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First Nations texts

The Rainbow Serpent

A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. There are many names and stories associated with the …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Dick Goobalathaldin Roughsey Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1975

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Going to the Footy

In this quintessentially Australian title, Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Debbie Coombes Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2019

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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon – the man on the $50 note – was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon Publisher: MUP Published year: 1930

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Do Not Go Around the Edges

Daisy's life story runs along the bottom of the pages: how she was born on a mission, schooled, …

Year: Primary, Year 3, Year 4 Author: Daisy Utemorrah Illustrator: Pat Torres Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1990

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The First Scientists

The First Scientists is the highly anticipated, illustrated science book from Corey Tutt of …

Year: Primary Author: Corey Tutt Illustrator: Blak Douglas Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2021

Sorry Day

Maggie and her mother await the long anticipated apology to the Stolen Generations. In the crowd …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Coral Vass Illustrator: Dub Leffler Publisher: National Library of Australia Published year: 2018

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The Garret: Terra Nullius

Claire G. Coleman is a Wirlomin Noongar woman whose ancestral Country is in South Coast Western…

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Claire G. Coleman Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna

A traditional Dreamtime story that features the scaly-tailed possum only found in a remote part of …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Cathy Goonack Illustrator: Marlene, Myron and Katrina Goonack Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2010

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Black Cockatoo

Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2018

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My Deadly Boots

An empowering, uplifting picture book about what it is that makes you who you are, from the award-…

Year: Primary Author: Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler Illustrator: Samantha Campbell Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2022