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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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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: Scholastic Australia Published year: 1984

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Who Sank the Boat?

Who sank the boat? Was it the cow or the donkey or the sheep with her knitting? Surely it wasn’t …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Pamela Allen Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1982

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Where Happiness Hides

Where Happiness Hides is a day in the life of two children who find pleasure in the small things of …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Anthony Bertini Illustrator: Jennifer Goldsmith Publisher: Dirt Lane Press Published year: 2020

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Waves

Waves is a narrative nonfiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia…

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Donna Rawlins Illustrator: Mark Jackson, Heather Potter Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2018

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Took the Children Away

Archie Roach AM’s deeply personal song, ‘Took the Children Away’, from his 1990 debut album, …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Archie Roach Illustrator: Ruby Hunter Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Published year: 2020

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The Treasure Box

From picture-book creators Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood comes this celebration of things that …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2013

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The Red Tree

A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2001

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The Patchwork Bike

What's the best fun in the whole village? Riding the patchwork bike we made! A joyous picture book …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Maxine Beneba Clarke Illustrator: Van T. Rudd Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2016

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The Incredible Freedom Machines

In this sumptuous story of exploration and breaking boundaries, a young girl uncovers her very …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Kirli Saunders Illustrator: Matt Ottley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2018

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