Strange Objects
Essay by Pamela Freeman
The wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia on the coast of Western Australia in…
Year:
Secondary, Year 9
Book Author: Gary Crew
Publisher:
Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens
Published year:
1990
The Red Shoe
Essay by Clare Bradford
In 1989 Ursula Dubosarsky published her first book, Maisie and the Pinny …
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2006
Playing Beatie Bow
Essay by Monique Rooney
Ruth Park's Playing Beatie Bow (1980) is a fantastical, time-travel novel …
Year:
Secondary, Year 7
Book Author: Ruth Park
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1982
Fox
Essay by Robyn Sheahan-Bright
Fox was a contemporary classic the minute it was published – an …
Year:
Secondary, Year 9
Book Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2000
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature
Essay by Elizabeth Webby
What is an anthology? The term comes from two Greek words meaning ‘…
Book Author: Nicholas Jose
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2008
My Brilliant Career
Essay by Susan K. Martin
My Brilliant Career opens with a howl: the very first words of the story…
Year:
Secondary, Year 12
Book Author: Miles Franklin
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Published year:
1901
Slessor: Selected Poems
Essay by Peter Kirkpatrick
People who go in for the arts are often advised: Don't give up your day…
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Kenneth Slessor
Publisher:
Angus & Robertson
Published year:
1944
Hope: Selected Poetry and Prose
Essay by Kerry Greenwood
A. D. Hope is well recognised as one of Australia's greatest poets, who…
Year:
Secondary, Year 12
Book Author: A. D. Hope
Publisher:
Halstead Press
Published year:
2000
Harwood: Collected Poems 1943–1995
Essay by Bonny Cassidy
. . . [Harwood] was one of those poets I grew up with, care of my mother who…
Year:
Secondary, Year 12
Book Author: Gwen Harwood
Publisher:
UQP
Published year:
2003
Dobson: Collected Poems
Essay by Peter Goldsworthy
'Wonder' is probably Rosemary Dobson's second most favourite word. As …
Year:
Secondary, Year 11
Book Author: Rosemary Dobson
Publisher:
UQP
Published year:
2012