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Myths and Legends

Ubby’s Underdogs: The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon (Book 1)

Set in the 1940s when the pearling town of Broome is recovering from World War II, The Legend of the…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Brenton E. McKenna Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2011

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Ubby’s Underdogs: Heroes Beginnings (Book 2)

It's the late 1940s and Broome, a small pearling town in the heart of an ancient land, is still …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Brenton E. McKenna Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2013

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The Jerilderie Letter

Outlaw, murderer, self-proclaimed victim, Ned Kelly is an Australian icon. But who was he? Kelly…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ned Kelly Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1879

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The Great Bear

The circus bear spends her days in a cage and her nights performing for a crowd. The crowd taunts …

Year: Primary, Year 3, Year 4 Author: Libby Gleeson Illustrator: Armin Greder Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2010

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Midnite

Even though Midnite was seventeen, he wasn't very bright. So when his father died, his five animal …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Randolph Stow Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1967

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