Annaliese Porter
Annaliese Porter is a descendant of the Gamilaraay people and was just eleven years old when The Outback was published. She has been writing ever since she can remember, receiving numerous awards for academic excellence and creative writing in her …
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The Outback
This moving bush ballad about the country’s vast interior captures the Australian outback in all …
Author:
Annaliese Porter
Illustrator:
Bronwyn Bancroft
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2005
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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Kath Walker in China
Collection of poems in English with translations into Putonghua (modern standard Chinese) on Chinese…
Year:
Secondary, Year 11
Author:
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker)
Publisher:
Jacaranda Press
Published year:
1988
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Essay
Josie Wowolla Boyle
Josie Wowolla Boyle is a Wonghi woman who was born in the desert of Western Australia. She is an acclaimed storyteller, singer and artist who has been enchanting children of all ages since the 1980s. Josie performs in primary, secondary and tertiary …
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Maggie Prewett
Maggie Prewett is a descendent of the Ngarluma people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She grew up in Perth, and studied Design and Illustration at Perth Technical College.
From an early age, art and literature were encouraged, …
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Mrs White and the Red Desert
When a group of desert children invite their school teacher, Mrs White, home for dinner to show her …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Josie Wowolla Boyle
Illustrator:
Maggie Prewett
Publisher:
Magabala Books
Published year:
2017
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Lorrae Coffin
Lorrae Coffin is a descendant of the Nyiyaparli and Yindijibarndi people of the Pilbara in Western Australia. She is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, singer–songwriter and a co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Marrugeku Company, a …
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Bronwyn Houston
Bronwyn Houston is descended from the Nyiyaparli and Yindjiparndi people of the Wana clan in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Bronwyn was born and bred in Broome and draws her inspiration from the natural world she knows and loves. Bronwyn …
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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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