Reading Resources for parents and teachers
Lists of recommended reading arranged alphabetically under headings that you will find useful when looking for books on particular topics.
New
To celebrate Halloween here are some titles that children in primary school may enjoy. The list includes old favourites as well as recent publications and all are readily available. Spooky Books for Halloween for Readers in Primary School. Plus there is a new list of Young Adult graphic novels compiled by Sarah Custance. Our latest list of graphic novels is one featuring famous novels and plays (Austen, Shakespeare et al) turned into attractive graphic novels for secondary school readers, called Famous novels and plays as graphic novels, compiled by Dajo Finlayson. And finally a list of titles about different plagues and pandemics that teachers, parents and children will find interesting reading: Plagues & Pandemics Fiction .
Reading Lists A – Z
A
Aboriginal Peoples’ Stories Fiction and Non Fiction
NEW! Afghanistan Reading Resources
Australian Animal Books for Younger Readers
Australian Animal Books for Ages 9 to 12
Autobiographies for Younger Readers
B
StoryLinks Best of the Best in 2020
NEW! Book Links 2021 Children’s Historical Fiction Award LONGLIST
Bushfires, Droughts and Floods
C
D
Death, Grief and Loss in Picture Books
Death, Grief and Loss in fiction for Primary School
Death, Grief and Loss in fiction for Years 7-9
Death, Grief and Loss in fiction for Years 10-12
Dragons in Fiction for primary school students
Dragons in Fiction Years 10-12
E
F
Fairy tales retold for older readers
Fairy tales retold for younger readers
G
Graphic Novels : Famous novels and plays as graphic novels NEW
Graphic Novels for Middle Grade Readers NEW
Graphic-Novels-for-Younger-Readers NEW
Graphic Novels for Young Adults NEW
Graphic novels featuring Mighty Girls
H
Halloween Reading for Primary School NEW
J
K
L
Learning Through Play in Picture books
M
N
O
P
Plagues & Pandemics Fiction NEW
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R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
*Complements the year 7 HSS (Social Science) unit on Ancient civilisations for the Australian curriculum
For more lists of wider reading on a variety of Curriculum related topics please email Dajo at dajofinlayson@gmail.com or fill in the contact form below. She has more than 200 lists – see titles in the Literature Guide Listing . New and updated lists will also appear here regularly.
