Books by Tanya Popovski

Complementing the children's book, The Pretend Friend, this Question Guide has been created to teach children to read to learn and not just learn to read. An invaluable resource designed to upskill parents and teachers alike on the best way to educate their tiny humans in the area of Reading Comprehension. This Question Guide will help Mid-Upper Primary School aged children learn through conversation in addition to preparing them for NAPLAN. Using the prompts, the reader will learn to analyse text, whatever the size, to deepen their understanding of what they are reading.

The Pretend Friend chronicles the changing nature of a childhood friendship. Growing up, Mikayla and Bella were like two peas in a pod, but things changed when they reached High School and as the two best friends grew up, they began to grow apart. After receiving nasty, anonymous messages on Social Media, Mikayla tried to confide in her friend and soon realised that Bella wasn't a true friend after all. This story provides a timely message about Social Media including coping strategies relating to online bullying. This relatable story is complemented by The Pretend Friend Question Guide, which has been created to ignite discussion and encourage the reader to strengthen their reading comprehension skills.

Complementing the children's book, Harry the Fly, this Question Guide has been created to help enquiring minds learn through conversation. An invaluable resource designed to upskill parents and teachers alike on the best way to educate their primary school aged kids in the area of reading comprehension. Using the interactive prompts, the reader will learn to analyse text, whatever the size, to deepen their understanding of what they are reading. PoP-O Books provide an engaging and stress free method for children to achieve A+ results in NAPLAN and beyond. • Questions are linked to the ACARA Outcomes• Questions linked to NAPLAN proficiencies• A quality resource with clear and concise instructions• Provides the reader with a toolbox of strategies to read to learn

Meet Harry. A mighty fly who may be small in stature but big in heart. Harry doesn't like being called a pest. He thinks flies get a bad reputation just for being themselves. But there's more to flies than meet the eye, they are wonderful creatures that contribute greatly to the world around them. Harry is on a quest to teach others just how hard working flies can be.

Cranky Corey: Question Guide is a resource designed to ask the right questions to deepen the reader's understanding by explicitly teaching how to analyse texts.

Corey loses his cool pretty often. He doesn't like to lose and becomes really cranky when things aren't going his way during play time. Can Corey learn how to be a good sport?

An invaluable resource designed to upskill parents and teachers alike on the best way to educate their primary school aged kids in the area of reading comprehension. Using the interactive prompts, the reader will learn to analyse text, whatever the size, to deepen their understanding of what they are reading. PoP-O Books provide an engaging and stress free method for children to achieve A+ results in NAPLAN and beyond.

A children's book by an experienced educator tells the imaginative tale of Sebastian, a brave little boy who is almost positive (but not 100% sure) there's a monster in his room. One night after Sebastian's parents read him a bedtime story, tucked him in and kissed him goodnight, he realised there was a Monster in his room! Sebastian yelled out in fright, hiding under the covers until his mum came in and turned on the light. Sebastian was surprised to learn that his mum knew everything there was to know about monsters. Will her advice make him forget he was ever scared in the first place? This engaging story is complemented by the Sebastian's Monster Question Guide, which has been created to ignite discussion and encourage the reader to strengthen their reading comprehension skills.