All children's books published by the NLA are accompanied by comprehensive teachers' notes that draw out topics and themes in the books in ways that align with the Australian Curriculum across all relevant year levels.

The teachers' notes also include some ideas for inquiry questioning, class discussions and activities.

Teachers' notes

All Aboard

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All Aboard! True Train Tales

Author: Pauline Deeves

ISBN: 9780642279392

Grades: 2 to 4 / Early Readers

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Amazing Grace

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Book cover: Amazing Grace

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9780642279095

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Australian Backyard Astronomy

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Book cover: Australian Backyard Astronomy

Author: Radbir Bhathal & Jenny Bhathal

ISBN: 9780642279439

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Australian Backyard Earth Scientist

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Book cover: Australian Backyard Earth Scientist

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9780642279347

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Australian Backyard Naturalist

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Book cover: Australian Backyard Naturalist

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9781863090674

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade and older


Australian Kids Through the Years

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Book cover: Australian Kids Through the Years

Author: Tania McCartney

Illustrator: Andrew Joyner

ISBN: 9780642278593

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather

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Book cover: Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

Illustrator: Tania McCartney

ISBN: 9780642279842

Grades: 1 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade


The Big Book of Australian History

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Book cover: The Big Book of Australian History

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9780642279026

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade and older


Bill Baillie

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Book cover: Bill Baillie

Author: Ellis Rowan

ISBN: 9780642279200

Grades: 2 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade


Captain Thunderbolt's Recital

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Book cover: Captain Thunderbolt's Recital

Author: Jane Jolly

Illustrator: Liz Duthie

ISBN: 9781922507464

Grades: K to 3


Digby and Claude

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Book cover: Digby and Claude

Author: Emma Allen

Illustrator: Hannah Sommerville

ISBN: 9780642279279

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Fauna

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Book cover: Fauna

Author: Tania McCartney

Illustrator:Tania McCartney

ISBN: 9780642279767

Grades: 2 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade

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The Flying Optometrist

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Book cover: The Flying Optometrist

Author: Joanne Anderton

Illustrator: Karen Erasmus

ISBN: 9780642279132

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Grandma's Treasured Shoes

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Book cover: Grandma's Treasured Shoes

Author: Coral Vass

Illustrator: Christina Huynh

ISBN: 9780642279613

Grades: F to 4 / Early Readers


The Great Book-swapping Machine

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Book cover: The Great Book-swapping Machine

Author: Emma Allen

Illustrator: Lisa Coutts

ISBN: 9780642279736

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


The Gum Family Finds Home

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Book cover: The Gum Family Finds Home

Author: Tania McCartney

Illustrator: Christina Booth

ISBN: 9780642279255

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Hello

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Book cover: Hello

Author: National Library of Australia

Illustrator: Tony Flowers

ISBN: 9780642278876

Grades: F to 4 / Early Readers

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The Imagineer

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Book cover: The Imagineer

Author: Christopher Cheng

Illustrator:Lucia Masciullo

ISBN: 9781922507341

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Lennie The Legend

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Book cover: Lennie The Legend

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9780642279194

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Lucy's Dawn

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Book cover: Lucy's Dawn

Author: Juliet Blair

ISBN: 9780642279170

Grades: 5 to 8 / Middle Grade +


Marvellous Miss May

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Book cover: Marvellous Miss May

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9780642279156

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Midnight at the Library

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Book cover: Midnight at the Library

Author: Ursula Dubosarsky

Illustrator: Ron Brooks

ISBN: 9780642279316

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Ngana Ngai (Who Am I)

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Book cover: Ngana Ngai (Who Am I)

Author: Susan Hall

ISBN: 9780642279446

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


The Night of the Hiding Moon

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Book cover: The Night of the Hiding Moon

Author: Emma Allen

Illustrator: Sher Rill Ng

ISBN: 9780642279583

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Phonobet

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Book cover: Phonobet

Author: Kathy Weede

Illustrator: Kim Drane

ISBN: 9781922507471

Grades: Preschool to Year 2

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Radio Rescue

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Book cover: Radio Rescue

Author: Jane Jolly

Illustrator: Robert Ingpen

ISBN: 9780642278784

Grades: 1 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade

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Socks, Sandbags & Leeches

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Book cover: Socks, Sandbags and Leeches

Author: Pauline Deeves

ISBN: 9780642278845

Grades: 4 to 8 / Middle Grade


Sorry Day

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Book cover: Sorry Day

Author:Coral Vass

Illustrator: Dub Leffler

ISBN: 9780642279651

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade

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Star of Anise

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Book cover: Star of Anise

Author: Jane Jolly

Illustrator: Di Wu

ISBN: 9781922507396

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Story Time Stars

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Book cover: StoryTime Stars

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9780642279408

Grades: 2 to 4 / Early Readers


Strangers on Country

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Book cover: Strangers on Country

Author: Dave Hartley and Kirsty Murray

Illustrator: Dub Leffler

ISBN: 9780642279552

Grades: 5 to 7 / Middle Grade +


Survivor Kids

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Book cover: Survivor Kids

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9780642279514

Grades: 2 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade


Tea and Sugar Christmas

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Book cover: Tea and Sugar Christmas

Author:Jane Jolly

Illustrator: Robert Ingpen

ISBN: 9781922507402

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


This Is Home

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Book cover: This Is Home

Editor: Jackie French

ISBN: 9780642279385

Grades: F to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade


Trouble In The Surf

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Book cover: Trouble In The Surf

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

Illustrator: Briony Stewart

ISBN: 9780642279460

Grades: 1 to 3 / Early Readers


Where's Jessie

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Book cover: Where's Jessie

Author: Janeen Brian

Illustrator: Anne Spudvilas

ISBN: 9780642278753

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers


Will the Wonderkid

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Book cover: Will the Wonderkid

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9781922507358

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade


Wiradjuri Country

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Book cover: Wiradjuri Country

Author: Larry Brandy

ISBN: 9780642279866

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade