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Recommended reading - Year 4

Imaginative tales, rich chapter books, and inspiring journeys selected for Year 4 readers.

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Title Author Synopsis Rating
Tuck Everlasting First published 1975
Natalie Babbit A New York Times Bestseller Doomed to âe" or blessed with âe" eternal life after drinking from a magic spring^ the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on...
★3.8Open Library (44)
Back On Track First published 2018
Margaret Clarke MS 9491 comprises diaries; manuscript drafts of novels, "The pursuit of happiness", "She came unarmed" and "Fifth century Athens viewed from her dramas" and short stories, "Tadpoles and veuve clicquot" and "All because of a missed connection";... -
All We Know First published 1987
Simon French Grade Six is almost over and Arkie knows that nothing is ever going to be the same again. Her best friend has dumped her, her little brother is growing up and her favourite teacher is leaving. With all this upheaval, Arkie begins to look at everyone... -
Thunderwith First published 1992
Libby Hathorn A modern Australian classic from bestselling author Libby Hathorn, now celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. Lara feels completely alone after her mother's death. She moves to the bush to live with her father, but his new family make her feel...
★3.0Open Library (1) ★5.0Google Books (2)
Rabble Starkey / The Giver
Lois Lowry Twelve-year-old Rabble Starkey's mother is hired by Mrs. Bigelow to look after her children while she's in the hospital. Living in that huge house, Rabble feels she's finally found a home. But soon she and her mother must question what's really best... -
Deepwater First published 1976
Judith Oniell This study is concerned with how readers are positioned to interpret the past in historical fiction for children and young adults. Looking at literature published within the last thirty to forty years, Wilson identifies and explores a prevalent...
★3.8Open Library (5)
Leaving It To You First published 1993
Wendy Orr Linda's class are off visiting old people. She is assigned to visit Mrs Pugh who she finds to be fascinating. -
Callie's Castle First published 1974
Ruth Park Australian author. Callie feels all alone Grandpa comes and builds Callie a place all her own. -
Jodie's Journey First published 2005
Colin Thiele Twelve-year-old Jodie, disabled by juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and no longer able to ride her beloved horse Monarch, faces a crisis when the two of them are alone at her remote Australia home and a devastating fire approaches. -
Peter First published 1993
Kate Walker An ordinary fifteen-year-old Australian kid, who enjoys riding his dirt bike and wants to be a photographer, becomes confused about his sexuality when he finds he is attracted to a gay friend of his older brother.
★5.0Open Library (1)
The Stones of Fire First published 2000
Rick Wilkinson When Japara and Wahn set off with Guruk to search for a missing uncle, they know little about the secret he has uncovered. Dark forces work against them as they are drawn deeper into the mystery of the Stones of Fire. -
A Little Fear First published 1983
Patricia Wrightson A strong-minded old woman struggles with an ancient gnome for the right to live in her own small cottage.
★5.0Open Library (2)
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory First published 1964
Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate...
★4.0Open Library (281) ★4.0Google Books (1)
Black Skin, White Cow
Pablo Bernasconi One morning, the most coquettish cow on the farm wakes up and decides she no longer likes her black and white spots. She tries desperately to make herself more beautiful than all the other cows, before eventually realising that she is better off... -
The Cockroach Cup First published 1998
Kim Caraher Everyone is looking for a top cockroach who can win The Cockroach Cup. And from the moment Cool scuttles out into the torchlight, he - or is it she? - is obviously a champion. But Cup day brings more than a few surprises. -
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil First published 1967
E.L. Konigsburg When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run "from" somewhere, she wants to run "to" somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum...
★4.2Open Library (30)
Dog Tales First published 1904
Emily Rodda The Dolan Street dogs were Max 1, Max 2, Barney, Scruffy, Gina and Mavis. Mavis was actually a goat, but she did not know this, and none of the others liked to tell her. . . Life for the Dolan Street dogs is not all lying around watching 'Dog...
★3.0Open Library (1)
Each Beach
Gillian Rubinstein Jan the Can lives on the beach with her pet fly Louise. Gus is the ice cream man. His niece, Imogen comes to visit and meets the Dog and the Seagull. Picture book about these characters. 5 yrs+. -
The Cricket in Times Square First published 1996
George Seldon After Chester lands, in the Times Square subway station, he makes himself comfortable in a nearby newsstand. There, he has the good fortune to make three new friends: Mario, a little boy whose parents run the falling newsstand, Tucker, a...
