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Critical and Creative Thinking

The Truck Cat

The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. …

Year: Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Deborah Frenkel Illustrator: Danny Snell Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2024

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Going to the Footy

In this quintessentially Australian title, Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Debbie Coombes Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2019

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The Removalists

A young policeman’s first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Williamson Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1971

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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon – the man on the $50 note – was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon Publisher: MUP Published year: 1930

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Refugees

Two wild ducks become refugees when their swamp is drained. Their journey in search of a new …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: David Miller Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2005

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The Complete Stories

Thirty-one epic stories from Australia's award-winning author David Malouf. David Malouf's …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: David Malouf Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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Bamboozled

When Alice follows a white rabbit in a smart waistcoat into a large hole, she tumbles into a world …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: David Legge Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 1994

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Paperboy

A story about bouncing forward when faced with adversity, and about making creative choices in the …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Danny Parker Illustrator: Bethany Macdonald Publisher: Dirt Lane Press Published year: 2020

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The Year the Maps Changed

One extraordinary year will change them all... Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Danielle Binks Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2020

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Do Not Go Around the Edges

Daisy's life story runs along the bottom of the pages: how she was born on a mission, schooled, …

Year: Primary, Year 3, Year 4 Author: Daisy Utemorrah Illustrator: Pat Torres Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1990

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