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Reading picture books is important in speech development, building literacy skills, helping children to use their imagination.

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The Library has an extensive collection of Australian children’s literature ranging from the first children’s book published in Australia to the latest releases.

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This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences for Year 4 students.

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The Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie from the Netherlands (VOC or United East Indies Company) was established in 1602 with the purpose of buying spices from East Asia for trade on the European market.

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As captain of the newly built Eendracht, Dirk Hartog was bound for the East Indies in 1616, along with other VOC ships.

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At least four VOC ships were shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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A chapter book is any book where the story is broken into different parts, called chapters.

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The word narrative means story. As we write or tell stories, we are creating a narrative by describing a series of events that are connected.

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Explore the impact of migration during the gold rush and how people from around the world shaped Australian cities and industries and transformed the nation with this teaching resource.

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Visual Arts for Year 9 and 10 students. It adopts an inquiry approach to develop students’ skills as art historians.