PF - Recommended Titles (Years 3 - 4)

Book of the Year Finalists (*) and Recommended Reads 2009 2012 General Fiction

Title
Figaro and Rumba

Author
Anna Fienberg & Stephen Michael King Elizabeth Fensham

Comments
Featuring two best friends a dog and a cat. 2010 Book of the year finalist

Matty forever*

Pearl versus the world*

Sally Murphy

2010 Book of the year finalist

Ophelia Wild secret spy

Elena De Roo

A fun verse novel about feisty Ophelia Wild and her detective agency

Bungawitta*

Emily Rodda

2012 Book of the year finalist

Audrey of the Outback (from the Audrey Series)

Christine Harris

Follow Audreys adventures in the outback.

Violet Mackerel Series*

Anna Branford

Shortlisted and notable books 2011 & 2012 A glimpse into the stolen generation through the eyes of a child

Audreys big secret

Christine Harris

Jakes gigantic list

Ken Spillman

Save our Sharks!

David Metzenthen

This Aussie bites book follows the luck of the Sharks Junior football team. An Aussie nibbles story about an adventurous chook. Great characters. Themes include community, courage, bullying, cleverness, magic

Freda the Free Range Chook

David Metzenthen

Tashi and the Golem (Tashi series)

Anna Fineberg

Maudie and Bear*

Jan Ormerod

Delightful short stories about a girl and her bear. Shortlisted in 2011 Features Kevin the big scary guard dog

Crusher Kevin

Penny Matthews

Rainbow Street Pets

Wendy Orr

6 charming stories about an animal shelter. The first two stories in the Sword Girl series.

The Secret of the Swords & The Poison Plot

Frances Watts

Katie and the Leprechaun

Kathryn England

This story has colour illustrations.

Gertie the Witch

Valerie Thomas

Gertie is a witch who enjoys causing trouble.

Northwood

Brian Falkner

Cecilia Undergarment lives in a house made of huge plastic bubbles. Her adventures take her into the dark forest with a sad and neglected dog. 2011 Finalist book of the year younger readers. A new teacher brings an unusual class pet.

Duck for a day*

Meg McKinlay

Toppling*

Sally Murphy

2011 Finalist book of the year younger readers. A story of friendship

Fishing Fame

Melanie Drewery

Perhaps borrowing the boat to go fishing wasnt such a good idea.

Losing turtle

Adrienne Frater

3 short stories including Losing Turtle where Sam has to work out what to do with the knitted jumper from Gran.

Jakes Concert Horror & Jakes Gigantic List

Ken Spillman

Quick fun reads.

The Ruffs

Christina Miesen

An Aussie bites story about a family of daring bushrangers Fantastically silly and magical

Mal the mischievous mermaid

Tiffany Mandrake

Mr Badger and the Difficult Duchess

Leigh Hobbs

Quirky fun from the author of Old Tom

Boris and Ready Set Boris

Andrew Joyner

Follow the adventures of a mischievous seven year old warthog.

Mr Eight (Aussie Nibbles)

Sharyn Eastaugh

Henrys new pet is an octopus!

Losers (Mates series)

Pauline Deeves

The Wiggly Worms are not a very successful soccer team follow their funny story.

Vinny Versus Bluebottle

Gerry Bobsien

Vinny has shrunk and is stuck in a rock pool.

Non-Fiction

Title

Author

Comments
A whale and her calf need rescuing. For all ages living on a dry continent we need to know all the facts. The latest information with excellent photographs.

Deep Sea Whale Rescue Something about water

Jan Ramage Penny Matthews

Sharks Closeup Snakes Closeup

Dr Mark Norman

Picture Books for Years 3 4 Title Author Comments

Picture Book of the Year 2011 Two families on the opposite sides of the world having an average day. Beautifully presented in Jeannie Bakers distinctive collage style.

Mirror*

Jeannie Baker

One Small Island

Alison Lester

A non-fiction picture book about the life and times of Macquarie Island.

Legend of the Golden Snail

Graeme Base

A wonderful adventure from the author of Animalia.

The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon

Aaron Blabey

Life is cursed for the people of the village of Twee..

To the Top End: Our trip across Australia

Roland Harvey

Illustrated by one of Australias best loved illustrators.

The Race for the Chinese Zodiac

Sally Rippin