★5.0Google Books (2)
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins First published 1938
Dr. Seuss Each time Bartholomew Cubbins attempts to obey the king's order to take off his hat, he finds there is another one on his head.
★4.3Open Library (13)
Midnite First published 1967
Randolf Stow A not-so-bright highwayman keeps getting arrested, but his clever animal friends always help him escape, until one day he finally becomes successful enough to begin living like an honest man. -
The Lockie Leonard Series
Tim Winton Suffering from Easter holidays boredom, Lockie decides it's time to teach Egg how to swim. However, the boys get more than they bargained for when they discover the local river is polluted. Lockie and Egg turn to John East for help, where Lockie... -
Melusine First published 1988
Lynne Reid Banks A teenaged boy becomes embroiled in the mysterious life of a farm girl while on vacation in the south of France. -
Molly Moon Stops the World First published 2003
Georgia Byng Molly Moon is back -- and this time she's hypnotizing her way to the Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Along with Rocky and Petula the pug, Molly is tracking the sinister activities of American billionaire Primo Cell, who wants to become president and... -
The Farseekers First published 1990
Isobelle Carmody Since their takeover of Obernewtyn, the secret community of Misfits has flourished, protected by their remoteness. In the midst of plans to rescue a powerful Misfit in a distant part of the Land, it is foreseen by a futureteller that the fate of...
★5.0Open Library (2)
The Witches First published 1983
Roald Dahl "One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear." This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far...
★4.2Open Library (94) ★4.5Google Books (7)
The Never-Ending Story First published 1990
Michael Ende For use in schools and libraries only. Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill. -
Zombie Bums from Uranus First published 2004
Andy Griffiths The delightfully silly series that inspired the television animation. Zack Freeman is back ... and so is his crazy runaway bum. But this time they're not fighting each other-this time they've joined forces to save the Earth from the most serious... -
Day My Bum Went Psycho First published 2002
Andy Griffiths 'This is my story.It really happened.It's all true.Not even the names have been changed.Like most people I took my bum for granted. I agreed to tell my story in the hope that others could learn from it. If this book can save even just one person...
★4.0Google Books (3)
The Lost Kingdom of Lantia First published 1994
Maggie Hamilton First in a series of Lantia adventures. Two country children stay with an aunt in Sydney and become involved in a quest to find the magical Jetstone. -
Redwall Series First published 1986
Brian Jacques Mattimeo, Matthias's son, learns to take up the sword and joins the other animal inhabitants of Redwall Abbey in resisting Slagar and his band of marauders.
★4.1Open Library (43)
Moominsummer Madness First published 1992
Tove Jansson A flood hits Moomin Valley and triggers a series of adventures for the Moomins. -
Moominvalley in November (JF/JANS) First published 2013
Tove Jansson Meet the Moomins - all 8 magical adventures relaunched in a stunning new package. Celebrating 80 years since the first Moomin book was published! Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including... -
Del-Del First published 1991
Victor Kelleher Shrugging off his jacket, he grabbed the headstone and began tugging at it. 'Open,' he wailed. 'Open!'Possession is a chilling phenomenon and Beth's family are rocked into this nightmare world when her younger brother becomes inhabited by a spirit...
★5.0Open Library (1) ★5.0Google Books (1)
Master of the Grove First published 1982
Victor Kelleher The story of a young boy's quest for truth--and a sorcerer's misuse of knowledge. -
A Wizard of Earthsea First published 1968
Ursula LeGuin A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.
★3.9Open Library (118)
The Tombs of Atuan First published 1971
Ursula LeGuin "With a new afterword from the author"--Jkt.
★3.9Open Library (58)
The Farthest Shore First published 1972
Ursula LeGuin When the prince of Enlad declares the wizards have forgotten their spells, Ged sets out to test the ancient prophecies of Earthsea.
★3.9Open Library (48)
The Narnia Chronicles First published 1970
C.S. Lewis Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, written in 1919 by C.S. Lewis. But Lewis...
★4.2Open Library (83)
Rowan of the Bukshah
Emily Rodda "Only you can do what must be done ... everything you have learned until now has been preparation for this moment." The witch Sheba has spoken, and Rowan knows he has no choice but to obey. The coldest winter in living memory is destroying the... -
Rowan of Rin First published 1993
Emily Rodda In a tightly paced series of adventures the shy, self-effacing hero Rowan takes on one challenge after another to save first his village, then his people and finally the beasts he loves best, the Bukshah.
