Primary

Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna

A traditional Dreamtime story that features the scaly-tailed possum only found in a remote part of …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Cathy Goonack Illustrator: Marlene, Myron and Katrina Goonack Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2010

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Speak Chinese, Fang Fang!

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

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

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Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean-Up

An environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers that shows how animals are …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Sally Morgan Illustrator: Ambelin Kwaymullina Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2018

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Amy and Louis

Amy and Louis are best friends. They live next door to each other. When they want to play they call…

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Libby Gleeson Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2006

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The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek

When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley's Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! So …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Jenny Wagner Illustrator: Ron Brooks Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 1978

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Come Down, Cat!

From the combined talents of Sonya Hartnett and Lucia Masciullo comes this tale of friendship and …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sonya Hartnett Illustrator: Lucia Masciullo Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 2013

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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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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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The Eleventh Hour

When Horace the Elephant turns eleven he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Graeme Base Publisher: Penguin Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 1993

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Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley

Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Aaron Blabey Publisher: Penguin Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 2009

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