Theme

bravery/courage

Come Down, Cat!

The day is ending, night is falling, and Nicholas's cat won't come down. High on the roof she licks …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sonya Hartnett Illustrator: Lucia Masciullo Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2011

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My Girragundji

The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman – a spirit the old people call…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Meme McDonald, Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

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The Silver Donkey

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Sonya Hartnett Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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The Two Bullies

What happens with Ni-ou, the self-proclaimed 'strongest fellow in Japan' rows to China to challenge …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Junko Morimoto Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1998

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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

A Stolen Generations story of astounding courage: three Aboriginal girls, taken from their mothers, …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Nugi Garimara (Doris Pilkington) Publisher: UQP Published year: 1996

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Ned Kelly and the Green Sash

A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Mark Greenwood Illustrator: Frané Lessac Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2010

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

A novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. August, 1943. …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Richard Flanagan Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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The Terrible Plop

Here is the story of the Terrible PLOP, with a bear and a rabbit, and a hop hop hop. But what is …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 2012

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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 way…

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Aaron Blabey Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

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Bully on the Bus

The bully on the bus taunts seven-year-old Leroy, then silences him with threats of worse to …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Kathryn Apel Publisher: UQP Published year: 2014

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