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Henry's Map by David Elliot (Illustrator) Henry is a very particular sort of pig, who believes there's 'a place for everything and everything in its place'. But when he looks out the window, he's troubled. The farm is a mess! So he decides to draw a map to show everyone exactly where they belong. He takes a journey through the farm with his friends as he draws the map: sheep in the woolshed; chickens in the coop; horse in the stable.

My Place by Nadia Wheatley

A Year on our Farm by Penny Matthews Every month of the year there is a different job to do on a small Australian farm. 'A Year On Our Farm' shows the passing of the seasons through the eyes of children for whom the farm, with all its animals, is home.

The Hairy-Nosed Wombats Find a New Home by Jackie French Once upon a time, deep underground, there was a colony of wonderfully whiskery wombats who all had hairy noses. They lived in the only home for Hairy-nosed Wombats in the world. Could there ever be another home for Hairy-noses? Created by wombat-loving and award-winning duo, author and Australian Children's Laureate Jackie French and illustrator Sue deGennaro, this is the (almost) true story of how finding a happy new home for Hairy-nosed Wombats helped one of the world's most endangered species to breed and thrive again.

The Lost Girl by Ambelin Kwaymullina The girl had lost her way. She had wandered away from the mothers, the aunties and the grandmothers, from the fathers and the uncles and the grandfathers. Who will show her the way home?

Same, but Little Bit Different by Kylie Dunstan Right up the very top of Australia there is a special place. My friend Normie comes from there, and he says, Things are different to what you might see in the city. Same, but little bit different' Told in the stunning collage artwork for which Kylie Dunstan is acclaimed, the story is related by a child living in a southern city and her friend Normie, who lives in the top end. As they compare notes about their lives, activities and interests, they discover how very much they have in common, despite their contrasting environments.

Follow That Map! by Scot Ritchie (Illustrator)

Up North and down South by Doreen Gonzales

If Maps Could Talk by Erika L. Shores

Homes Around the World (series) by Debbie Gallagher

Wish You Were Here: Sunshine Coast by Frank Scrivano

My Special Place by Edel Wignell; Pat Reynolds (Illustrator)

My Place by Nadia Wheatley

Reading Maps by David Rhys

Finding our Way (Big Book)

My Map Book by Sara Fanelli (Illustrator)