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connection to place

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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Big Rain Coming

A lyrical story about waiting for the rain to come to an isolated Aboriginal community. Tension in …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Katrina Germein Illustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1999

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Dot and the Kangaroo

Lost and afraid in the darkening bush, Dot is befriended by a kind Kangaroo. She eats the berries of…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Ethel Charlotte Pedley Illustrator: Frank Mahony Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1899

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Five Times Dizzy

Together Five Times Dizzy and Dancing in the Anzac Deli tell the tale of Mareka and the Wilson kids…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Nadia Wheatley Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 1982

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Flood

Inspired by the Queensland floods, Flood is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2011

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My Place (Nadia Wheatley)

Everyone is part of History, and every place has a story as old as the earth. My Place depicts …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Nadia Wheatley Illustrator: Donna Rawlins Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 1987

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Storm Boy

This Australian children's classic has now been enchanting children for 60 years. The Colin …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Colin Thiele Publisher: New Holland Publishers Published year: 1964

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Where the Forest Meets the Sea

A stunning anniversary edition of a beautiful and timeless award-winning classic from master of …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jeannie Baker Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 1987

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Away

One of the great Australian classics, Away opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Michael Gow Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1986

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No Sugar

Commissioned for the 1985 Perth Festival, this is the spirited story of the Millimurra family’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Jack Davis Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1985

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