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SUGGESTED TEXTSfor the English K–10 Syllabus
SUGGESTED TEXTSfor the English K–10 Syllabus
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ContentsPreface . vPart A Syllabus requirementsBackground . 2Fiction . 5Picture books and graphic novels . 29Poetry. 44Film. 53Nonfiction . 62Drama. 73Media, multimedia and digital texts . 79Part B List of texts with summaries . 88AppendixWinners of major book awards for children and young adults . 302
PrefaceSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus is a compilation of quality reading andviewing for students in Kindergarten to Year 10. It combines the classics andsuccessful teaching texts with innovative recent works. It includes fiction as well asnonfiction, poetry, drama, film, media and multimedia texts.To reflect the rich diversity of the school population in NSW a range of complexity,themes and cultural orientations is reflected through the lists. This diversity is alsoevident in the broad scope of the suggested texts.I would like to acknowledge the support given to the development of Suggested textsfor the English K–10 Syllabus by the educators from all teaching sectors whosuggested texts, reviewed the list of texts and provided information about the texts toassist teachers in their use in implementing the new English K–10 Syllabus (2013).I commend Suggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus to you as a lasting resourcefor English teachers, parents and students.Tom AlegounariasPresidentBoard of StudiesSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabusv
PART APART ASYLLABUSREQUIREMENTS
BackgroundThe texts listed here are suitable for Kindergarten to Year 10 but are not prescribed forstudy. Predecessors of this list are Works and Plays (Board of Studies 1992), EnglishK–6 Recommended Children’s Texts (Board of Studies 1995) and Fiction, Film andOther Texts: a support document for English Years 7–10 Syllabus (Board of Studies2003).The present recommended text list owes much to these documents and incorporatesmany of the texts that were part of Fiction, Film and Other Texts (2003) while providinga broader support document for the new English K–10 Syllabus (2013).Texts in this document are listed for Kindergarten to Year 10 in the followingcategories: fiction poetry film nonfiction drama media, multimedia and digital textsText requirements for each stage are found in the Content section of the English K–10Syllabus, under Content and Text Requirements.The document also refers to links to other lists and sites, including the NSW Premier’sReading Challenge winners of Australian and international book awards for childrenand young adults.To assist teachers, texts are mapped against the syllabus requirements.Purposes of the listsThe study of a wide range of texts is central to the study of English. Students in each ofthe stages will read and view a wide range of texts for understanding, critical analysis,interpretation and pleasure that are appropriate to their needs, interests and abilities.These lists include texts that teachers can use to implement the new syllabus.The choice of textsIn choosing the texts listed, the literary merit of the work and the needs, interests andabilities of readers have been balanced with the sensitivities of young and young adultreaders. The texts on these lists were selected on the basis of their potential to engagethe reader using a number of strategies such as interesting characters, unusualsettings and plots, and humour. Some of the texts have layered and multiple meanings,some are provocative; all should help students gain pleasure and power from theexploration of real and imaginary (including virtual) worlds.The inclusion of a text is not a recommendation that it be used in every school settingand context. Schools play an active role is assessing texts to determine their suitabilityfor their purposes and local circumstances. The syllabus advises that in selectingspecific texts for study in English, teachers and schools should consider the needs,Suggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus2
interests and abilities of their students as well as the ethos of the school and its localcommunity.Texts are identified as suitable for a particular stage; in many cases applicability tomultiple stages has been indicated. The same text may be treated differently in eachof the identified stages. Identified stages are only suggestions: a text suggested forStage 3 may also be appropriate for study in a Stage 5 classroom.None of the lists is exhaustive and each should be regarded as representative of therange and variety of texts to be studied from Kindergarten to Stage 5. The lists aredesigned to represent not only a range of texts but also of teaching possibilities. Thelists attempt to reflect the cultural diversity of contemporary Australia and to giveaccess to translated literature.Classic textsThere are specific historical and social circumstances that make any particulargeneration value a text as a classic, such as the works of Dr Seuss and the novels,The Wind in the Willows and To Kill a Mockingbird.Schools will want to, and are encouraged to, continue choosing classic texts for studyin all years. Specific suggestions for classic texts are included in each section. Sometexts on the suggested lists are