★4.0Open Library (11)
Space Demons First published 1988
Gillian Rubenstein Twelve-year-old Andrew, bored with life, becomes obsessed with a mysterious new computer game, which has the power to zap him and his friends into a dangerous world of menacing space warriors.
★5.0Open Library (2)
Dicey's Song First published 1982
Cynthia Voight Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
★3.8Open Library (6)
Building Blocks First published 1984
Cynthia Voight What would it be like to be older than your father? Brann Connell is sick of hearing his parents argue all the time. Seems to Brann his dad could stand up for himself more, instead of building a wall of excuses to hide behind. But some things never...
★4.5Open Library (2)
Homecoming First published 1981
Cynthia Voight The iconic start to the timeless, Newbery-winning series from Cynthia Voigt. “It’s still true.” That’s the first thing James Tillerman says to his older sister, Dicey, every morning. It’s still true that their mother has abandoned the four...
★4.0Open Library (5) ★2.5Google Books (4)
The Nimbin First published 1979
Jenny Wagner Once more Philippa and Greg encounter the nimbin and are led into an adventure about losing and finding chocolate biscuits, money, and the nimbin. -
The Nargun and the Stars First published 1973
Patricia Wrightson Winner of the 1974 CBCA Book of the YearWhen Simon Brent's parents are killed in a car accident he is taken to live with his mother's second cousins, Edie and Charlie, on Wongadilla, their 5000 acre sheep run in the Hunter Valley. Simon, with his...
★5.0Google Books (1)
Camille and the Sunflowers First published 1994
Laurence Anholt The artist, Vincent van Gogh, is seen through the eyes of a young boy entranced by Vincent's paintings; Picture fiction for older readers.
★4.7Open Library (3)
Forbidden City First published 1990
William Bell Seventeen-year-old Alex accompanies his journalist father on a trip to China in the spring of 1989. -
No Such Country First published 1991
William Crew When an archeology student, hoping to learn about his Aboriginal heritage, comes to work near their isolated village, sixteen-year-old friends Sarah and Rachel discover why the man known as the Father has had such control over their lives. -
The Horrible History Series First published 2007
Terry Deary The Horrible History of the Worldpresents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. You can discover why Alexander the Great banned beards, what smelly sport was...
★4.3Open Library (3)
Smith First published 1967
Leon Garfield A Dickensian tale of a child thief caught in the middle of evil forces. Kids who love adventure, history, and a strong protagonist will love this middle-grade classic and Carnegie Medal–winning book. Twelve-year-old Smith is a denizen of the mean...
★4.0Open Library (1)
A Sound Of Chariots First published 1972
Mollie Hunter A young girl growing up in Scotland after World War I tries to come to terms with her grief over her father's death and her increasing sense of the passage of time. -
In Flanders Fields First published 2010
Jorgenson, Norman & Harrison-Lever, Brian An eloquent counterpoint to the senselessness and inhumanity of war, In Flanders Fields tells the story of a young homesick World War I soldier who risks his life to cross the no-man's-land and rescue a robin caught in the barbed wire that separates... -
All in the Blue Unclouded Weather First published 1991
Robin Klein All in the Blue Unclouded Weather begins the story of the Melling sisters, four girls growing up in an Australian country town in the post war years. Vivienne is the youngest, always the last to wear the hand-me-down clothes - after Grace and... -
The Devil's Own First published 1991
Deborah Lisson Bored on her father's yacht off the west coast of Australia, fifteen-year-old Julianna finds herself swept into a seventeenth-century nightmare of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder. -
Castle Diary First published 1999
Platt, Richard & Riddell, Chris Tournaments, boar hunts and life in a medieval castle. 8 yrs+
★4.5Open Library (4)
The Eagle of the Ninth First published 1954
Rosemary Sutcliffe A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command.
★4.0Open Library (4)
My Place First published 1987
Nadia Wheatley Depicts life in Australia at different times in its development by viewing one place in different years while moving backwards from 1988 to 1788.
★4.5Open Library (2)
White Mountains First published 1967
John Christopher Nobody knows how long it has been since the Tripods came. Nobody remembers life on Earth before they enslaved it. Humans live in scattered farms and villages, kept quiet and obedient by the mind-controlling Caps implanted when they reach their...
