Theme

connection to place

Journey to the Stone Country

'A terrific tale of love and redemption that captivates from the first line.' Nicholas Shakespeare, …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alex Miller Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2003

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Limberlost

In the heat of a long summer Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Robbie Arnott Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2022

Miss Peabody’s Inheritance

"Elizabeth Jolley joins the handful of Australian writers of whom it may be said that their books …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Elizabeth Jolley Publisher: UQP Published year: 1980

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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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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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One Tree

One tall tree on the mountain once marked Grandfather’s farm. Now there is a busy city and …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Christopher Cheng Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2019

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Our Village in the Sky

From two outstanding creators comes a lyrical and poetic text and beautiful artwork celebrating the …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Janeen Brian Illustrator: Anne Spudvilas Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2014

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Past the Shallows

Joe, Miles, and Harry are growing up on the remote southern coast of Tasmania - a stark, untamed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Favel Parrett Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2014

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Purple Threads

Winner of the David Unaipon Award, an engaging, moving and often funny yarn about growing up in the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jeanine Leane Publisher: UQP Published year: 2011

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Remembering Lionsville

This beautiful book for the whole family tells, in words and pictures, Bronwyn Bancroft's unique and…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2013

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