The Bone Sparrow
Subhi's imagination is as big as the ocean and wide as the sky, but his world is much smaller: he's …
Author:
Zana Fraillon
Publisher:
Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens
Published year:
2016
John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat
Rose lived with her dog, John Brown. 'Just the two of us,' said Rose, until the mysterious midnight …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Jenny Wagner
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin
Published year:
1980
Teacher Resource
Circle
In an infinity of sky, tiny godwit birds follow ancient, invisible migratory pathways, flying on and…
Author:
Jeannie Baker
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2016
The Little Refugee
Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his …
Year:
Primary, Year 3
Author:
Anh Do
Illustrator:
Bruce Whatley
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2011
Teacher Resource
Our World: Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon
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
Teacher Resource
Mrs Whitlam
Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn’t have a horse. She dreams of owning one and …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Bruce Pascoe
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2016
Teacher Resource
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:
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Published year:
1984
Teacher Resource
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
Teacher Resource
Stolen Girl
A fictionalised account of the Stolen Generation that tells of an Aboriginal girl taken from her …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Trina Saffioti
Illustrator:
Norma MacDonald
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2011
Teacher Resource
Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna
A traditional Dreamtime story that features the scaly-tailed possum only found in a remote part of …
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Cathy Goonack
Illustrator:
Marlene, Myron and Katrina Goonack
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2010
Teacher Resource