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Tirra Lirra by the River

Liza used to say that she saw her past life as a string of roughly-graded balls, and so did Hilda …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Jessica Anderson Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published year: 1978

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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon – the man on the $50 note – was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon Publisher: MUP Published year: 1930

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Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-Iangwa/When We Go Walkabout

Set on Groote Eylandt, this beautiful book invites children to look for animals in different …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Rhoda Dugururru Lalara Illustrator: Alfred Lalara Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2014

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Where the Forest Meets the Sea

When a young boy visits a tropical rain forest, he pretends it is a long time ago and that extinct …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jeannie Baker Publisher: Walker Books Published year: 1990

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Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat

Milli could take a thing that was a nothing and turn it into a something. She could find any old …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Stephen Michael King Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2005

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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 Published year: 2010

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Dot and the Kangaroo

Lost and afraid in the darkening bush, Dot is befriended by a kind Kangaroo. She eats the berries of…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Ethel Charlotte Pedley Illustrator: Frank Mahony Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1899

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