Theme

connection to the natural world

The Art of Taxidermy

Lottie is fascinated with death. She collects birds, lizards and other small dead animals she finds…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Sharon Kernot Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2018

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Young Dark Emu

Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Bruce Pascoe Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2019

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Desert Lake

It's raining up north and soon everything will change for the desert lake. The dry salt bed of Kati…

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Pamela Freeman Illustrator: Liz Anelli Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2016

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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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Welcome to Country

This multi-award-winning picture book is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Aunty Joy Murphy Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2016

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Dark Roots

In these sublimely sophisticated tales, Cate Kennedy opens up worlds of finely observed detail. Her …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Cate Kennedy Publisher: Scribe Published year: 2012

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Blueback

Abel Jackson has lived by the sea at Longboat Bay ever since he could remember. He helps his mother …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tim Winton Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1997

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