already regarded as classics of their genre and manyothers may well become so.Everyday and workplace textsStudents who are studying English in Stages 4 and 5 are required to have experienceof everyday and workplace texts. Students in other stages may also want to studythese texts. These are texts they will encounter in school, home, work and society andinclude: spoken, written and visual texts such as:instructions, labels, captions, notices, brochures, catalogues, posters, leaflets,invitations, apologies, complaints, messages, questionnaires, forms, telephoneconversations, postcards, greeting cards, advertising, public addresses, assemblieschecklists, procedures, daily bulletins or notices, information texts (spoken, written,visual), newsletters, notes, summaries, observations, comments, explanations,reports, school proformas and surveys, job applications digital texts such as:emails and blogs.Texts for students who have not yet achieved outcomes of earlier stagesAll students are entitled to have access to good books (as well as good poems, plays,films and multimedia texts).In particular, for less able students, many of the drama, poetry, film and multimediatexts in these lists stimulate at the level of ideas and emotions and are accessiblebecause of their brevity or their relatively immediate association with spoken language.Novels and nonfiction can create special problems for reluctant or less successfulreaders because of their length. Less successful readers are often offered books thatSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus3
have little interest or appeal to them. They need books that stir the emotions, booksthat are easy and enjoyable to read but which address the same demands andinterests as books for better readers. So-called remedial texts have often proved to beunsuccessful as story and feeling are sometimes sacrificed in favour of excessivelysimple language. When students are given access to good writers, their resistance toreading can be overcome and they can gain confidence that the books others read arenot beyond them.Suggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus4
FictionPrefaceThe aim of English in Kindergarten to Year 10 is to enable students to understand anduse language effectively, appreciate, reflect on and enjoy the English language and tomake meaning in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive, critical and powerful.In addition to the key processes of responding and composing, these processesinclude engaging personally with texts. These lists provide teachers with a startingpoint from which to explore appropriate texts for students in Kindergarten to Year 10.Texts on the lists reflect the requirements and concerns of the syllabus and represent avariety of styles, perspectives and themes. They range across a number of differenttypes of narrative. There is a broad range of place and time settings on the list and thegenres represented include fantasy, humour, adventure, and historical and socialrealism.The range of styles and subject matter represented in this list should encourage activestudent response in reading, writing, speaking, representing or perhaps shaping a textfor performance.A text may appear on the list for a number of stages as it can appeal to a wide agerange and ability of readers. Treatment of the text will be determined by the needs ofthe students and stage requirements.Classic textsStudents will still continue to benefit from exposure to classics such as:K–6Mem FoxNorman LindsayBeatrix PotterMaurice SendakDr SeussRoald DahlJ M BarriePossum Magic, Koala LouThe Magic PuddingThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck, The Tale of PeterRabbitWhere the Wild Things Are, Outside Over ThereThe Cat in the Hat series, Green Eggs and HamCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda,BoyPeter Pan7–10Richard AdamsLouisa May AlcottLewis CarrollMarcus ClarkeCharles DickensKenneth GrahameDaphne du MaurierGeorge EliotMiles FranklinWatership DownLittle WomenAlice in WonderlandFor the Term of His Natural LifeGreat ExpectationsThe Wind in the WillowsRebeccaSilas MarnerMy Brilliant CareerSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus5
William GoldingErnest HemingwayFrances Hodgson BurnettRudyard KiplingGeorge JohnstonHarper LeeC S LewisGeorge OrwellRuth ParkHenry Handel RichardsonJohn SteinbeckJ R R TolkeinLord of the FliesThe Old Man and the SeaThe Secret GardenThe Jungle BookMy Brother JackTo Kill a MockingbirdThe Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeAnimal FarmPlaying Beatie BowThe Getting of WisdomOf Mice and MenThe HobbitMany of these texts can be made relevant to contemporary concerns. For instance, theaspects of racism raised in To Kill a Mockingbird are still as urgent as when the bookwas written. Modern classics such as Robert C O’Brien’s Z for Zachariah and MrsFrisby and the Rats of Nimh, Michelle Magorian’s Goodnight Mr Tom, KatherinePaterson’s Bridge to Terabithia, Scott O’Dell’s Island of the Blue Dolphins, TheodoreTaylor’s The Cay, Colin Thiele’s Storm Boy and Ruth Park’s Playing Beatie Bow havefound willing audiences in many classrooms.The brevity of some of the classic short stories makes them particularly accessibleto students and includes the short stories of Anton Chekhov, Guy de Maupassant,W Somerset Maugham, O Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Katherine