★4.4Open Library (12)
The Space Bug First published 1998
French, Jackie & Vane, Mitch Australian. Fun alien adventure. 6 yrs+ -
The Cafe on Callisto First published 2006
Jackie French What's so wrong with living on Earth? Quite a lot if you live 25 floors underground and even school is just a network link on a computer. So when Sam and her dad are offered the chance to exchange Earth for Planet Callisto 4 they see it as a once in... -
The Makers First published 1987
Victor Kelleher In a new, primitive society of the distant future a young cadet warrior seems loyal to the god-like mutant Makers, but situations occur which cause him to question his humanity and in his search for understanding he discovers his mutant mother and... -
A Wrinkle in Time First published 1962
Madelaine L'Engle This special edition ofA Wrinkle in Timeincludes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time:A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles...
★3.9Open Library (174)
Space Demons First published 1988
Gillian Rubinstein Twelve-year-old Andrew, bored with life, becomes obsessed with a mysterious new computer game, which has the power to zap him and his friends into a dangerous world of menacing space warriors.
★5.0Open Library (2)
Riverman First published 2014
Alan Baillie "The first book in a trilogy about a girl who claims she is visiting a parallel universe where a nefarious being called The Riverman is stealing the souls of children and the boy she asks to write her biography because she fears her soul may be next"--
★4.5Open Library (2)
The Indian in the Cupboard (series) First published 1980
Lynne Reid Banks The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian - Little Bull - who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard. For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he...
★4.1Open Library (27)
The Lighthouse Kids First published 2003
Diana Chase No Marketing Blurb -
The Legend of Spud Murphy First published 2004
Eoin Colfer Will has four brothers and it's chaos in his house! If he's not being teased by his big brother Marty, he has to deal with the terrible, three-headed bundle of cuteness that is his three younger brothers. Even worse, his mother has the brilliant...
★5.0Open Library (2) ★4.0Google Books (1)
A Map of Nowhere First published 1988
Jilian Cross When Nick O'Flaherty arrives at the scene of a double homicide to find he has a witness to the crime, he thinks it's his lucky day. But when he realizes his witness is suffering from amnesia and can't even remember his own name, Nick wishes he'd... -
Horrendo's Curse First published 2002
Fienberg, Anna & Gamble, Kim No one, living or dead, was ever more polite than Horrendo. In all his eleven years he'd never said a rude word to anyone. But was his mother proud of her charming son? Not at all! For Horrendo lived in a cruel world where kind words were as rare as... -
The Secret of Platform First published 1994
Eva Ibbotson Rediscover the magical secrets at King's Cross station in a 25th anniversary illustrated edition of Eva Ibbotson's classic, The Secret of Platform 13. Under Platform 13 at King's Cross Station there is a secret door that leads to a magical island ....
★2.8Open Library (4)
Master of the Grove First published 1982
Victor Kelleher The story of a young boy's quest for truth--and a sorcerer's misuse of knowledge. -
The Hero and the Crown First published 1924
Robin Mckinley An outcast princess must earn her birthright as a hero of the realm-in this "utterly engrossing" Newbery Medal–winning fantasy ( The New York Times ). Aerin is an outcast in her own father's court, daughter of the foreign woman who, it was...
★4.1Open Library (10)
Beowulf First published 1968
Robert Nye A retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel.
★2.0Open Library (2)
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH First published 1970
Robert O'Brien They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret . . . Time is running out for Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, is too ill to survive the move. Help comes...
★4.1Open Library (47) ★3.5Google Books (3)
Hatchet First published 1986
Gary Paulsen After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
★4.2Open Library (156)
The Last Children First published 2018
Gudrun Pausewang It's the beginning of the summer holidays and the Bennewitzs are on their way to visit their grandparents Suddenly there is a blinding light in the sky - nuclear warfare has begun. Suggested level: secondary. -
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy First published 2002
Dav Pilkey Just when they thought they were out, it pulls them back in! Our heroes beat the Bionic Booger Boy but they forgot about those rascally Robo-Boogers. Join George, Harold, Mr Krupp, Melvin Sneedly and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that will...
★4.3Open Library (6)
Captain Underpants 2: Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-boogers
Dav Pilkey Just when they thought they were out, it pulls them back in! Our heroes beat the Bionic Booger Boy but they forgot about those rascally Robo-Boogers. Join George, Harold, Mr Krupp, Melvin Sneedly and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that will... -
The Adventure Series First published 1998
Willard Price It's wild! It's dangerous! And it's out there! Exploration and adventure is the name of the game for the Hunt family. Join Hal, Roger and their zoologist dad on their action-packed animal-tracking expeditions... Children both young and old will... -
Slippery Slope First published 2003
Lemony Snicket In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."
