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This Bird: Noticing our Urban Birds

August 7, 2025

Astred Hicks with Holly Parsons, This Bird: Noticing Our Urban Birds, CSIRO Publishing, August 2025, 64 pp. RRP $32.99 (hbk), […]

Australian birds, factual picture book, information book, middle non-fiction, native birds, urban setting

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How to be a (Fantastic, Sensational) Good Enough Kid

August 3, 2025

Alice Peel (text) and Beck Feiner (illustrator), How to be a (Fantastic, Sensational) Good Enough Kid, NewSouth, April 2025, 256

brain functions, emotional intelligence, growing up, highly recommended, information book, journaling, mental health, middle non-fiction, Self care, tips for emotional wellbeing, Wellbeing

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Find Me on the Coast

July 30, 2025

Jess McGeachin, Find Me on the Coast, Lothian Children’s Books, July 2025, 40 pp., RRP $29.99 (hbk), ISBN 9780734423634 Jess McGeachin

all ages, australian flora and fauna, coastal life, coastlines, ecology, environmental awareness, factual picture book, highly recommended, picture book, Sealife

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I am NOT an OWL!

July 18, 2025

Rhonda Ooi (text) and Mel Corrigan (illustrator), I am NOT an OWL!, Woodslane Press, April 2025, 32 pp., RRP $24.99

Australian animals, early childhood book, factual picture book, family, nocturnal animals, Owls, picture book

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Filling in the Map: Exploring Inland Australia

July 11, 2025

Carole Wilkinson, Filling in the Map: Exploring Inland Australia, Wild Dog, June 2025, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781742036557

Aboriginal history, colonial history, Exploration, exploring Australia, factual picture book, historical maps, information book, Maps

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Butterflies Up Close

July 9, 2025

Mark Russell, Butterflies Up Close, Wild Dog Books, June 2025, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781742037097 My observation is

butterflies, factual picture book, information book, life cycles, non fiction book, photographic images

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Tubowgule: A Sydney Opera House History

July 3, 2025

Melissa-Jane Fogarty (text) and Dylan Finney (illustrator), Tubowgule: a Sydney Opera House History, Lothian Children’s Books, March 2025, 32 pp.,

Aboriginal history, Australian history, colonial history, factual picture book, History, narrative non-fiction, Sydney Opera House

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50 Ways to Die in Space

June 17, 2025

Eileen O’Hely (text) and Nico O’Sullivan (illustrator), 50 Ways to Die in Space, Hawkeye Publishing, April 2025, 162 pp., RRP

graphic, humour, illustrated chapter books, Science, space exploration, Spaceships, Younger Readers

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Anti-Racism Kit: A Guide to High School Students

June 8, 2025

Jinyoung Kim & Sabina Patawaran (text) and Emma Iamawi (illustrator), Anti-Racism Kit: a guide for high school students, Hardie Grant

definitions, discrimination, illustrated chapter books, intergenerational trauma, middle years non fiction, non fiction book, older readers, Racism, unconscious bias

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Young Dark Emu: A Truer History

June 4, 2025

Bruce Pascoe, Young Dark Emu: A Truer History, Magabala Books, February 2025, 80 pp., RRP $29.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922777508 This

Aboriginal customs, aboriginal food, Aboriginal history, factual picture book, land management, non fiction book, primary sources, updated edition

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Hello my name is Ruby Philpott, my mother is Cath Pownall, Eve Pownall is my great grandmother. Thank you for…

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