Mansfield and RayBradbury. The long short story, or novella form, as practised by John Steinbeck, couldalso be considered.Fiction: Early Stage 1This list of texts includes texts that have also been suggested for other stages. Most ofthe texts are in the form of picture books. They have also been listed, with other picturebooks, under the heading Picture books and graphic novels.TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingAlfie Gets in FirstHughes, ShirleyPicture bookBelindaAllen, PamelaPicture bookBeware of the Storybook WolvesChild, LaurenPicture bookBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What DoYou See?Martin, Jr BillPicture bookCan You Cuddle Like a Koala?Butler, JohnPicture bookAustralianClancy & Millie and the Very FineHouseGleeson, LibbyPicture bookCollecting ColourDunstan, KylieAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaDear ZooCampbell, RodPicture bookDon’t Forget the BaconHutchins, PatPicture bookEach Peach Pear PlumAhlberg, Allan andAhlberg, JanetPicture bookSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus6
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingHenry and AmyKing, Stephen MichaelPicture bookI Went WalkingMachin, SuePicture bookI’m Not ScaredAllen, JonathanPicture bookI’m the BestCousins, LucyPicture bookInvisible MeBinks, WendyPicture bookIs Your Grandmother a Goanna?Allen, PamelaPicture bookAustralianAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityKnock, Knock, Who’s There?Grindley, SallyPicture bookArdizzone, EdwardPicture bookAustralian literatureLiterary text from othercountries and timesLook See, Look at MeNorrington, LeoniePicture bookAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaLook, a Book!Gleeson, Libby andBlackwood, FreyaPicture bookMaisy Goes on HolidayCousins, LucyPicture bookMaisy’s BusCousins, LucyPicture bookMaudie and BearOmerod, JanPicture bookMr Archimedes’ BathAllen, PamelaPicture bookMr Gumpy’s OutingBurningham, JohnPicture bookMr McGee and the Biting FleaAllen, PamelaPicture bookMr McGee Goes to SeaAllen, PamelaPicture bookMy Uncle’s DonkeyRiddle, TohbyPicture bookAustralian literatureNight-Time TaleBrown, RuthPicture bookOliviaFalconer, IanPicture bookOtto, the Book BearCleminson, KatiePicture bookPearl Barley and Charley ParsleyBlabey, AaronPicture bookPreviouslyAhlberg, AllanPicture bookSebastian Lives in a HatCatterwell, ThelmaPicture bookAustralianStradbroke DreamtimeNoonuccal, OodgerooAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaSunshineOrmerod, JanPicture bookTen Blue WrensHoney, ElizabethPicture bookAustralianThe Deep EndDubosarsky, UrsulaAustralian literatureLittle Tim and the Brave Sea CaptainSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus7
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingThe Rain TrainDe Roo, ElenaPicture bookThe Story About PingFlack, MarjoriePicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Tall Man and the Twelve BabiesChampion, Tom Nilandand Niland, KilmenyPicture bookThe Very Cranky BearBland, NickPicture bookThe Very Hungry CaterpillarCarle, EricPicture bookThe Very Itchy BearBland, NickPicture bookViolet Mackerel’s Brilliant PlotBranford, AnnaPicture bookWhen I Was a BabyNiland, DeborahPicture bookWho Sank the Boat?Allen, PamelaPicture bookFiction: Stage 1This list of texts includes texts that have also been suggested for other stages. Most ofthe texts are in the form of picture books. They have also been listed, with other picturebooks, under the heading Picture books and graphic novels.TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingAlfie Gets in FirstHughes, ShirleyPicture bookAlice’s Adventures in WonderlandCaroll, LewisLiterary text from othercountries and timesApril Underhill, Tooth FairyGraham, BobPicture bookBelindaAllen, PamelaPicture bookBeware of the Storybook WolvesChild, LaurenPicture bookClancy & Millie and the Very FineHouseGleeson, LibbyPicture bookCollecting ColourDunstan, KylieAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaCountry CousinSmall, Mary; Huxley,Dee (illustrator)Australian literatureDiscovery at Paradise IslandBoyce, SharonAustralianAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityDon’t Forget the BaconHutchins, PatPicture bookDrac and the GremlinBaillie, AllanPicture bookEach Peach Pear PlumAhlberg, Allan andAhlberg, JanetPicture bookFor All CreaturesMillard, GlendaPicture bookAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityI’m the BestCousins, LucyPicture bookInvisible MeBinks, WendyPicture bookSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus8
