Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.

Sami Bayly The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals. Hachette Australia 9780734420015

• Teachers resources

Maree Coote Azaria: A True History. Melbournestyle Books 9780648568407

• Teachers notes

Pamela Freeman (illus. by Liz Anelli) Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu. Walker Books Australia 9781760650285

• Kakadu National Park - six seasons

David Hartley & Kirsty Murray (illus. by Dub Leffler) Strangers on Country. National Library of Australia 9780642279552

• This book was inspired by and based on Living with the Locals: Early Europeans' Experience of Indigenous Life by John Maynard and Victoria K. Haskins.

Gina M Newton (illus. by Rachel Tribout) Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish. CSIRO Publishing 9781486311842

• Spotted Handfish - Australian Museum (videos)
• A high resolution photograph of a spotted handfish

Carole Wilkinson (illus. by Prue Pittock) Matthew Flinders – Adventures on Leaky Ships. Wild Dog Books 9781742034935

• Matthew Flinder's bicorn hat in the State Library of NSW collection
• Matthew Flinders, ca. 1800 portrait watercolour miniature in the State Library of NSW collection
• There's a statue of Matthew Flinders outside the State Library of NSW and also a statue of his cat named Trim.

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