Literacy

Banjo and Ruby Red

Illustrated by Freya Blackwood. Published by Little Hare 2013. Banjo is a hard-working farm dog …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Libby Gleeson Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing, Little Hare Published year: 2013

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One Dragon’s Dream

A reissue of the classic Australian fantasy counting picture book which follows one dragon's dream …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Peter Pavey Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 1978

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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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Crocodile Beat

Down by the river in the heat of the day the crocodile sleeps and awaits his prey. Zzzzzzzzzz …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Gail Jorgensen Illustrator: Patricia Mullins Publisher: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia Published year: 1995

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Way Home

Dedicated to the largely unsung, mostly unseen workers for young people in need, this evocative …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Libby Hathorn Illustrator: Gregory Rogers Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1995

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The Tall Man

The story of a death, a policeman, an island and a country The Tall Man is the story of Palm …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Chloe Hooper Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

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Here On Earth

"We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature – of our true abilities and …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Tim Flannery Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2010

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Death Sentence

Don Watson's Death Sentence is scathing, funny and brilliant. In public life the Australian …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Don Watson Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2004

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The Arrival

A unique 128-page, textless graphic novel, in black, white and sepia, The Arrival draws its …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2006

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Tomorrow, When the War Began

When Ellie and her friends return from a camping trip in the Australian bush, they find things …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: John Marsden Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 1993

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