, 5, 7 or 3 from your WTR list.

2. Kakadu National Park:
Kakadu National Park is located in the Northern Territory of Australia and is a World Heritage Site. It covers an area of 7,646 from north to south, and over 62 miles from east to west.
❂Read a book whose title begins with the letter K, OR
❂Read a book in which the total page count contains one of the following numbers: 7, 6, 4 or 2.

3. Melbourne Cricket Ground:
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (aka "The G"), is a sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Built in 1853, it was home to the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and two Cricket World Cups - 1992 and 2015.
❂Read a book published sometime between 1956 and 2015 (inclusive), OR
❂Read a book set in which sports plays a part of the story.

4. Kangaroo Island:
Kangaroo Island (aka Karta Pintingga) is Australia's third-largest island. The island's primary economy is agricultural, with southern rock lobster fishery and tourism following closely behind.
❂Read a book in which agriculture is part of the story in some way, OR
❂Read a book with an animal or fish shown on the cover (extra points if it's a kangaroo).

5. Heart Reef:
This heart-shaped reef located in Queensland has become a world-famous landmark, boasting some of the best underwater viewing of the Great Barrier Reef.
❂Read a book with a heart shown on the cover, OR
❂Read a book in which the title begins with a letter found in HEART REEF.

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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to Australia to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. I've provided a list of options below, but feel free to use something of your own.

1. Australia
2. Heart Reef
3. Kakadu National Park
4. Kangaroo Island
5. Karta Pintingga
6. Melbourne Cricket Ground
7. Sydney Opera House
8. The G

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✅1. Barbara ★

✅2. Book Concierge

✅3. Brenda

4. Chrystal

✅5. Fly

✅6. JoAnne

✅7. Jonquil

✅8. Jordan

9. Mave

10. Maven

11. Ruth

12. Sallie

✅13. Simone

✅14. Tari

Welcome to the challenge, Karen, Jonquil and Connie!

Well done on your finish, Tari!

Welcome, Simone!

Welcome to the challenge, Kellie Lyn!

Nicely done, Jillian and Barb!

Welcome to the challenge, Fly, Lynda, Bonita and Beth!

Well done on your finish, Brenda!

Well done, Judy!

Well done, Ruth and Ed!!

Welcome to the challenge, Phrynne, Brenda, Tari, Barbara and Ruth!

Well done, Deanie!!

You are so awesome to do that for me (letting me know it's your initial post as well :))

Nicely done, Sunshine!