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Kindred

Kirli Saunders' debut poetry collection is a pleasure to lose yourself in. Kirli has a keen eye for …

Year: Secondary Author: Kirli Saunders Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2019

That Deadman Dance

'Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Kim Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 2010

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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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Tell ’em!

A joyous and exuberant picture book about life in a remote community. In this book, written …

Year: Primary Author: Katrina Germein, Rosemary Sullivan Illustrator: Karen Briggs Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2020

Heroes, Rebels and Innovators

Be inspired and amazed by these incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander icons! With …

Year: Primary Author: Karen Wyld Illustrator: Jaelyn Biumaiwai Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2021

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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Mrs White and the Red Desert

When a group of desert children invite their school teacher, Mrs White, home for dinner to show her …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Josie Wowolla Boyle Illustrator: Maggie Prewett Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2017

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Yinti, Desert Child

The first book in the Yinti series of three books. The stories are linked in a sequence that shows …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Jimmy Pike, Pat Lowe Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1992

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Bran Nue Dae

OUT OF PRINT The story of Bran Nue Dae concerns Willie, who having been expelled from the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jimmy Chi Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1991

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Purple Threads

Winner of the David Unaipon Award, an engaging, moving and often funny yarn about growing up in the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jeanine Leane Publisher: UQP Published year: 2011

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