Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell

Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Frané Lessac

Hear from author Tania McCartney about her mission to show young readers the secret superpowers of Australian plants.

Papers and oral history recordings conducted by Gwenda Davey on Australian folklore, with an emphasis on children's folklore.

Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Ingrid Bartkowiak

614 books and pamphlets, mostly published overseas in the period 1850–1950, including children’s books, novels, atlases, scripture readings, prayer books, hymn books, works on theology, school textbooks and some historical works.

We learnt about the features, habitat and behaviours of some truly peculiar Australian animals in this interactive online learning session.

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: English for Year 4 students. It has been developed to use National Library collection material as the basis for an exploration of children’s literature as part of the literature strand of the English learning area.

Dianne Wolfer, illustrated by Erica Wagner

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This resource aligns to the Australian Curriculum for Year 3 English - Language, Literature and Literacy.

Hear from Colin Thiele, Kylie Tennant, Gabrielle Wang, Doris Pilkington, Norman Lindsay and Christina Stead as they share their thoughts, memories and creative journeys.

We read 'The Truck Cat' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025.