Autbiographies and Biographies
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala Yousafzai
Nelson Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom
By Chris Van Wyk
I Have a Dream
The Happiest Refugee My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy
Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days - could quench their desire to make a better life in a country where freedom existed
The Littlest Refugee
Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his childhood in Australia, told especially for children.
Ned Kelly and the Green Sash
The Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly
Carole Wilkinson
Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. He stole hundreds of horses and cattle. He robbed two banks. He killed three men. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands of people rallied to save his life. He stood up to the authorities and fought for what he believed in. He defended the rights of people who had no power.
Was he a villain? Or a hero? What do you think?
Young Digger
The story of how No. 4 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps in 1919 smuggled home their boy mascot 'Henri Hemene Tovell', called Young Digger, was described by the military historian, Arthur Bazley, as ‘one of the most extraordinary incidents of the First World War’. He was right.
Alexander the Great Reckless Conqueror
What exactly made Alexander so Great? King by age 20, he led an army of 50,000 men and defeated armies five times the size of his own. He conquered most of the known world. Over two thousand years later he is regarded as one of the greatest leaders of all time. Was he a brilliant warrior or a ruthless invader?
Joan of Arc The Story of Jehanne Darc
Joan of Arc left home when she was fifteen. At sixteen she led the French army to victory. At nineteen she was burned to death at the stake.
Angel or witch? Saint or heretic? Messenger from God or crazy teenager? Who was Joan of Arc? A true coming of age story about one of the most intriguing women in history.
Meet... series
Banjo Paterson
Sydney Nolan
Nellie Melba
Douglas Mawson
Nancy Bird Walton
Weary Dunlop
Mary Mackillop
Don Bradman
Ned Kelly
Little House on the Prairie series
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Who was...? series
Ghandi
Nelson Mandela
Malala Yousafzai