CBCA Book of the Year - Notables 2023
Congratulations to all CBCA Book of the Year Notables Authors, Illustrators and Publishers for 2023.
Notable Books 2023 in PDF
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended
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Ask No Questions
Eva Collins
Puncher & Wattmann
ISBN: 9781922571342
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Completely Normal (and Other Lies)
Biffy James
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760508746
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The Greatest Thing
Sarah Winifred Searle
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761067655
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Interned
Pamela Rushby
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760653019
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Invisibly Grace
Avery McDougall
Forty South Publishing
ISBN: 9780645292886
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The Killing Code
Ellie Marney
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526535
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Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending
Jodi McAlister
Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781743059043
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A Little Spark
Barry Jonsberg
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526924
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The Museum of Broken Things
Lauren Draper
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922458537
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Neverlanders
Tom Taylor
ill. Jon Sommariva Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761049071
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The Not So Chosen One
Kate Emery
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922458605
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The Other Side of Tomorrow
Hayley Lawrence
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760976453
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Scorpion Falls
Martin Chatterton
Ford Street Publishing Pty Ltd
ISBN: 9781922696090
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Slipping the Noose
Meg Caddy
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922458544
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The Stand In
Allison Rushby
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781761290558
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Triple Threat
Katy Warner
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509101
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Unnecessary Drama
Nina Kenwood
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922458896
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The Wearing of the Green
Claire Saxby
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760653583
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We Who Hunt the Hollow
Kate Murray
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760508920
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What We All Saw
Mike Lucas
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761045936
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Where You Left Us
Rhiannon Wilde
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265600
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Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7-12 years.
Note: Some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.
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All Four Quarters of the Moon
Shirley Marr
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760899554
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August & Jones
Pip Harry
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734420350
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Big Magic
Sarah Armstrong
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760508432
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The Book of Wondrous Possibilities
Deborah Abela
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761044021
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The Bravest Word
Kate Foster
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760654719
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Dusty in the Outwilds
Rhiannon Williams
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509507
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Evie and Rhino
Neridah McMullin
ill. Astred Hicks Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760654207
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Hedgewitch
Skye McKenna
Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781801300087
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The Jammer
Nova Weetman
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265426
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The Last Light Horse
Dianne Wolfer
ill. Brian Simmonds Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781760991302
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Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree
Marion Roberts
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526795
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Ming and Flo Fight for the Future
Jackie French
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781460760208
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No Words
Maryam Master
Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781760983529
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The Raven's Song
Zana Fraillon & Bren MacDibble
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761065798
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Runt
Craig Silvey
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761067846
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The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat
Charlie Archbold
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922458520
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The Travelling Bookshop : Mim and the Woeful Wedding
Katrina Nannestad
ill. Cheryl Orsini HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733341663
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Waiting for the Storks
Katrina Nannestad
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733342271
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The Way of Dog
Zana Fraillon
ill. Sean Buckingham University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265563
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We Run Tomorrow
Nat Amoore
ill. Mike Barry Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760897697
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What About Thao?
Oliver Phommavanh
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760897161
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What Snail Knows
Kathryn Apel
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265464
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The Wintrish Girl
Melanie La'Brooy
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265631
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Xavier in the Meantime
Kate Gordon
Riveted Press
ISBN: 9780645218091
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Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon
Gabrielle Wang
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761046513
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Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.
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Australian Animals Indigenous Discovery Big Book
Emily Bruce
ill. Leanne Mulgo Watson Learning Media
ISBN: 9781922377432
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Backyard Beasties
Helen Milroy
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781760991203
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Beside the Sea
Kerri Day
ill. Jess Racklyeft Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9780645323580
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Bev and Kev
Katrina Germein
ill. Mandy Foot Little Book Press
ISBN: 9780645027051
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Clementine's Treasure
Annie White
New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781922326577
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Come Over to My House
Eliza Hull and Sally Rippin
ill. Daniel Gray-Barnett Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781761210082
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The Echidna Near My Place
Sue Whiting
ill. Cate James Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760652401
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Ella and the Useless Day
Meg McKinlay
ill. Karen Blair Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760653095
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Emergency! Emergency! Vehicles to the Rescue
Rhiân Williams
ill. Tom Jellett Wild Dog Books
ISBN: 9781742036106
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The Garden on Red Gum Road
Phil Cummings
ill. Danny Snell Little Book Press
ISBN: 9780645027075
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How Do You Say I Love You?
Ashleigh Barton
ill. Martina Heiduczek HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733342172
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Jack's Jumper
Sara Acton
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760654054
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Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post
Bob Graham
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781529503319
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Lionel and Me
Corinne Fenton
ill. Tracie Grimwood New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781922326607
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Market Day
Carrie Gallasch
ill. Hannah Sommerville Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760504076
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My Shadow is Purple
Scott Stuart
Larrikin House
ISBN: 9781922503817
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Please Handle With Care
Coral Vass
ill. Tull Suwannakit New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781922326652
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Polly's Grand Party Plan
Jane Godwin
ill. Evie Barrow Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781922400857
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Rainbow Days
Margaret Hamilton
ill. Anna Pignataro Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781761210242
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Ship Ahoy! Box Boy
Mal Webster
Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9780645323597
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Snap!