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingLennie’s RideSmall, MaryAustralian literatureLittle Tim and the Brave Sea CaptainArdizzone, EdwardPicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesLook, a Book!Gleeson, Libby andBlackwood, FreyaPicture bookMaudie and BearOmerod, JanPicture bookMirrorBaker, JeanniePicture bookIntercultural experiencesCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesMr Archimedes’ BathAllen, PamelaPicture bookMr McGee and the Biting FleaAllen, PamelaPicture bookMy Dad Thinks He’s FunnyGermein, KatrinaPicture bookMy Uncle’s DonkeyRiddle, TohbyPicture bookAustralian literatureOtto, the Book BearCleminson, KatiePicture bookOwl at SchoolNicoll, Helen andPieńkowski, JanPicture bookPearl Barley and Charley ParsleyBlabey, AaronPicture bookPreviouslyAhlberg, AllanPicture bookSebastian Lives in a HatCatterwell, ThelmaPicture bookAustralianStellalunaCannon, JanellPicture bookAustralianStradbroke DreamtimeNoonuccal, OodgerooAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaSunshineOrmerod, JanPicture bookThe Deep EndDubosarsky, UrsulaAustralian literatureThe Rain TrainDe Roo, ElenaPicture bookThe Story About PingFlack, MarjoriePicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Tale of DespereauxDiCamillo, KateLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Tall Man and the Twelve BabiesChampion, Tom Nilandand Niland, KilmenyPicture bookThe Very Cranky BearBland, NickPicture bookThe Very Itchy BearBland, NickPicture bookWho Sank the Boat?Allen, PamelaPicture bookZoola Palooza: A Book ofHomographsBarretta, GenePicture bookSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus9
Fiction: Stage 2This list of texts includes texts that have also been suggested for other stages. Most ofthe texts are in the form of picture books. They have also been listed, with other picturebooks, under the heading Picture books and graphic novels.TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingA Banner Bold: The Diary of RosaAarons (My Australian Story)Wheatley, NadiaAustralian literatureAlice’s Adventures in WonderlandCarroll, LewisLiterary text from othercountries and timesAmazing Grace: An Adventure atSeaReeder, StephanieOwenAustralian literatureAnne of Green GablesMontgomery, Lucy MaudLiterary text from othercountries and timesCollecting ColourDunstan, KylieAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaCountry CousinSmall, Mary; Huxley,Dee (illustrator)AustralianDiscovery at Paradise IslandBoyce, SharonAustralianAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityDrac and the GremlinBaillie, AllanPicture bookDragon RiderFunke, CorneliaLiterary text from othercountries and timesFlat StanleyBrowne, JeffLiterary text from othercountries and timesFoxWild, MargaretPicture bookAustralianCultural, social and genderperspectivesAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityFrindleClements, AndrewLiterary text from othercountries and timesInto the ForestBrowne, AnthonyPicture bookCultural, social and genderperspectivesJust a Dog: Some Dogs ChangeEverythingBauer, Michael GerardAustralian literatureLennie’s RideSmall, MaryAustralian literatureLittle Tim and the Brave Sea CaptainArdizzone, EdwardPicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesLost! A True Tale From the BushReeder, StephanieOwenAustralianAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilitySuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus10
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingMalu Kangaroo: How the FirstChildren Learnt to SurfMorecroft, Judith andBancroft, BronwynPicture bookAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaMaudie and BearOmerod, JanPicture bookMy Uncle’s DonkeyRiddle, TohbyPicture bookAustralian literaturePearl Barley and Charley ParsleyBlabey, AaronPicture bookPotato MusicBooth, ChristinaPicture bookPreviouslyAhlberg, AllanPicture bookRowan of RinRodda, EmilyAustralian literatureStellalunaCannon, JanellPicture bookAustralianAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityStradbroke DreamtimeNoonuccal, OodgerooAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaSunshineOrmerod, JanPicture bookTashi series: Tashi and the GhostsFienberg, Anna andFienberg, BarbaraAustralian literatureThe Black StallionFarley, WalterLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Eighteenth EmergencyByars, BetsyLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Great BearGleeson, Libby andGreder, ArminPicture bookThe Iron ManHughes, TedLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Magician’s ElephantDiCamillo, KateLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Rabbit ProblemGravett, EmilyPicture bookThe Riddle of the TrumpalarBernard-Waite, JudyAustralian literatureThe SneetchesDr SeussPicture bookCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesThe Tale of DespereauxDiCamillo, KateLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Tall Man and the Twelve BabiesChampion, Tom Nilandand Niland, KilmenyPicture bookThe Unforgotten CoatBoyce, Frank CottrellIntercultural experiencesSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus11
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingBaker, JeanniePicture bookAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityWhy I Love AustraliaBancroft, BronwynPicture bookAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityYoung FredleVoigt, CynthiaLiterary text from othercountries and timesZen ShortsMuth, Jon JPicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesZoola Palooza: A Book ofHomographsBarretta, GenePicture bookWhere the Forest Meets the SeaFiction: Stage 3This list of texts includes texts that have also been suggested for other stages. Some ofthe texts are in the form of picture books. They have also been listed, with other picturebooks, under the heading Picture books and graphic novels.TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingA Banner Bold: The Diary of RosaAarons (My Australian Story)Wheatley, NadiaAustralian literatureAlice’s Adventures in WonderlandCaroll, LewisLiterary text from othercountries and timesAmazing Grace: An Adventure at SeaReeder, StephanieOwenAustralian literatureAnne of Green GablesMontgomery, LucyMaudLiterary text from othercountries and timesDon QuixoteCervantes, MiguelDe; Jenkins, Martin(retold by)Literary text from othercountries and timesDragon RiderFunke, CorneliaLiterary text from othercountries and timesDragonkeeper Trilogy Book I:DragonkeeperWilkinson, CaroleInsights about the peoplesand cultures of AsiaWild, MargaretPicture bookAustralianCultural, social and genderperspectivesAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityFoxSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus12