★4.2Open Library (32) ★5.0Google Books (2)
The Shrimp First published 2003
Emily Smith Ben spends the holidays with his nose in the sand and bottom in the air. It's not because he's shy - though some of his classmates do call him the Shrimp. It's because he's got a great idea for his wildlife project. A competition is on! The class... -
Fire in the Stone First published 1973
Colin Thiele A fourteen-year-old Australian boy enlists the aid of his Aboriginal friend in tracking down the thief who had robbed his opal mine. -
Seashores and Shadows First published 1985
Colin Thiele First published in 1985. Dramatic novel in the 'Takeaway' series. for 8 to 14 year olds. Fourteen year old Joe comes to live with his cousin Meg at Cockle Bay. A hunt for the great white pointer shark, Scarface, turns into a disaster that changes...
★5.0Open Library (1)
The Nargun and the Stars First published 1973
Patricia Wrightson Winner of the 1974 CBCA Book of the YearWhen Simon Brent's parents are killed in a car accident he is taken to live with his mother's second cousins, Edie and Charlie, on Wongadilla, their 5000 acre sheep run in the Hunter Valley. Simon, with his...
★5.0Google Books (1)
Black Dog First published 1987
Pamela Allen Black dog and Christina, who live together in a little house near a forest, have their friendship tested when, one winter, Christina becomes obsessed with a bird. -
Wolf First published 1990
Gillian Cross Cassy lives with her granny, until the night that she hears strange footsteps coming into their flat. The next morning, she is packed off to her mum's - a squat in London that her beautiful, simple mother shares with a couple of actors. Cassy does... -
Cat Chocolate First published 2000
Kate Darling Chester the cat loves his owner, Tina, and he loves chocolate treats. So when Tina's greedy cousin Ken comes to stay, Chester is not happy! -
Diary of a Wombat First published 2005
French, Jackie & Whatley, Bruce Young readers are introduced to the cuddly yet slow-moving Australian wombat in this tongue-in-cheek account of one unusually articulate wombat and his busy week. Full color.
★4.0Google Books (7)
Redwall series First published 1986
Brian Jacques Mattimeo, Matthias's son, learns to take up the sword and joins the other animal inhabitants of Redwall Abbey in resisting Slagar and his band of marauders.
★4.1Open Library (43)
Extinction is Forever First published 1990
Lousie Lawrence Caught as we are in a grave climate crisis that seems more irreversible with every passing year, our literary portrayals of the future often feature the dystopian collapse of the world as we know it. Science fiction explores how we got here, while... -
Antar and the Eagles First published 1989
William Mayne Abducted and raised by eagles, a young boy is sent on a mission to rescue a lost egg and, in the process, save the race of eagles. -
Dolphin Boy First published 2004
Morpurgo, Michael & Foreman, Michael Jim lives in a fishing village - but no-one goes fishing any more as all the fish have gone. One day, Jim spots a dolphin beached on the sand. He runs to get help, and everyone works together to return the dolphin to the water. Afterwards, the... -
The Butterfly Lion First published 1996
Michael Morpurgo Celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the stunning, classic story of an unforgettable friendship with a glorious colour gift edition, fully illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
★4.4Open Library (8)
The Prince of the Pond First published 1992
Donna Jo Napoli Who is that handsome green stranger? None of the pond dwellers has ever seen the peculiar new frog before. They found him sitting in a pile of human clothes outside the hag’s house. What a strange frog he is! He gets his feet tangled when he tries...
★5.0Open Library (1)
My Sister Sif First published 1986
Ruth Park Fourteen-year-old Riko manages to get her sister Sif and herself to their Pacific island home, where a scientist who falls in love with Sif discovers her connection with an underwater race. -
The Way to Sattin Shore First published 1983
Phillippa Pearce When a tombstone with her father's name suddenly disappears from the graveyard, Kate, an English school girl, witnesses the unraveling of a mystery surrounding the death of her father.
★4.0Open Library (1)
Charlotte's Web First published 1952
E. B. White When he discovers that he is destined to be someone's dinner, Wilbur the pig is desolate until his spider friend Charlotte decides to help him.
★4.0Open Library (423) ★5.0Google Books (1)
Little Fear First published 1983
Patricia Wrightson A strong-minded old woman struggles with an ancient gnome for the right to live in her own small cottage.
