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20 Weekly Prizes
HarperCollinsPublishers Books
Following the success of the weekly prizes in 2002, weekly prizes will again be awarded to schools over the nine-week token collection period.

Each week 20 schools will be randomly selected from all schools registered in the program and will win one of the following book prizes courtesy of HarperCollinsPublishers and Usborne Books.  
Collins Word Atlas, This new general reference atlas in the popular Collins range provides a comprehensive picture of today's world and major world geographical issues. It is created in the distinctive and dynamic new Collins style established by the award-winning Collins New World Atlas. It includes: - 92 pages of detailed reference maps - Highly visual presentation of major world issues - Stunning satellite images and aerial photographs - Detailed world statistics - Guide to all states and territories - Index to over 45,000 place names.Dinosaurs Internet Linked Discovery - Dinosaurs. Dramatic illustrations and superb photographs of life-size models give young readers a remarkable view of prehistoric times. Includes many species, from the Tyrannosaurus Rex, plant eaters, sea creatures and flying reptiles to the fastest, tallest and strongest dinosaurs discovered so far.Collins Australian Compact Dictionary. This handy, sturdy dictionary includes the following features: - the most up-to-date words and senses - Australian English, plus extensive coverage of international English - informative Word Histories - original features such as language panels and subject lists - examples to illustrate real English in use.

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Girl with A Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier. Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in seventeeth century Holland, obtains her first job, as a servant in Vermeer's household. Tracy Chevalier shows us through Griet's eyes, the complicated family, the society of the small town of Delft, and life with an obsessive genius. Griet loves being drawn into his artistic life, and leaving her former drudgery, but the cost to her own survival may be high.The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C S Lewis. Narnia... a land frozen in eternal winter...a land waiting to be set free. Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia - a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change...and a great sacrifice.Specky Magee by Felice Arena. Specky Magee is 12 years old and mad about Australian Rules football. He is also a very talented player. Not that anyone in his family would know - or care. Specky plays footy every Saturday and there's never anyone barracking for him on the sideline. One day Specky finds a baby photo of himself dressed up in footy gear. He knows that his parents would never have done this as they hate footy. Specky begins to suspect that he might be adopted, and the story becomes his search for a father - his real 'footy-loving' father. Felice Arena has written a story that combines a compelling storyline with real football action. A story that will appeal to both boys and girls, whether or not they are footy mad.

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A Prize for Every School
The Sunday Times will offer all registered schools a computer software package as a gift for their participation. Schools will be able to choose from four computer software packages at the conclusion of the promotion.

>first prize:  a 21-seat school bus or $90,000 cash

>runners-up prizes:  $25,000 worth of multimedia packages

>random prize:  a $5,000 multimedia package

>how you can get involved

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