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A collage of green and purple plant matter, aluminium and perspex, lit from above by a warm, yellow internal light.

Jeannie Baker, Hidden Forest, Endpapers, 2000, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-971313378

Australian children’s literature

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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.

Digital Classroom
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

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A pile of children's books
Creative storytelling

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

Digital Classroom
Pile of colourful books of different sizes by authors Kylie Tennant, Doris Pilkington, Christina Stead, Colin Thiele, Norman Lindsay and Gabrielle Wang
Australian authors in the oral history collection

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

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Cover of the book The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. A man is crouched down patting a cat. There is a bowl in front of the cat, a bush with flowers in the foreground, and trees behind a white pole fence and a truck cabin in the background.
ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2025: 'The Truck Cat'

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

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The front cover of the book 'Marion and the Forty Thieves' showing children on a ship
Marion and the Forty Thieves

Sarah Luke

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

Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

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NLA Publishing book
Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants' showing a variety of colourful flowers on a light yellow background
Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants

Tania McCartney

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NLA Publishing book
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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Black and white photo of a large ship in a harbour

N.S.S. (Nautical School Ship) Sobraon near Cockatoo Island, NRS-4481-3-[7/16268]-St1095, Museums of History NSW

The floating boarding school on the Parramatta River

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

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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.

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Cover of the book 'Hello!'
Hello!

Illustrated by Tony Flowers

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NLA Publishing book

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