Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

Could one old, broken-down bus really bring a whole city neighbourhood together?

There's a funny blue bus going to the zoo today. The passengers are all very special animals, and the bus is filling up fast! Will it even reach the zoo? Jump on board and see what happens...

Grandparents are special, and the time you spend with them is special, too. This collection draws together four tales for younger readers from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories, first edited by acclaimed author Sally Morgan. These charming tales share some exciting, happy and even scary tim...

Baby Australian animals such as koalas, dingos, wallabies, possums, sea lions and others are in this book of 'Who am I?' rhymes and stunning paintings. The book ends with two information pages about the habitat and habits of each baby creature.

"Christmas Day in the bush, poem written at the turn of last century."--Provided by publisher.

Mitti doesn't like her new jumper, but her friends love its zingy-zing stripes. They all want to try it on - and that's when the trouble and fun begins!

As the sun sets on Christmas Eve, the Bush Santa's big night begins. He travels around Australia delivering special presents to all the Aussie animals, from the cockies in Cairns and the crocs of the Top End, to the wallabies in Canberra and the quokkas of Rottnest Island.

What can you see? Follow the clues that landscape, seasons, weather, the stars, the moon and the sun give to navigate bush tracks and find the Australian animal.

He's an unusual fellow, really quite quirky. He has many names, but let's call him Bush Turkey! His bald head is red, he's very well dressed. And right now he's building a nest! With timber and sticks slapped together with plaster ... will Bush Turkey's nest be a hit? Or a wonky disaster?!

An accessible and reassuring picture book that teaches children what they need to know about bushfires so they can understand what's happening and be smart and prepared, not scared.Australia is a big country with all sorts of weather. And sometimes extreme weather like bushfires. Bushfires can ma...