Teachers' Notes & Lesson Plans

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A
Abyssinia by Ursula Dubosarsky
A Dad Who Measures Up by Davide Cali
Adults Only by Morris Gleitzman
Against the Odds by  Marjolijn Hof
Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead by Jacqueline Harvey
Alice-Miranda At School by Jacqueline Harvey
Animal Heroes Anthony Hill
Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester
Aristotle's Nostril by Morris Gleitzman 
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Colfer Eoin 
A Friend for Old Tom by Leigh Hobbs
A Ghost In My Suitcase by Gabrielle Wang
A Girl Like Me by Penny Matthews
A Ute Picnic by Lorraine Marwood
Aussie Legends by Tom Baddeley
Australian Backyard Explorer by Peter Macinnis
Awesome Stuff by Richard Tulloch

B
The Bear with the Sword by Davide Cali
The Bears' Picnic by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Beautiful Monster by Kate McCaffrey
Before the Storm by Sean McMullen
Beginner's Luck by Alyssa Brugman
Being by Kevin Brooks
Big and Me by David Miller
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness by Colin Thompson
Bird and Sugar Boy by Sofie Laguna
Birdie in the Sky: Aussie Chomps by Prue Mason
The Black Book of Colours by Menena Cottin
Black Painted Fingernails by Steven Herrick
The Black Dog Gang by Robert Newton
Black Jack Anderson by Elaine Forrestal
Black Skin, White Cow by Pablo Bernasconi
Black Water by David Metzenthen
Blaze and the Dark Rider by Stacy Gregg
Blueback by Tim Winton
The Blue-Eyed Aborigine by Rosemary Hayes
The Boy and the Toy by Sonya Hartnett
Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman
Bruises by Archimede Fusillo  
Bumface by Morris Gleitzman
Buzz Off! by Randa Abdel Fattah
Bye, Beautiful by Julia Lawrinson

C
Captain Cook's Apprentice by Anthony Hill
Castle of the Zombies (The Fixers, Book One) by Sean Williams
The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss
Chasing Charlie Duskin by Cath Crowley
Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah
The City by Armin Greder
Crossing the Line by Dianne Bates

D
Aussie Heroes: Dame Nellie Melba by Gabiann Marin
Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch
The Dead I Know by  Scot Gardner
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Doppelganger by Michael Parker
The Dream of the Thylacine by Margaret Wild
Dust by Christine Bongers

E
The Enemy by Davide Cali
The Equen Queen by Alyssa Brugman

F
Falling From Grace by Jane Godwin
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
Finding Home by Gary Crew
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
The Firefighters by Sue Whiting
Flash Jack by Maureen Mccarthy 

G
Gamers' Quest by George Ivanoff
Get a Grip Cooper Jones by Sue Whiting
Gerald McBoing Boing by Dr Seuss
Ghost Boy by Felicity Pulman
Gift Of The Gab by Morris Gleitzman
Girl Stuff by Kaz Cooke
The Glasshouse by Paul Collins
Good Morning Mr Pancakes by Chris McKimmie
The Great Bear by Libby Gleeson
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
Grimsdon by Deborah Abela

H
Halloween in the Christmas Hills by Karen Tayleur
Hamlet by Nicki Greenberg
Happy as Larry by Scot Gardner
Harry's War by John Heffernan
Henry Hoey Hobson by Christine Bongers
Hetty: A True Story by Hetty Verolme
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Grahame

I
I Am Thomas by Libby Gleeson
In Just One Second by Silvio Freytes
In Lonnie's Shadow by Chrissie Michaels
It's a Book by Lane Smith
The Ivory Rose by Belinda Murrell

J
Jake's Monster Mess by Ken Spillman
Jarvis 24 by David Metzenthen
Jasper Zammit (Soccer Legend): The Game of Life by Deborah Abela
Just In Case by Meg Rosoff

K
Kangaroo's Cancan Café by Julia Jarman
Kill the Possum by James Moloney 
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

L
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
The Legend of Moondyne Joe by Mark Greenwood
Letters to Leonardo by Dee White
Liberator by Richard Harland    
The Life and Times of Gracie Faltrain by Cath Crowley
The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher by MacLeod Doug
Little Miss Spider's ABC by David Kirk
Little Paradise by Gabrielle Wang
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Lollylegs by Pamela Freeman
Looking For Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Losers? by Pauline Deeves
The Lost Treasure by Jan Stradling
The Lucky Ones by Tohby Riddle
Lucy the Lie Detector by Marianne Musgrove

M
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Macbeth You Idiot! by Henderson Don
Mao's Last Dancer by Cunxin Li
Mao's Last Dancer: Young Readers Edition by Cunxin Li
Maralinga: The Anangu Story by Christobel Mattingley and the Yalata and Oak Valley people
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Mice by Gordon Reece 
The Midnight Zoo by Hartnett Sonya

