Books

The Collected Verse of Mary Gilmore

Apart from the devotional poetry of The Rue Tree, the poems are dominated by new preoccupations that…

Author: Jennifer Strauss Publisher: UQP Published year: 2004

The Coat stood in a paddock at the end of a row of strawberries. It was buttoned up tight and …

Author: Julie Hunt Illustrator: Ron Brooks Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2012

This beautiful picture book by award winners Roger Vaughan Carr and Ann James portrays the theory of…

Author: Roger Vaughan Carr Illustrator: Ann James Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 1996

The Best Australian Essays 2007 is a rich and diverting collection of essays, compiled by one of …

Author: Drusilla Modjeska Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2007

The flowers flared up from the ground unconquerable. The unrepentant gaiety of the weed, the burning…

Author: Kylie Tennant Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1941

In this classic piece of Australian literary heritage, Russell Ward looks at the ideals, traits and …

Author: Russel Ward Publisher: Oxford University Press Published year: 1958

A timeless collection of stories exploring physical and psychological boundaries, some tentatively …

Author: Frank Moorhouse Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 1972

'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

Teacher Resource Essay

It's hard being Thai, especially when you live in Australia, your house is a Thai cultural shrine, …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Oliver Phommavanh Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2010

Teacher Resource

Sometimes you don’t always get what you want. Instead of the rocket backpack, you might end up …

Author: Emma Allen Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia Published year: 2012