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Cover of the book 'The Bird Art of William T. Cooper'
The Bird Art of William T. Cooper

Wendy Cooper

Book
NLA Publishing book
Book cover for 'The Colt from Old Regret' which features illustrations of a brown horse and a white horse in the Australian bush
The Colt from Old Regret

Dianne Wolfer, illustrated by Erica Wagner

Book
Illustration of a brown horse and a white horse in the Australian bush

Detail from the cover The Colt of Old Regret written by Dianne Wolfer and illustrated by Erica Wagner

Book Launch: The Colt from Old Regret

Join us for an immersive read-through of this new classic, followed by a hands-on crafting activity where children can collage their own horse. 

Event
Photo of 'Dog Beach' author at the beach with her dog Banjo on a sunny day

Julie Murphy and her dog, Banjo, at the beach, courtesy of Julie Murphy

Down At the Dog Beach

Learn more about the children's book Dog Beach and and important jobs that Aussie dogs have done over time.

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Illustration of different types of birds, including a cockatoo and kingfisher, sitting on branches

Ellis Rowan & Geo. Murray & Co., Australian birds, c. 1890, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136190048

Paradise of birds

See some of the many talented bird artists from the 19th and 20th centuries in our collection.

Blog
Cover of the book 'Dog Beach' showing dogs running around on a beach
Dog Beach

Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

Book
NLA Publishing book
Book cover with blue bird with a blue flower in it's beak, standing near other blue objects, including a fork, spoon, bottle lids and more

Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2024: 'Bowerbird Blues'

Join Mike from the National Library Bookshop as he reads 'Bowerbird Blues' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024.

News article
Video
A portion of a handwritten poem that reads 'Invocation. Come forth from thy oozy couhc, O Ornithorynchus dear, And great with a cordial claw The stranger that longs to hear.'
Mark Twain's ode to Australian wildlife

The Library recently acquired an original draft of a poem by Mark Twain in the form of a letter.

News article
A watercolour image from 1827 of an echidna. This depiction is not accurate with what we know echidnas to look like in real life.
An early picture of an echidna

An 1827 illustration of an echidna has recently been added to our collection.

News article
A sweeping landscape of a mountain range. The mountains are craggy and rocky. They are covered in mist.

Dombrovskis, Peter, 1945-1996. (1995). Frankland Range, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, 1995 [transparency] / Peter Dombrovskis. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150007802

Understanding the living world

Module

This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for Year 4 Science – Science Understanding and Science as a Human Endeavour.

Digital Classroom
Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd dog, New South Wales, ca. 1930s.jpg

Fairfax corporation, Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd dog, New South Wales, ca. 1930s, nla.obj-162211775

Katherine Kovacic on Australia's Dogs

Katherine Kovacic, the author of NLA Publishing's new title Australia's Dogs, talks about the photography included.

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Book launch: What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People

Professor Libby Robin launched her latest book What Birdo is That? A Field Guide to Bird People, a book that draws heavily on the National Library's collections.

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