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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, Year 3 Author: Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler Illustrator: Samantha Campbell Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2022

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A Walk in the Bush

OUT OF PRINT Little Iggy doesn’t want to leave the house, but Grandad insists – they always …

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

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The Garret: Alison Lester

Reading Australia presents this Alison Lester podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alison Lester Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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The ABC Book of Australian Poetry

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Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Libby Hathorn Illustrator: Cassandra Allen Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2010

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The Garret: Don Watson

 Don Watson began his literary career an academic historian, but soon moved on to political …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Don Watson Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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While the Billy Boils

Fifty-two of Henry Lawson's stories and sketches that he had first published in newspapers and …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Henry Lawson Publisher: SUP Published year: 1896

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Bush Studies

Bush Studies is famous for its stark realism—for not romanticising bush life, instead showing all …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Barbara Baynton Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1902

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Ned Kelly and the Green Sash

A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Mark Greenwood Illustrator: Frané Lessac Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2010

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Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

Celebrating 50 years in print, this is a new edition of the classic children's poem by Australia's …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: A.B. Paterson Illustrator: Deborah Niland, Kilmeny Niland Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1973

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