Pat Lowe
Pat Lowe was born and grew up in England but dreamed of migrating to Australia, which she did in 1972. She worked as a teacher in Africa and as a prison psychologist in Australia, but writing has always been her passion. She met Jimmy Pike in 1979 …
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Mervyn Street
Mervyn Street is a Gooniyandi artist, from the Fitzroy River region of northern Western Australia. In his youth he worked as a stockman and later developed his artistic talents, producing many paintings, drawings and prints of station life. He now …
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The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert
The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young …
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe
Illustrator:
Mervyn Street
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2015
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Julie Vivas
Julie Vivas is one of Australia's most loved and popular picture book illustrators. Her first picture book, The Tram to Bondi Beach(written by Libby Hathorn), was Highly Commended in the 1982 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book…
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Mem Fox
Mem is the author of over 25 books and is one of Australia’s best and most loved picture book authors. She is the author of the iconic and bestseller children’s book ever in Australia, Possum Magic which has sold over 3 million copies. Sales of …
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home. When he finds out that his …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Mem Fox
Illustrator:
Julie Vivas
Publisher:
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Published year:
1984
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Mrs Whitlam
Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn’t have a horse. She dreams of owning one and …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Bruce Pascoe
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2016
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One Arm Point Remote Community School
In the past, the One Arm Point school at Ardiyooloon was set up to teach English literacy and numeracy skills to enable Indigenous children to 'fit into' mainstream society. Today, the integration of Bardi Jaawi traditional ways of life with a …
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Our World: Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon
Ardiyooloon is home to the Bardi Jaawi people and sits at the end of a red dirt road at the top of …
Year:
Primary, Year 3
Author:
One Arm Point Remote Community School
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2010
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Jane Harrison
Jane Harrison is a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW. She is an award-winning playwright and has an MA in Playwriting from the Queensland University of Technology. In 2002, her first play Stolen was the co-winner of the Kate Challis RAKA Award…
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