Ian Abdulla
Ian Abdulla (1947–2011) was a Ngarrindjeri Australian Aboriginal artist, who was born in 1947 at Swan Reach on the Murray River, in the Riverland region of South Australia. Sometimes, described as one of Australia’s greatest native artists, …
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Ash Road
It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste …
Year:
Primary, Year 6
Author:
Ivan Southall
Publisher:
Text Publishing
Published year:
1966
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Ivan Southall
Ivan Southall was the first Australian author to receive the Carnergie Medal, and was awarded the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year on three occasions. An icon of Australian children's literature, he wrote over sixty books in his …
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The Big Book of Old Tom
Angela Throgmorton lives alone and likes it that way. One day she finds an unusual bundle on her …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Leigh Hobbs
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2014
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Leigh Hobbs
Leigh Hobbs is an artist and author best known for his children’s book characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken and Mr Badger. As well as being an author and illustrator Leigh works as an artist in a wide range of mediums. He has designed …
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Katrina Germein
Katrina Germein is a bestselling picture book author. Published worldwide, Katrina’s book, Big Rain Coming (illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft), has remained continuously in print since it was first published in 1999. Her popular title, My Dad Thinks …
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Big Rain Coming
A lyrical story about waiting for the rain to come to an isolated Aboriginal community. Tension in …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Katrina Germein
Illustrator:
Bronwyn Bancroft
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1999
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Jenny Wagner
Jenny Wagner lives with her husband, their dog and three lazy cats in a small Queensland farmhouse that looks like a witch's cottage. The garden is full of possums, lizards, goannas, frogs, scrub turkeys and other birds. Sometimes a couple of …
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The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek
When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley's Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! So …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Jenny Wagner
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1978
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Sonya Hartnett
Sonya Hartnett was born on 23 March 1968 in Box Hill, Victoria. She is an Australian author of fiction for adults, young adults, and children who has published many novels to international acclaim. In 2008 Sonya was the recipient of the …
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