A new children's book at launch at Dig IT on Tamborine Mountain tomorrow, Wednesday
DIG IT
Diggers book to launch at Dig IT tomorrow from debut Gold Coast author
MEDIA INFORMATION FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26 at 11am
Dig IT at Thunderbird Park – Tamborine Mountain Road, Tamborine Mountain
A new children’s counting book, the debut title from Gold Coast author Ghina Makari Cane will be launched at Dig IT on Tamborine Mountain, Australia’s only mini-excavator park designed for children, on Wednesday at 11am!
The book - Let’s Learn Numbers & Counting with Tractors, Diggers and Trucks – blends play with STEM learning for Toddlers, and was inspired by her own son.
PLEASE LET KATH ROSE KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME ALONG.
Colour and movement:
• The author Ghina will launch the book with her son
• Dig IT will have all sessions going, with a group of kids all approved for interviews etc
• Books will be available, drinks, lots and lots of DIGGERS!!!
The new book series turns a toddler’s fascination with machines into a fun, attention-friendly learning tool for young children.
From hard hats to high-vis, Dig is the perfect backdrop for a book that makes learning numbers fun and interactive.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Title: Let’s Learn Numbers and Counting with Tractors, Diggers and Trucks
Author: Ghina Makari Cane
Endorsed by: Dr Michele Dunbar, PhD in Psychology
Publisher: ArtyMummaBooks
Age Group: 0–5 years
Format: Paperback
Summary: A bold, engaging, psychology-informed book that teaches children to count from 1–20, and introduces STEM facts, with the help of tractors, diggers and trucks. The book turns a child’s love of machines into a powerful learning tool.
BOOK KEY BENEFITS & FEATURES
Designed for Early Learning
- Teaches counting from 1–20
- Bonus challenges extend learning to boost critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and introduce mathematical concepts such as speed, weight, mass and size through simple, accessible challenges
- Introduces new vocabulary and fun STEM facts
- Bright, bold colours designed to capture attention
- Clean, uncluttered pages that reduce overload (learning-focused design)
- Psychology-informed design
- Scaffolded progression to build confidence
- Encourages active, screen-free learning
- Parent guide to extend learning, a curated playlist and a free poster pack (colouring-in sheet + full-colour poster)
ABOUT DIG IT on TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN
It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s muddy, and it’s the only place in Australia where kids operate real diggers. Welcome to the best day out you didn’t know you needed: a hands-on family day that’s equal parts play, learning and pure dirt-loving joy. What’s better, Dig IT is at home in Thunderbird Park at Tamborine Mountain Glades, a place that’s legendary for family stays! After bursting onto the scene like a wrecking ball just over two years ago, Dig IT has cemented itself as one of Australia’s most unique, hands-on attractions, and the numbers tell the story. More than 200,000 visitors have rolled up their sleeves, donned their hard hats and high-vis gear, and taken control of real 1.7-tonne CAT mini-excavators in an outdoor construction zone that’s fast becoming the stuff of childhood legend.
From the moment they step onto site, kids transform into mini construction workers – climbing into the driver’s seat (either solo or with a parent/carer riding shotgun) and learning how to operate the machines. They dig deep, scoop and dump dirt, use a claw to lift and stack tyres, and even master the delicate skill of using a hook to catch rogue ‘crocs’ that keep things interesting.
Thunderbird Park – Tamborine Mountain Road, Tamborine Mountain, Scenic Rim Queensland
2 hour sessions - BOOKINGS and website here | Phone 1800 00 DIGIT or email [email protected]
Contact details:
KATH ROSE
0416 291 493