National Reconciliation Week 2021 - Update

With the cold weather upon us and school holidays coming up this is the perfect time to start reading a new book. See the list below for some inspiring books for young people by Aboriginal authors.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are the oldest living cultures in the world. They have existed in Australia for over 50,000 years. To help your child learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, the Department of Education and Training has put together a list of books by Aboriginal authors. 

Deepen your child's understanding of the history, culture and lives of the Aboriginal community by picking up these books at your local library or online.

Primary school

Prep to Grade 2

Clever Crow by Nina Lawrence and Bronwyn Bancroft (2018)

Wilam: a Birrarung story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly - illustrated by Lisa Kennedy (2019)

Hello and welcome by Gregg Dreise (2021) 

Grades 3 to 4

Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler (2018)

Kicking Goals by Anita Heiss, Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin (2016)

Grades 5 to 6

Young dark emu: a truer history by Bruce Pascoe (2019) 

Remembered by Heart Edited by Sally Morgan (2014)

Nganga (age 9+) by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson (2018)

Secondary school

Years 7 to 8

Tell me why: for young adults - for ages 12 – 16 by Archie Roach AM (2021) 

Ubby's Underdogs: The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon by Brenton E. McKenna (2011) 

Us Mob Walawurru by David Spillman and Lisa Wilyuka (2006) 

Years 9 to 10

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe (2014) 

Becoming Kirrali Lewis by Jane Harrison (2015) 

Background reading for parents

The Little Red Yellow Black Book: an introduction to Indigenous Australia (3rd edition)

Bruce Pascoe - published by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (2012)

Linda Walsh

School Chaplain