We are currently updating information in this guide to reflect changes made in our refreshed catalogue.
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

Author: Pauline Deeves
ISBN: 9780642279392
Grades: 2 to 4 / Early Readers
All Aboard - Teachers’ Notes (1005.98 KB)
Amazing Grace

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
ISBN: 9780642279095
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Amazing Grace – Teachers’ Notes (167.72 KB)
Australian Backyard Astronomy

Author: Radbir Bhathal & Jenny Bhathal
ISBN: 9780642279439
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Australian Backyard Astronomy – Teachers’ Notes (116.75 KB)
Australian Backyard Earth Scientist

Author: Peter Macinnis
ISBN: 9780642279347
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Australian Backyard Naturalist

Author: Peter Macinnis
ISBN: 9781863090674
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade and older
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

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
Illustrator: Tania McCartney
ISBN: 9780642279842
Grades: 1 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade
The Big Book of Australian History

Author: Peter Macinnis
ISBN: 9780642279026
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade and older
Bill Baillie

Author: Ellis Rowan
ISBN: 9780642279200
Grades: 2 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade
Bill Baillie – Teachers’ Notes (1.22 MB)
Captain Thunderbolt's Recital

Author: Jane Jolly
Illustrator: Liz Duthie
ISBN: 9781922507464
Grades: K to 3
Digby and Claude

Author: Emma Allen
Illustrator: Hannah Sommerville
ISBN: 9780642279279
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
Digby and Claude – Teachers’ Notes (372.45 KB)
Fauna

Author: Tania McCartney
Illustrator:Tania McCartney
ISBN: 9780642279767
Grades: 2 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade
Fauna – Teachers’ Notes (393.42 KB)
The Flying Optometrist

Author: Joanne Anderton
Illustrator: Karen Erasmus
ISBN: 9780642279132
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
The Flying Optometrist – Teachers’ Notes (661.98 KB)
Grandma's Treasured Shoes

Author: Coral Vass
Illustrator: Christina Huynh
ISBN: 9780642279613
Grades: F to 4 / Early Readers
The Great Book-swapping Machine

Author: Emma Allen
Illustrator: Lisa Coutts
ISBN: 9780642279736
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
The Gum Family Finds Home

Author: Tania McCartney
Illustrator: Christina Booth
ISBN: 9780642279255
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
The Gum Family Finds Home – Teachers’ Notes (311.97 KB)
Hello

Author: National Library of Australia
Illustrator: Tony Flowers
ISBN: 9780642278876
Grades: F to 4 / Early Readers
Hello! – Teachers’ Notes (775.19 KB)
The Imagineer

Author: Christopher Cheng
Illustrator:Lucia Masciullo
ISBN: 9781922507341
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
The Imagineer – Teachers’ Notes (293.44 KB)
Lennie The Legend

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
ISBN: 9780642279194
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Lennie the Legend – Teachers’ Notes (369.23 KB)
Lucy's Dawn

Author: Juliet Blair
ISBN: 9780642279170
Grades: 5 to 8 / Middle Grade +
Lucy’s Dawn – Teachers’ Notes (472.96 KB)
Marvellous Miss May

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
ISBN: 9780642279156
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Marvellous Miss May – Teachers’ Notes (1.76 MB)
Midnight at the Library

Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator: Ron Brooks
ISBN: 9780642279316
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
Ngana Ngai (Who Am I)

Author: Susan Hall
ISBN: 9780642279446
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
Ngana Ngai (Who Am I) – Teachers’ Notes (1.06 MB)
The Night of the Hiding Moon

Author: Emma Allen
Illustrator: Sher Rill Ng
ISBN: 9780642279583
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
The Night of the Hiding Moon – Teachers’ Notes (405.96 KB)
Phonobet

Author: Kathy Weede
Illustrator: Kim Drane
ISBN: 9781922507471
Grades: Preschool to Year 2
Phonobet - Teachers' Notes (1.04 MB)
Radio Rescue

Author: Jane Jolly
Illustrator: Robert Ingpen
ISBN: 9780642278784
Grades: 1 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade
Radio Rescue – Teachers’ Notes (498.64 KB)
Socks, Sandbags & Leeches

Author: Pauline Deeves
ISBN: 9780642278845
Grades: 4 to 8 / Middle Grade
Socks, Sandbags & Leeches – Teachers’ Notes (168.85 KB)
Sorry Day

Author:Coral Vass
Illustrator: Dub Leffler
ISBN: 9780642279651
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Sorry Day – Teachers’ Notes (269.43 KB)
Star of Anise

Author: Jane Jolly
Illustrator: Di Wu
ISBN: 9781922507396
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
Star of Anise – Teachers’ Notes (426.68 KB)
Story Time Stars

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
ISBN: 9780642279408
Grades: 2 to 4 / Early Readers
Strangers on Country

Author: Dave Hartley and Kirsty Murray
Illustrator: Dub Leffler
ISBN: 9780642279552
Grades: 5 to 7 / Middle Grade +
Strangers on Country – Teachers’ Notes (444.25 KB)
Survivor Kids

Author: Peter Macinnis
ISBN: 9780642279514
Grades: 2 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade
Survivor Kids – Teachers’ Notes (569.86 KB)
Tea and Sugar Christmas

Author:Jane Jolly
Illustrator: Robert Ingpen
ISBN: 9781922507402
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
Tea and Sugar Christmas – Teachers’ Notes (345.89 KB)
This Is Home

Editor: Jackie French
ISBN: 9780642279385
Grades: F to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade
This Is Home – Teachers’ Notes (Years 2 to 4) (974.75 KB)
This Is Home – Teachers’ Notes (Years 5 and 6) (980.24 KB)
Trouble In The Surf

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
Illustrator: Briony Stewart
ISBN: 9780642279460
Grades: 1 to 3 / Early Readers
Trouble in the Surf – Teachers’ Notes (427.64 KB)
Where's Jessie

Author: Janeen Brian
Illustrator: Anne Spudvilas
ISBN: 9780642278753
Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers
Where’s Jessie? – Teachers’ Notes (501.97 KB)
Will the Wonderkid

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
ISBN: 9781922507358
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Will the Wonderkid – Teachers’ Notes (428.9 KB)
Wiradjuri Country

Author: Larry Brandy
ISBN: 9780642279866
Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade
Wiradjuri Country – Teachers’ Notes (67.41 KB)