Literacy

The Garret: The Bone Sparrow

Zana Fraillon's The Bone Sparrow is an exceptional book for young adult readers, and this …

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Zana Fraillon Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The 7 Stages of Grieving

This is a proud milestone in Australian theatre history; a contemporary Indigenous performance text …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Wesley Enoch, Deborah Mailman Publisher: Playlab Published year: 1996

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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

This compelling young adult novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Wai Chim Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2019

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The Red Shoe

The earth smelt strong to Matilda and full of things growing and dying all at the same time. She …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2006

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The Terrible Plop

Here is the story of the Terrible PLOP, with a bear and a rabbit, and a hop hop hop. But what is …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 2012

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The Garret: Ursula Dubosarky

Reading Australia presents this Ursula Dubosarky podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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One Little Goat

It starts with one little goat. It ends with one little goat. But what happens in between is a…

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2017

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Two Wolves

Get ready for a wild adventure filled with moral dilemmas and tough choices; Tristan Bancks' Two …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tristan Bancks Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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The Little Corroboree Frog

The Little Corroborree Frog gently introduces the serious plight of one of Australia’s most …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Tracey Holton-Ramirez Illustrator: Angela Ramirez Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2013

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The Deep: Here Be Dragons

From Tom Taylor (Star Wars: Blood Ties, 2000AD, The Authority) and James Brouwer (Justice League …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tom Taylor Illustrator: James Brouwer Publisher: Gestalt Publishing Published year: 2011

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