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

All Aboard! True Train Tales

Author: Pauline Deeves

ISBN: 9780642279392

Grades: 2 to 4 / Early Readers

All Aboard - Teachers’ Notes (1005.98 KB)

Amazing Grace

Book cover: Amazing Grace

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9780642279095

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade

Amazing Grace – Teachers’ Notes (167.72 KB)

Australian Backyard Astronomy

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Australian Backyard Earth Scientist

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9780642279347

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade

Australian Backyard Earth Scientist – Teachers’ Notes (4.46 MB)

Australian Backyard Naturalist

Book cover: Australian Backyard Naturalist

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9781863090674

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade and older

Australian Background Naturalist – Teachers’ Notes (199.67 KB)

Australian Kids Through the Years

Book cover: Australian Kids Through the Years

Author: Tania McCartney

Illustrator: Andrew Joyner

ISBN: 9780642278593

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade

Australian Kids through the Years – Teachers’ Notes (221.21 KB)

Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather

Book cover: Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

Illustrator: Tania McCartney

ISBN: 9780642279842

Grades: 1 to 6 / Early Readers & Middle Grade

Australia’s Wild Weird Wonderful Weather – Teachers’ Notes (478.92 KB)

The Big Book of Australian History

Book cover: The Big Book of Australian History

Author: Peter Macinnis

ISBN: 9780642279026

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade and older

The Big Book of Australian History – Teachers’ Notes (313.7 KB)

Bill Baillie

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Captain Thunderbolt's Recital

Author: Jane Jolly

Illustrator: Liz Duthie

ISBN: 9781922507464

Grades: K to 3

Captain Thunderbolt's Recital - Teachers' Notes (79.86 KB)

Digby and Claude

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Grandma's Treasured Shoes

Author: Coral Vass

Illustrator: Christina Huynh

ISBN: 9780642279613

Grades: F to 4 / Early Readers

Grandma's Treasured Shoes – Teachers’ Notes (1.1 MB)

The Great Book-swapping Machine

Book cover: The Great Book-swapping Machine

Author: Emma Allen

Illustrator: Lisa Coutts

ISBN: 9780642279736

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers

The Great Book-swapping Machine – Teachers’ Notes (68.65 KB)

The Gum Family Finds Home

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Midnight at the Library

Author: Ursula Dubosarsky

Illustrator: Ron Brooks

ISBN: 9780642279316

Grades: F to 3 / Early Readers

Midnight at the Library – Teachers’ Notes (1.34 MB)

Ngana Ngai (Who Am I)

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Phonobet

Author: Kathy Weede

Illustrator: Kim Drane

ISBN: 9781922507471

Grades: Preschool to Year 2

Phonobet - Teachers' Notes (1.04 MB)

Radio Rescue

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Socks, Sandbags and Leeches

Author: Pauline Deeves

ISBN: 9780642278845

Grades: 4 to 8 / Middle Grade

Socks, Sandbags & Leeches – Teachers’ Notes (168.85 KB)

Sorry Day

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: StoryTime Stars

Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder

ISBN: 9780642279408

Grades: 2 to 4 / Early Readers

Story Time Stars – Teachers’ Notes (Years 2 to 4) (430.63 KB)

Story Time Stars – Teachers’ Notes (Years 5 and 6) (423.08 KB)

Strangers on Country

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: 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

Book cover: Wiradjuri Country

Author: Larry Brandy

ISBN: 9780642279866

Grades: 3 to 6 / Middle Grade

Wiradjuri Country – Teachers’ Notes (67.41 KB)

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