Debbie Coombes
Debbie is the daughter of Florence Puruntatameri-Coombes and Graeme Coombes. Her mother is a Tiwi woman from Pirlangimpi Community on Melville Island. Her father originated from Queenstown, New Zealand but married Florence as a young man and called …
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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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Meg McKinlay
Meg McKinlay is the author of eighteen books ranging from picture books and young adult fiction through to poetry for adults. Raised in central Victoria, in a TV- and car-free household, Meg was a bookish kid, in love with words and excited by …
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Nathaniel Eckstrom
Nathaniel Eckstrom is an illustrator based in Sydney, Australia. He has worked on a number of children’s picture books including Stubborn Stanley, The Hole Idea, Roadtrip and The Dress-Box. DUCK!, written by Meg McKinlay, was his first book with …
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DUCK!
A delightfully duckish picture book of farmyard disaster.
Duck can see that something is falling …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Meg McKinlay
Illustrator:
Nathaniel Eckstrom
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2018
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Cunning Crow
Way back, before once-upon-a-time, there was the Dreamtime when all the birds were white. One of …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Gregg Dreise
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2019
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Kim Kane
Kim Kane is an award-winning Australian author who writes for children and teens. Her books include the CBCA short-listed picture book Family Forest, and her time-slip children’s novel When the Lyrebird Calls. Her funny and feisty character …
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Family Forest
The modern family comes in all shapes and sizes, with half-sisters, big brothers and step-parents. …
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Kim Kane
Illustrator:
Lucia Masciullo
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Publishing
Published year:
2010
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Jack Manning Bancroft
Jack Manning Bancroft is the CEO and Founder of AIME. In 2005, as a then 19-year-old uni student, Jack founded the AIME Program with 25 Indigenous kids in Redfern. AIME incorporated in 2008 and Jack became a CEO at the age of 22.
Jack is now one …
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The Eagle Inside
Jimmy is the smallest bird at school. Surrounded by big, tough birds, he feels different in every …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Jack Manning Bancroft
Illustrator:
Bronwyn Bancroft
Publisher:
Hardie Grant Publishing
Published year:
2018
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