Anna Walker
Scribble Kids' Books
ISBN: 9781922585387
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Thank you rain!
Sally Morgan
ill. Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781922613646
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This Little Joey
Renee Treml
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761046537
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Where the Lyrebird Lives
Vikki Conley
ill. Max Hamilton Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9780645323566
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Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).
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11 Words for Love
Maxine Beneba Clarke
text. Randa Abdel-Fattah Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734421203
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Accidentally Kelly Street
Briony Stewart
Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781922848055
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A Job for Kingsley
Gabriel Evans
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781761210211
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Amma's Sari
Michelle Pereira
text. Sandhya Parappukkaran Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509910
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Be Careful, Xiao Xin!
Sher Rill Ng
text. Alice Pung HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781922033932
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Crumbs
Shane DeVries
text. Phil Cummings Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760970086
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Dirt by Sea
Tom Jellett
text. Michael Wagner Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760894061
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Egg
Harrison Vial
text. Clare Atkins University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265594
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Farmhouse
Sophie Blackall
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734421654
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Frank's Red Hat
Sean E Avery
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760654283
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Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post
Bob Graham
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781529503319
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Jørn's Magnificent Imagination
Nicky Johnston
text. Coral Vass EK Books
ISBN: 9781922539144
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Koala Ark
Stephen Michael King
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781761128257
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My Strange Shrinking Parents
Zeno Sworder
Thames & Hudson Australia
ISBN: 9781760761233
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Open Your Heart to Country
Jasmine Seymour
Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781922613769
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Our Dreaming
Dub Leffler
text. Kirli Saunders Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742995113
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Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment
Levi Pinfold
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406383942
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Piano Fingers
Caroline Magerl
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760652616
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Summer Blue
Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
text. Trudie Trewin Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743837405
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Tiny Wonders
Sally Soweol Han
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702263477
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The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness
Matt Ottley
WestWords
ISBN: 9780648023852
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What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say
Hilary Jean Tapper
text. Davina Bell Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734421142
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When You're Older
Judy Watson
text. Sofie Laguna Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760291341
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Where?
Phil Lesnie
text. Jordan Collins Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526382
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Whisper on the Wind
Jess Racklyeft
text. Claire Saxby Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760526887
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Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended
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A is for Australian Reefs
Frané Lessac
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760652258
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Amazing Animal Journeys
Jennifer Cossins
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734421432
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Charlie's Swim
Edith Wright
ill. Charmaine Ledden-Lewis Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781922613103
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Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples
Isaiah Firebrace
ill. Jaelyn Biumaiwai Hardie Grant Explore
ISBN: 9781741178166
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DEEP: Delve into Hidden Worlds
Jess McGeachin
Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781913519483
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The Echidna Near My Place
Sue Whiting
ill. Cate James Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760652401
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Grub
Sandra Severgnini
EK Books
ISBN: 9781922539267
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The Happiest Boy on Earth
Eddie Jaku
ill. Nathaniel Eckstrom Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781760985608
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Hello Every Body!
Samantha Curcio
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509903
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In an Artist's Garden
Claire Orrell
Thames & Hudson Australia
ISBN: 9781760761479
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Kind
Jess McGeachin
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761066047
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The Marvellous Manner of Water
Philip Bunting
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760975180
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Naturopolis
Deborah Frenkel
ill. Ingrid Bartkowiak Storytorch Press
ISBN: 9780645191530
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Oceans of Plastic: Understanding and Solving a Pollution Problem
Tracey Gray
CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486312573
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Off to the Market
Alice Oehr
Scribble Kids' Books
ISBN: 9781925849790
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On the Trail of the Plains-wanderer: A Precious Australian Bird
Rohan Cleave
ill.Julian Teh CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486314478
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Opal and Dart
Vianne Brain
ill. Clare Bradley Forty South Publishing
ISBN: 9780645510119
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Peregrines in the City
Andrew Kelly & Sue Lawson
ill. Dean A. Jones Wild Dog Books
ISBN: 9781742036519
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A Shorebird Flying Adventure
Jackie Kerin
ill. Milly Formby CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486314492
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Votes for Women! The story of Nellie, Rose and Mary
Mark Wilson
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734420138
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The Voyage of Whale and Calf
Vanessa Pirotta
ill. Samantha Metcalfe CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486315109
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Where Do Babies Come From?
Heath McKenzie
Lake Press Pty Ltd
ISBN: 9780655226680
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Wild Australian Life
Leonard Cronin
ill. Chris Nixon Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760637224
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Wonders Under the Sun
Tai Snaith
Thames & Hudson Australia
ISBN: 9781760762438
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The World's Most Ridiculous Animals
Philip Bunting
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781761210594
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