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingFrindleClements, AndrewLiterary text from othercountries and timesInto the ForestBrowne, AnthonyPicture bookCultural, social and genderperspectivesIt’s a BookSmith, LaneLiterary text from othercountries and timesJapan DiaryWhite, TrudyInsights about the peoplesand cultures of AsiaIntercultural experiencesJust a Dog: Some Dogs ChangeEverythingBauer, MichaelGerardAustralian literatureLittle BrotherBaillie, AllanInsights about the peoplesand cultures of AsiaMillard, GlendaPicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityBaker, JeanniePicture bookIntercultural experiencesCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesClark, SherrylPoetry (verse novel)Australian literatureCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesWilson, MarkPicture bookAustralianCultural, social and genderperspectivesMy PlaceWheatley, NadiaPicture bookAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaIntercultural experiencesCultural, social and genderperspectivesMy Story series by ScholasticVariousLiterary text from othercountries and timesMy Uncle’s DonkeyRiddle, TohbyPicture bookAustralian literaturePearl Verses the WorldMurphy, Sally; Potter,Heather (illustrator)Poetry (verse novel)Australian literatureCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesPhotographs in the MudWolfer, Dianne andHarrison-Lever, BrianAustralianIntercultural experiencesMbobo TreeMirrorMotormouthMy Mother’s Eyes: The Story of a BoySoldierSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus13
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingPiggybookBrowne, AnthonyPicture bookCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesPotato MusicBooth, ChristinaPicture bookPreviouslyAhlberg, AllanPicture bookRose BlancheInnocenti, Robertoand Gallaz,ChristophePicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesRowan of RinRodda, EmilyAustralian literatureSamurai Kids: White CraneFussell, SandyInsights about the peoplesand cultures of AsiaCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesSoraya the StorytellerHawke, RosanneIntercultural experiencesInsights about the peoplesand cultures of AsiaStormbreakerHorowitz, AnthonyGraphic novelStradbroke DreamtimeNoonuccal,OodgerooAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaSunshineOrmerod, JanPicture bookTaj and the Great Camel TrekHawke, RosanneAustralian literatureIntercultural experiencesCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesThe Black StallionFarley, WalterLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Book that Jack WroteScieszka, JonPicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Burnt StickHill, AnthonyAustralian literatureInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaThe Carpet PeoplePratchett, TerryLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Eighteenth EmergencyByars, BetsyLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Garden of Empress CassiaWang, GabrielleIntercultural experiencesInsights about the peoplesand cultures of AsiaThe Great BearGleeson, Libby andGreder, ArminPicture bookSuggested texts for the English K–10 Syllabus14
TitleAuthorSyllabus mappingThe Iron ManHughes, TedLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Magician’s ElephantDiCamillo, KateLiterary text from othercountries and timesThe Rabbit ProblemGravett, EmilyPicture bookThe Riddle of the TrumpalarBernard-Waite, JudyAustralian literatureCox, DavidPicture bookAustralian literatureAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityThe SneetchesDr SeussPicture bookCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesThe Unforgotten CoatBoyce, Frank CottrellIntercultural experiencesSheldon, DyanPicture bookLiterary text from othercountries and timesAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityMurphy, SallyPoetry (verse novel)Australian literatureCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesTwo Hands TogetherKidd, DianaAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaCultural, social and genderperspectivesPopular and youth culturesWalk Twenty, Run TwentyDisher, GarryAustralian literatureBaker, JeanniePicture bookAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaAspects of environmentaland social sustainabilityWhy I Love AustraliaBancroft, BronwynPicture bookAustralianInsights into Aboriginalexperiences in AustraliaAspects of environmenta
The present recommended text list owes much to these documents and incorporates many of the texts that were part of . Fiction, Film and Other Texts (2003) while providing a broader support document for the new . English K-10 Syllabus (2013). Texts in this document are listed for Kindergarten to Year 10 in the following categories: fiction .
