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the environment

Refugees

Two wild ducks become refugees when their swamp is drained. Their journey in search of a new …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: David Miller Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2005

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Storm Boy

When Storm Boy goes walking along the beach or over the sandhills, or in the sanctuary the birds are…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Colin Thiele Publisher: New Holland Publishers Published year: 1964

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The ABC Book of Australian Poetry

'I am the river, gently flowing, as I wind my way to the sea.' (Mary Duroux) Follow the river of …

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

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The Deep: Here Be Dragons

From Tom Taylor (Star Wars: Blood Ties, 2000AD, The Authority) and James Brouwer (Justice League …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tom Taylor Illustrator: James Brouwer Publisher: Gestalt Publishing Published year: 2011

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The Feather

‘Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul’ – Emily Dickinson This is a …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2018

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The Garret: Graeme Base

Reading Australia presents this Graeme Base podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Graeme Base Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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The Little Corroboree Frog

The Little Corroborree Frog gently introduces the serious plight of one of Australia’s most …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Tracey Holton-Ramirez Illustrator: Angela Ramirez Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2013

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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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The Rabbits

A rich and haunting allegory for all ages, all cultures. 'The rabbits came many grandparents ago…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: John Marsden Illustrator: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2008

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The Yield

Knowing that he will soon die, Albert ‘Poppy’ Gondiwindi takes pen to paper. His life has …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2019

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