Geography - Text Ideas
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Disclaimer - This is my personalised list of texts. My purpose for developing this list was to deepen my understanding of rich text and support my teaching of English, History, Geography, Science and Maths. This list isn't a definitive list and may not be accurate.
Also it doesn't reflect the opinions or judgements of my employer.
I would love you to add to this list, so please email/inbox me your suggestions.
Referenced - "Suggested Texts for the English K–10 Syllabus", Christine Fraser's "Books and More Books for Key English Concepts", Lizzie Chase's book lists, Guide to Using Picture Books in Geography K–10, Guide to Using Picture Books in History K–10, online blogs and professional fb group posts. - Shellie Tancred
Early Stage 1 – People Live in Places
Home - Carson Ellis
The Shack That Dad Built - Elaine Russell
You and Me and Our Place - Leonie Norrington
Australia at the Beach – Max Fatchen
Tom Tom - Rosemary Sullivan and Dee Huxley
Mr McGee - Pamela Allen
It’s a Miroocool! - Christine Harris and Ann James
The Lost Girl - Ambelin Kwaymullina and Leanne Tobin
Too Many Cheeky Dogs by Johanna Bell and Dion Beasley
My Map Book - Sara Fanelli
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Alexander's Outing - Pamela Allen
We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Home - Carson Ellis
Stage 1 – Features of Places
My Country - Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan
Last Tree in the City - Peter Carnavas
Big Rain Coming - Katrina Germein and Bronywn Bancroft (English Concepts - Characterisation, Culture, Setting, Theme)
All Through the Year - Jane Godwin and Anna Walker
Diru’wunan and Diru’wun: The Currawongs and the Magpies, D’harawal Dreaming story - Frances Bodkin
Me on the Map - Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable
So Many Wonderfuls - Tina Matthews
My Country - Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan
One Tiny Turtle - Nicola Davies and Jane Chapman
A Year on Our Farm - Alison Lester
Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo - Alison Lester
An Aussie year: Twelve months in the lives of Australian kids - Tania McCartney and Tina Snerling
Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham
Possum in the House - Kiersten Jensen and Tony Oliver
Too Many Cheeky Dogs - Johanna Bell and Dion Beasley
Gary - Leila Rudge
The Snow Wombat - Susannah Chambers
River Boy - Elizabeth Frankel
Follow That Map – Scott Ritchie
Stage 1 – People and Places
Fang Fang’s Chinese New Year - Sally Rippon
Grandpa's Mask - Jing Jing Guo
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey through Tanzania - Laurie Krebs and
Julia Cairns
Possum Magic - Mem Fox and Julie Vivas
Sail Away: the Ballad of Skip and Nell - Mem Fox and Pamela Lofts
Tiny, a Little Dog on a Big Adventure - Steve Otton and Jennifer Castles
Snuggle Pot and Cuddle Pie - May Gibbs
Peggy - Anna Walker
Have You Seen My Dragon? - Steve Light
The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters - Janet and Allen Ahlberg
Fang Fang’s Chinese New Year - Sally Rippon
Grandpa's Mask - Jing Jing Guo
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey through Tanzania - Laurie Krebs and Julia Cairns
The Lost Girl - Ambelin Kwaymullina and Leanne Tobin
Savannah Dreams - Lolla Stewart and Elaine Russell
Collecting Colour - Kylie Dunstan
All the Places to Love - Patricia MacLachlan & Mike Wimmer
Our Farm - Alison Lester
The Magical Garden of Claude Monet - Laurence Anholt
You and Me: Our Place - Leonie Norrington & Dee Huxley
Where Are You Going Manyoni? – Catherine Stock
Tidy – Emily Gravett
Lester and Clyde – Scott Reece
Stage 2 – Places are Similar and Different
To the Top End: Our Trip Around Australia - Roland Harvey
Tiny, a Little Dog on a Big Adventure - Steve Otton and Jennifer Castles
Tom the Outback Mailman - Kristen Weidenbach and Timothy Ide
Mirror - Jeannie Baker (English Concepts - Culture, Cultural Identity, Setting, Theme)
Our Village in the Sky - Janeen Brian and Anne Spudvilas (Himalayas)
I Live in Tokyo - Mari Takabayashi
Herman and Rosie - Gus Gordon (New York)
My Father’s Boat - Sherry Garland and Ted Rant (Vietnam)
Wabi Sabi - Mark Reibstein and Ed Young