★5.0Open Library (2)
Someone is Flying Balloons First published 1986
Heylen (ed.) Aimed at academic, professional and general readers, Bush, city, cyberspace provides a snapshot of the state of Australian children's and adolescent literature in the early twenty-first century, and an insight into its history. In doing so, it... -
Mulga Bill Rides Again First published 1988
Gordon (ed.) Winch Volume two of a reference work listing all children's books by Australians. Thsi volume covers the period from 1973 to 1988. Entries provide physical descriptions, dates, publishers, illustrations, awards received and, in some cases, remarks on the... -
The Secret Garden First published 1911
F Hodgson Burnett Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key.
★3.9Open Library (96)
The October Child First published 1976
Eleanor Spence SUMMARY: Douglas and his family learn to cope with baby Carl, who is autistic. -
The Empty House First published 1906
Claude Gutman Collection of short fiction horror stories by the weird fiction writer Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951).
★5.0Open Library (1)
Taking the Chook First published 1987
Jean Holkner Australian. 14 stories about growing up Jewish in Carlton in the 1930's. -
Hunting Alison Ashley
Robin Klein Children's publishing is a huge international industry and there is ever-growing interest from researchers and students in the genre as cultural object of study and tool for education and socialization. -
Staying Alive in Year 5 First published 1989
John Marsden AlphaKids Guided Readers 17.
★4.0Open Library (1)
The Abduction First published 2005
Beverley Naidoo Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. Not a speck, not a stain on her gray school skirt and blue blouse to show what terrible thing had happened . . . If only by putting on something fresh and new, they...
★3.4Open Library (5) ★4.5Google Books (3)
Wolf by the Ears First published 1991
Anne Rinaldi Harriet Hemings, rumored to be the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, one of his black slaves, struggles with the problems facing her--to escape from the velvet cage that is Monticello, or to stay, and thus remain a slave. -
Words by Heart First published 1979
Ouida Sebestyn A young black girl struggles to fulfill her papa's dream of a better future for their family in the southwestern town where, in 1910, they are the only blacks. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. -
Kids' Night In First published 2003
Juliet Partridge Anthology for children containing short stories, poems, rainy-day jokes, cartoons, recipes and much more. Contains brief biographical information on all contributing authors. Suggested level: primary, intermediate. -
Bridge to Teribithia First published 2012
Katherine Paterson The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brand-new bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine herself and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Kate...
★4.0Google Books (9)
Storm Boy First published 1963
Colin Thiele A boy living on a desolate beach in Australia rescues a baby pelican that becomes his constant companion.
★4.2Open Library (6)
Little Brother First published 1994
Alan Baillie In Cambodia after the Vietnamese War, Vithy learns to overcome social upheaval, a hostile jungle, and his own inability to trust, in order to rescue his older brother.
★3.2Open Library (6) ★1.0Google Books (1)
Onion Tears First published 1991
Diana Kidd A little Vietnamese girl tries to come to terms with her grief over the loss of her family and her new life with the Australian family with whom she lives.
★4.5Open Library (2) ★5.0Google Books (1)
The Fat and Juicy Place
Diana Kidd For children; story of Aboriginal boy Jack and his family.
★1.0Google Books (1)
My Hiroshima First published 2017
Junko Morimoto 9780207188732:Synopsis coming soon....... -
Tales of the Greek Heroes First published 2025
Roger Lancelyn Green Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. Heracles hauling the triple-headed dog Cerberus from the underworld. Jason voyaging across oceans to seize the golden fleece. Odysseus and the Trojan wars. Tales of the... -
The Rainbow Serpent First published 1975
Roughsey & Tresize A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. there are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent, all of which communicate the significance of this being within Aboriginal traditions. Dreamtime stories tell how the Rainbow Serpent... -
Strega Nona First published 1934
Tomie De Paola When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
★4.4Open Library (17)
The Story of Ferdinand First published 1936
Munro Leaf A true classic with a timeless message! All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights. Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in...
★4.4Open Library (21)
The Prince and the Pauper First published 1881
Mark Twain The Prince and the Pauper is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction.
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Aesop's Fables First published 1983
Carol Watson Two popular titles in the Usborne Young Reading Series Two now re-issued in hardback. -
Velveteen Rabbit First published 1900
Margery Williams "The Velveteen Rabbit" is a timeless classic that has captivated readers for over a century.An enchanting tale about a soft toy rabbit's journey to becoming Real. Through his adventures with his best friend, Boy, the rabbit learns about the...
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