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Books About Great Books

The following books are available in the Stephens Library and provide an excellent range of highly recommended books for children.

Literature to support the Australian Curriculum - for teachers

Literature to Support the Australian Curriculum: annotated lists of fiction and poetry
A valuable eBook for teachers looking for fiction and poetry resources that have Indigenous, Asian or Sustainability themes.
Primary School Resources to support the Australian History Curriculum
A list of fiction and non-fiction resources (particularly picture books) with historical themes.

eBooks

Overdrive Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Wheelers Digital Library This link opens in a new window

Read or Listen to a Book Online

International Children's Digital Library
A large database of stories from all around the world, including award-winning stories.
Storynory
Free audio stories for children.
Storyline Online
Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

What should I read next?

If you read a great book and want to find similar books, the following websites will provide you with recommendations based on books or authors you have enjoyed.

YourNextRead.com
Recommendations based on a book you have enjoyed. You can also browse lists of books created by users of this site or sign up to create your own lists.

Book trailers

Book trailers for readers
Created by a teacher-librarian, this site provides access to book trailers for kids and teens.

Reading lists

Great reads for Year 4
This is a list of great books for Year 4.
Year 3 recommended reads
This is a list of great books for boys in year 3