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Limelight

Age is no barrier to creating poetry that inspires social change and positive action. Award-winning …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Solli Raphael Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2018

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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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Young Dark Emu

Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Bruce Pascoe Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2019

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Songbird

Jamila has left her friends, her school and her home in Iraq, and now she has a new home. It’s …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Ingrid Laguna Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2019

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Bindi

Meet 11-year-old Bindi. She’s not really into maths but LOVES art class and playing hockey. Her …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Kirli Saunders Illustrator: Dub Leffler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2020

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Took the Children Away

Archie Roach AM’s deeply personal song, ‘Took the Children Away’, from his 1990 debut album, …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Archie Roach Illustrator: Ruby Hunter Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Published year: 2020

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Dirrarn

We first met Mia in Black Cockatoo, as she navigated her way through culture, Country and familial …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2023

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The Truck Cat

The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. …

Year: Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Deborah Frenkel Illustrator: Danny Snell Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2024

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Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller

Cheer for Luna Roo as she finds her inner strength on the field in this energetic underdog story…

Year: Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Adam Jackson, Adrian Lloyd Illustrator: Jake A. Minton Publisher: Little Book Press Published year: 2025