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nature

Little Bird’s Day

A simple, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird as she sings the world alive, flies …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sally Morgan Illustrator: Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2019

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A Walk in the Bush

Little Iggy doesn’t want to leave the house, but Grandad insists – they always have fun together…

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Gwyn Perkins Publisher: Affirm Published year: 2017

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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 Published year: 2016

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Fog a Dox

Albert Cutts is a tree feller. A fella who cuts down trees. Fog is a fox cub raised by a dingo. He…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Bruce Pascoe Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2012

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The Natural Way of Things

Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in an abandoned property in the …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Charlotte Wood Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2015

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Here On Earth

"We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature – of our true abilities and …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Tim Flannery Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2010

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That Deadman Dance

'Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Kim Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published year: 2010

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Flood

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

Year: Primary, Year 1, Year 2 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2011

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