Mirror by Jeannie Baker
Miss Llewellyn-Jones by Elaine Forrestal
The Mostly True Story of Matthew & Trim by Golds Cassandra
My Hippopotamus is on Our Caravan Roof Getting Sunburnt by Edwards Hazel
My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up by Tristan Bancks
My Place by Nadia Wheatley
My Private Pectus by Shane Thamm

My Uncle's Donkey by Riddle Tohby  

N
Ned Kelly and the Green Sash by Mark Greenwood
Nights in the Sun by Bowles Colin
Now by Gleitzman Morris
Nukkin Ya by Phillip Gwynne

O
Once by Morris Gleitzman
The Other Facts of Life by Morris Gleitzman 
Our Australian Girl: Meet Grace Bk 1 by Sofie Laguna & Lucia Masciullo
Our Australian Girl: Meet Letty Bk 1 by Alison Lloyd & Lucia Masciullo
Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy Bk 1 by Gabrielle Wang & Lucia Masciullo
Our Australian Girl: Meet Rose Bk 1 by Sherryl Clark & Lucia Masciullo
Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews

P
Panda Chase: Mission Fox Book 2 by Justin D'Ath
Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy
Peeking Ducks by Krista Bell
Piano Piano by Davide Cali
Playground compiled by Nadia Wheatley
The Pocketbook of Aussie Patriotism by Brendan  Gullifer
Pool by Justin D'Ath
The Push by Julia Lawrinson 

Q
Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling

R
Raven's Mountain by Wendy Orr
Ready, Set, Boris Book 3 by Andrew Joyner 
The Red Piano by André Leblanc
The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen by Deborah Abela
The Return of the Word Spy: A funny and fantastic voyage into language, grammar and beyond... by Ursula Dubosarsky
Rhino Neil by Mini Goss
Riley and the Curious Koala by Tania McCartney 
Riley and the Dancing Lion by Tania McCartney 
Riley and the Grumpy Wombat by Tania McCartney
Riley and the Sleeping Dragon by Tania McCartney
The Road to Goonong by David Cox
Robot Riot by Andy Griffiths
The Rosie Black Chronicles by Lara Morgan
Runner by Robert Newton 

S
Sarah's Heavy Heart by Peter Carnavas
Scout by Nicole Pluss
Second Childhood by Morris Gleitzman
Secrets of Eromanga by Sheryl Gwyther
Shake a Leg by Boori Monty Pryor
The Shark Net by Robert Drewe
Siggy and Amber by Doug MacLeod
The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett
Silverfin: The Graphic Novel by Charlie Higson & Kev Walker (illus)
Simpson and His Donkey by Mark Greenwood
The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler by Paul Collins
Snake Escape: Mission Fox Book 1 by Justin D'Ath
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
Soldier Boy by Anthony Hill
Sometimes I Like To Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill
The Song of An Innocent Bystander by Ian Bone
Specky Magee & the Battle of the Young Guns by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
Specky Magee & the Boots of Glory by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
Specky Magee & the Great Footy Contest by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
Specky Magee & the Season of Champions by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
Specky Magee and a Legend in the Making by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
Specky Magee and the Spirit of the Game by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
The Spell of Undoing by Paul Collins
Spinner by Ron Elliott
The Star by Felicity Marshall
Stony Heart Country by David Metzenthen
Swerve by Gwynne Phillip

T
Teacher's Pet by Morris Gleitzman
Teaching Kids to Read by Fay Tran
Thai-riffic! by Oliver Phommavanh
That Dolphin Thing by Ian Bone
Then by Morris Gleitzman
There's Going to be a Baby by John Burningham
There Was an Old Sailor by Claire Saxby
Thursday's Child by Sonya Hartnett
Tiger Trouble: Aussie Bites by Sherryl Clark
Toad Heaven by Morris Gleitzman
Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman
Toppling by Sally Murphy
Treasure Hunters by Allan Baillie 
Triple Ripple by Brigid Lowry    
Trust Me! edited by Paul Collins
The Truth About Penguins by Meg McKinlay 

U
Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung

V
The Vegetable Ark by Kim Kane
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Vinnie's War by David McRobbie    

W 
Waiting for Later by Tina Matthews
Walk In my Shoes by Alwyn Evans
Wardragon by Paul Collins
Wavelength by AJ Betts
When Courage Came to Call by L M Fuge
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen
Why? by Lila Prapp
Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors: The True Story of the Fight for Ancient China by Alison Lloyd
Wicked! (Single Volume Containing All Six Parts) by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings
With a Sword in my Hand by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Pat van Beirs
Woolvs in the Sitee by Margaret Wild and Anne Spudvilas
The Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky and Tohby Riddle (illus)
Worm Story by Morris Gleitzman 

Y
The Year of the Tiger by Alison Lloyd
Yellowcake by  Margo Lanagan
Young Digger by Anthony Hill