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Unreal: Can you tell the fact from fake? by Kate Simpson

Unreal: Can you tell the fact from fake? by Kate Simpson

In this non-fiction book for primary kids we are asked to read and look carefully to guess what we think is real ...
Good Hair by Yvonne Sewankambo & Freda Chiu

Good Hair by Yvonne Sewankambo & Freda Chiu

Birungi is definitely not in the mood for school today. Everything seems just too hard. And doing her hair? She ...
The Book Star by Bec Nanayakkara & Joanna Bartel

The Book Star by Bec Nanayakkara & Joanna Bartel

Grace loves space. EVERYTHING to do with space. She even has 37 books about space. She knows her stars, her ...
When the Lights Went Out by Lian Tanner & Jonathan Bentley

When the Lights Went Out by Lian Tanner & Jonathan Bentley

It is a night when everyone is snug and cosy inside. Brrr ... it is a frosty night outside. Suddenly, snap! The ...
How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson & Owen Swan

How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson & Owen Swan

It was 1883 when an eight-year-old elephant named Jessie arrived in Sydney to live at a new zoo in Moore Park in ...
Mawson in Antarctica by Joanna Grochowicz

Mawson in Antarctica by Joanna Grochowicz

With its graphic descriptions of the wind, ice and snow on the edge of Antarctica, this non-fiction book for ...
Walking the Rock Country in Kakadu

Walking the Rock Country in Kakadu

In the first book in this series, Walking in Gagudju Country, we journeyed together in the Monsoon Forest of ...
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

A Tempest of Tea is a high stakes heist, set in a world populated by vampires. At the heart of the plot is Arthie ...
A Way Home by Emily Brewin

A Way Home by Emily Brewin

A Way Home unfolds a poignant narrative resonating with hope, resilience and the quest for belonging. Set in ...
The Reappearance  of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson 

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson 

Bel is living a normal life with her father, Charlie Price. When Bel was only about two months old, her mother ...
Tree by Claire Saxby & Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft

Tree by Claire Saxby & Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft

On a misty morning, we look across the top of the forest to see where our tree stands tall above the canopy. It is ...
Plantabulous! by Catherine Clowes and Rachel Gyan

Plantabulous! by Catherine Clowes and Rachel Gyan

In 2021 Plantastic! A to Z of Australian Plants was published. It is a terrific book for any budding young ...
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron

Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron

Kalynn Bayron is well known for her YA fairytale re-telling Cinderella Is Dead. Her latest novel Sleep Like Death ...
The Wish Sisters: The Christmas Wish by Allison Rushby 

The Wish Sisters: The Christmas Wish by Allison Rushby 

At the start, Birdie and Flick have their first Christmas without their Granny.  They feel sad. So their mum ...
The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 

In Paris during World War II, a Jewish family lives in the Pletzl – the enclave where Jewish families were made to ...
A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby 

A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby 

Bear sits all alone under a shady tree. It’s windy and cold and he feels so lonely. When a single leaf falls ...
Cheer Up, Blobfish! by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Rachel Tribout

Cheer Up, Blobfish! by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Rachel Tribout

Today is the most stupendous day – the highlight of the year … The Festival of Fish! Hooray! Let everybody ...
Gus and the Missing Boy by Troy Hunter  

Gus and the Missing Boy by Troy Hunter  

Gus Green is 15, overweight and has mental health issues stemming from a car accident in which his father died, ...
Little Horses by Deborah Kelly and Jenni Goodman

Little Horses by Deborah Kelly and Jenni Goodman

Out in the bay, to gentle waves, Little horses bend and sway Holding on with spiral tails To grassy wisps and ...
Scar Town by Tristan Bancks

Scar Town by Tristan Bancks

Three friends J, Dar and Will live in what would be called a dead-end town full of secrets. As a result of a dam ...
Our Flag, Our Story by Bernard Namok Jnr & Thomas Mayo

Our Flag, Our Story by Bernard Namok Jnr & Thomas Mayo

Did you know that Australia has three flags? The beautiful rich earthy coloured Aboriginal flag, the colourful ...

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