Theme

belonging

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

Teacher Resource

Come Over to My House

Come Over To My House is a delightful and celebratory Australian picture book that explores the home…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Sally Rippin, Eliza Hull Illustrator: Daniel Gray-Barnett Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2022

Teacher Resource

Speak Chinese, Fang Fang!

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

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

Teacher Resource

Stay for Dinner

Stay for Dinner is a powerful story from the multi-award-winning creators of The Boy Who Tried to …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2023

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2021

The Dead I Know

Aaron Rowe has dreams he can't explain, and memories he can't recover. But if he doesn't discover …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Scot Gardner Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2011

Teacher Resource

The Lost Thing

A boy finds a lost 'thing' on the beach where he's scavenging for his bottle top collection. The …

Year: Secondary, Year 7, Year 8 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2000

Teacher Resource Essay

The Arrival

The internationally bestselling, iconic and multi-award-winning 128-page wordless novel about life …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2006

Teacher Resource Essay

Other Brother

Kieran wants to be part of the cool group at school. He wants to be on the football team. He …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Simon French Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2012

Teacher Resource

Swallow the Air

With an introduction from UQP’s First Nations Classics series editor Yasmin Smith, Swallow the Air…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: UQP Published year: 2006

Teacher Resource Essay