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Primary teachers' resources

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Dragon Folding

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The 113th Assistant Librarian

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MOOKi 1: MOOKi vs The Big Scary

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Why I Love Christmas

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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The Space Between

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Yarn Quest Series

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Mackenzie Arnold series

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Taronga presents: Poo at the Zoo

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Now for the Good News

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The Kindness Project

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Listen, Hippo!

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Circles of Life

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Kevin the Sheep

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Chico The Schnauzer

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Voice of the Sea

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Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt

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The Daring Tale of Gloria the Great

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The Littlest Penguin

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Dorothy

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We Are Matildas

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An A to Z of Dreaming Differently

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This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure

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Hamlet is Not OK

Secondary teachers' resources

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Soldier Boy

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Eleanor Jones Can't Keep a Secret

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One By One They Disappear

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Tweet

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The Swifts

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I Hope This Doesn't Find You

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No Silly Questions

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Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

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Archives of Despair

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The Spider and Her Demons

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This Time It's Real

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DK IB Collection: Middle Years Programme lesson plan

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DK IB Collection: Diploma Programme lesson plan

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Falling From Grace

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Looking for Alibrandi

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Time Catchers Series

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Neverlanders

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Cop and Robber

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The Fault in Our Stars - 10th Anniversary Edition

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What We All Saw

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The Upper World

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Allies

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Anything But Fine

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Becoming: Adapted for Younger Readers

Popular picks for Primary
No Brainer: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (18)
Jeff Kinney
Things a Map Won't Show You: Stories from Australia and Beyond
Susan La Marca, Pam Macintyre
The Horse Encyclopedia
Incredible History Wonders of the World
DK
Goddesses and Heroines
Jean Menzies
Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything
DK
Two Wolves
Tristan Bancks
Once
Morris Gleitzman
My Book of Dogs and Puppies
DK
Blueback
Tim Winton
The Book of Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained
Tamara Macfarlane

Popular picks for Secondary
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
Animal Farm
George Orwell
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Runner
Robert Newton
The Memory Police
Yoko Ogawa
Trash
Andy Mulligan
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
Two Wolves
Tristan Bancks
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Detention
Tristan Bancks

Free activity sheets

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Printable Penguin Black Classics list
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Penguin-shaped crossword
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Taronga Activity Pack
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Taronga Word Search
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Peppa Pig activity pack
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Celebrate Father's Day this year with Bandit!
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12 easy book week costumes
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The Space Between Activity Pack
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MOOKI vs The Big Scary Word Search
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Yarn Quest colouring-in activity
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Yarn Quest character quiz
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The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks Word Search
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Willa and Woof: Camp Chaos maze activity
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Detective Beans colouring-in activity
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Only The Astronauts creative writing project
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Bluey Mother's Day colouring-in activity for the whole family!
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Play and Grow with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Bluey Easter activity pack
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Countdown to Yesterday Word Search
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Bluey: BBQ colouring-in activity
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Emma Memma colouring-in activity
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Chico the Schnauzer colouring activity
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Bluey Christmas Activity
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Say ‘happy holidays’ with this printable Ranger’s Apprentice card

Book lists for young minds
Penguin books selected for the CBCA Notables 2022
NAIDOC Week 2023
Books for reluctant readers
Popular picks for Primary school
Popular picks for Secondary school
Books for kids who love the planet
Short stories for kids
School’s back
Starting school
DK Eyewitness series
Big Ideas
Coding for kids

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Childrens Books 0–2
Childrens Books 3–5
Childrens Books 6–8
Childrens Books 9–11
Childrens Books 12–13
Young Adult