First Nations peoples and cultures Archives

Taronga

The great dome of the sky, black, star-sprinkled, arched above him, appearing at that moment so …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Victor Kelleher Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1986

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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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Knowing that he will soon die, Albert ‘Poppy’ Gondiwindi takes pen to paper. His life has …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2019

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It's raining up north and soon everything will change for the desert lake. The dry salt bed of Kati…

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Pamela Freeman Illustrator: Liz Anelli Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2016

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OUT OF PRINT Collection of poems in English with translations into Putonghua (modern standard …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Oodgeroo Noonuccal Publisher: Jacaranda Press Published year: 1988

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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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A Stolen Generations story of astounding courage: three Aboriginal girls, taken from their mothers, …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Nugi Garimara (Doris Pilkington) Publisher: UQP Published year: 1996

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Clever Crow is an endearing and witty tale that follows the exploits of a hungry and very clever …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Nina Lawrence Illustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2018

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The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman – a spirit the old people call…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Meme McDonald, Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

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Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has spent a lifetime avoiding two things – her hometown and prison…

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Melissa Lucashenko Publisher: UQP Published year: 2018

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