Teacup
This is one boy’s story of leaving his homeland, surviving a long journey by sea ... and …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Rebecca Young
Illustrator:
Matt Ottley
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2018
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Paperboy
A story about bouncing forward when faced with adversity, and about making creative choices in the …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Danny Parker
Illustrator:
Bethany Macdonald
Publisher:
Dirt Lane Press
Published year:
2020
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Waves
Waves is a narrative nonfiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia…
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Donna Rawlins
Illustrator:
Mark Jackson, Heather Potter
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2018
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Sister Heart
A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the …
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Sally Morgan
Publisher:
Fremantle Press
Published year:
2015
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This Is Home: Essential Australian Poems for Children
In This Is Home, much-loved author Jackie French has gathered a poem for every child and every mood…
Year:
Primary, Year 4
Author:
Jackie French
Illustrator:
Tania McCartney
Publisher:
National Library of Australia
Published year:
2019
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Ned Kelly and the Green Sash
A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s …
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Mark Greenwood
Illustrator:
Frane Lessac
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2010
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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
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Loyal Creatures
Like many of his mates from the bush, Frank Ballantyne is keen to join the grand adventure and do …
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Morris Gleitzman
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2014
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Free Diving
A poignant tribute to the Aboriginal men and women who worked in the pearling industry as ‘free …
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Lorrae Coffin
Illustrator:
Bronwyn Houston
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2017
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Desert Lake
It's raining up north and soon everything will change for the desert lake.
The dry salt bed of Kati…
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Pamela Freeman
Illustrator:
Liz Anelli
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2016
Teacher Resource