Literacy

Crocodile Beat

Down by the river in the heat of the day the crocodile sleeps and awaits his prey. Zzzzzzzzzz …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Gail Jorgensen Illustrator: Patricia Mullins Publisher: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia Published year: 1995

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Five Bells

On a radiant day in Sydney, four people converge on Circular Quay, site of the iconic Opera House …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Gail Jones Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2011

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A Ghost in my Suitcase

An award-winning magic realism story for 10+ readers about finding yourself, ghost-hunting, Chinese …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Gabrielle Wang Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

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Past the Shallows

Joe, Miles, and Harry are growing up on the remote southern coast of Tasmania - a stark, untamed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Favel Parrett Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2014

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Seven Little Australians

'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.' Her father…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1894

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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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His Name Was Walter

The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Emily Rodda Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2018

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Heat and Light

In this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven leads readers on a journey that is mythical…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Ellen van Neerven Publisher: UQP Published year: 2014

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Miss Peabody’s Inheritance

"Elizabeth Jolley joins the handful of Australian writers of whom it may be said that their books …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Elizabeth Jolley Publisher: UQP Published year: 1980

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Burning Rice

These poems were written while Eileen Chong was an Australian Poetry Fellow in 2011–2012, mentored…

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Eileen Chong Publisher: Pitt Street Poetry Published year: 2012

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