Literacy

Speak Chinese, Fang Fang!

OUT OF PRINT Fang Fang was born in China, but she and her parents came to live in Australia when …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Sally Rippin Publisher: Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia Published year: 2006

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Come Over to My House

Come Over To My House is a delightful and celebratory Australian picture book that explores the home…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Sally Rippin, Eliza Hull Illustrator: Daniel Gray-Barnett Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2022

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The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2021

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The Dead I Know

Aaron Rowe has dreams he can't explain, and memories he can't recover. But if he doesn't discover …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Scot Gardner Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2011

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Frank’s Red Hat

A story about never giving up on your talents, because even though what you do may not be …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Sean E. Avery Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2022

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The Art of Taxidermy

Lottie is fascinated with death. She collects birds, lizards and other small dead animals she finds…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Sharon Kernot Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2018

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The Arrival

The internationally bestselling, iconic and multi-award-winning 128-page wordless novel about life …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2006

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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 Lost Thing

A boy finds a lost 'thing' on the beach where he's scavenging for his bottle top collection. The …

Year: Secondary, Year 7, Year 8 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2000

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Our Little Inventor

OUT OF PRINT A gorgeous and inspiring picture book about a young girl, Nell, who invents a machine …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Sher Rill Ng Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2019

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