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Cover of the book 'Have You Seen My Egg'
Have You Seen My Egg?

Dr Penny Olsen, illustrated by Rhonda N. Garward

Book
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

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Fauna: Australia's Most Curious Creatures'
Fauna: Australia's Most Curious Creatures

Tania McCartney

Book
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.

Blog
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
A pile of children's books
Creative storytelling

Module

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

Digital Classroom
Cover of the book 'Courageous Kids'
Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures

Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Liz Duthie

Book
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Captain Thunderbolt's Recital'
Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital

Jane Jolly, illustrated by Liz Duthie

Book
NLA Publishing book
On the left is a smiling woman with glasses and curly shoulder-length hair. On the right is a smiling woman with long blond hair. In the middle are the words 'Peculiar Parents - Stephanie Owen Reeder, Ingrid Bartkowiak' and framed photos of animals with their babies: lizard, quokka, magpie, wombat, fish.
Book launch: Peculiar Parents with Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak

Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak as they uncover the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents.

Event
Cover of the book 'Ayla's Christmas Wish'
Ayla's Christmas Wish

Pamela Jones, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo

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NLA Publishing book
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, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-971313378

Australian children’s literature

Module

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
Cover of the book 'Australian Backyard Earth Scientist'
Australian Backyard Earth Scientist

Peter Macinnis

Book
NLA Publishing book

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