Leigh Hobbs
Leigh Hobbs is an artist and author best known for his children’s book characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken and Mr Badger. As well as being an author and illustrator Leigh works as an artist in a wide range of mediums. He has designed …
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The Big Book of Old Tom
Angela Throgmorton lives alone and likes it that way. One day she finds an unusual bundle on her …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Leigh Hobbs
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2014
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Ivan Southall
Ivan Southall was the first Australian author to receive the Carnergie Medal, and was awarded the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year on three occasions. An icon of Australian children's literature, he wrote over sixty books in his …
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Ash Road
It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste …
Year:
Primary, Year 6
Author:
Ivan Southall
Publisher:
Text Publishing
Published year:
1966
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Ian Abdulla
Ian Abdulla (1947–2011) was a Ngarrindjeri Australian Aboriginal artist, who was born in 1947 at Swan Reach on the Murray River, in the Riverland region of South Australia. Sometimes, described as one of Australia’s greatest native artists, …
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As I Grew Older
This book offers a window to the life of an Aboriginal family on the Murray River in the mid-…
Author:
Ian Abdulla
Publisher:
Working Title Press
Published year:
1993
Alison Lester
Alison Lester is one of Australia's most popular and bestselling creators of children's books. She has won many awards, including the 2005 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award for Are We There Yet? and the …
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Are We There Yet?
Join Grace and her family on their adventurous and sometimes funny expedition. A warm, heartfelt …
Year:
Primary, Year 3
Author:
Alison Lester
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2004
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Amy and Louis
Amy and Louis live next door to each other, and their lives are closely intertwined. Theirs is a…
Year:
Primary, Year 1
Author:
Libby Gleeson
Illustrator:
Freya Blackwood
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2006
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John Curtin: A Life
John Curtin is, for many Australians, regardless of political affiliation, the most significant …
Author:
David Day
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Published year:
1999