Playground - James Mollison
Big Rain Coming - Katrina Germein and Bronwyn Bancroft
Monsoon - Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib
Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu - Diane Lucas and Ken Searle
Our Village in the Sky - Janeen Brian and Anne Spudvilas (Himalayas)
I Live in Tokyo - Mari Takabayashi
Herman and Rosie - Gus Gordon (New York)
My Father’s Boat - Sherry Garland and Ted Rant (Vietnam)
Where the Forest Meets the Sea - Jeannie Baker
The Curious Garden - Peter Brown
Last Tree in the City - Peter Carnavas
Way Home - Libby Hathorn
You and Me - Our Place - Leonie Norrington
Stage 2 – The Earth’s Environment
Tuart Dwellers - Jan Ramage and Ellen Hickman
Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre - Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Bilby Secrets - Edel Wignell and Mark Jackson
Collecting Colour - Kylie Dunstan
Rain Dance - Cathy Applegate and Dee Huxley
All the Way to WA: Our Search for Uncle Kev - Roland Harvey
Bundalook: How the Birds got their Colours, D’harawal Dreaming story - Frances
Bodkin, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews
The Waterhole - Graeme Base
The River - Libby Hathorn (China)
Tuart Dwellers by Jan Ramage and Ellen
Hickman
Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda - Lake Eyre - Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
Emu - Claire Saxby, Graham Byrne
Bilby Secrets - Edel Wignell and Mark Jackson
Collecting Colour - Kylie Dunstan
Welcome to Country - Aunty Joy Murphy, Lisa Kennedy
Pannikin and Pinta - Colin Thiele, Peter Gouldthorpe
The Lorax - Dr Suess
Bittangabee Tribe: An Aboriginal story from Coastal New South Wales - Rebecca Kirby, Liddy Stewart, Beryl M Cruse, Steven Thomas
Nyuntu Ninti: What you should know - Bob Randall, Melanie Hogan
George Saves the World by Lunchtime - Jo Readman, Ley Honor Roberts
The Tomorrow Book - Jackie French and Sue deGennaro
The Last Tree - Mark Wilson
Mangrove - Glenda Kane, Lisa Allen
The Wonder Garden: Wander through 5 habitats - Jenny Broom
Mister Cassowary - Samantha Wheeler
Stage 3 – Factors that Shape Places
Farmer Shultz's Ducks - Colin Thiele and Mary Milton
Monsoon - Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib
The Black Swan - Celia Briddle (volcano)
Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu - Diane Lucas and Ken Searle
Cat on the Island - Gary Crew and Gillian Warden (English Concepts - Mood, Narrative Voice (first person), Setting, Symbol, Theme)
Katie Morag and the New Pier - Mairi Hedderwick
The Tin Forest - Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson
The Curious Garden - Peter Brown
Belonging - Jeannie Baker
The Story of Rosie Dock - Jeannie Baker
The Last Tree - Mark Wilson
Sparrow Girl - Sara Pennypacker, Yoko Tanaka
Can We Save the Tiger? - Martin Jenkins, Vicky White
Farmer Shultz's Ducks - Colin Thiele, Mary Milton
Monsoon - Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib
The Black Swan by Celia Briddle – The Black Swan
Bittangabee Tribe: An Aboriginal story from Coastal New South Wales - Rebecca Kirby, Liddy Stewart, Beryl M Cruse, Steven Thomas
Katie Morag and the New Pier - Mairi Hedderwick
The Tin Forest - Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson
The Curious Garden - Peter Brown
Window - Jeannie Baker
Belonging - Jeannie Baker
Fabish: The Horse That Braved a Bushfire - Neridah McMullin, Andrew McLean
One Small Island - Alison Lester, Coral Tulloch
Stage 3 – A Diverse and Connected World
Amma, Tell Me About Ramayana! - Bhakti Mathur
Our Village in the Sky - Janeen Brian and Anne Spudvilas
Look What Came From series - Miles Harvey
The River - Libby Hathorn, Stanley Wong (China)
Our Village in the Sky - Janeen Brian, Anne Spudvilas (Himalayan mountains)
One day: Around the world in 24 hours - Suma Din, Christiane Engel
Long-Long's New Year: A Story About the Chinese Spring Festival - Catherine Gower, He Zhihong
Ramadan Moon - Na’ima B Robert, Shirin Adl
Amma, Tell Me About Ramayana! - Bhakti Mathur
My Two Blankets - Irena Kobald, Freya Blackwood
The Journey - Francesca Sanna
Old Magic - Allan Baillie, Di Wi
Big Blue Whale - Nicola Davies, Nick Maland
Zoom - Isvan Banyai
One World - Michael Foreman
Map of Dreams - Uri Shulevitz
Mahtab’s Story - Libby Gleeson