Wattle Gum Curriculum Foundation Geography – Seven Little Australians & Counting

In Foundation Year our Geography focus is on ‘travelling’ the States of Australia. Assist your child in being familiar with the country in which they live.

Our Geography curriculum, resource recommendations and implementation instructions are in the printable pdf.

Curriculum Content: Geography – Australian Curriculum

Name	Writers	Illustrators	Tags	Series	Target Age	Print Status
A Is for Australia	Lessac, Frane	Lessac, Frane			5-10 Years	In Print
A Year on Our Farm	Matthews, Penny	McLean, Andrew	Eden Valley, Farm, Seasons		3-7 Years	In Print
All Through The Year	Godwin, Jane	Walker, Anna	Seasons		3-7 Years	In Print
An Amazing Australian Road Trip	Hosking, Jackie	Vamos, Lesley	Oodnadatta Children’s Home, Stolen Generation		5-8 Years	In Print
An Aussie Year : Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids	McCartney, Tania	Snerling, Tina	Multiculturalism		5-10 Years	In Print
Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia	Lester, Alison	Lester, Alison	Geography		5-12 Years	In Print
Australia Is Our Home	Giuffrida, Laura	Chapman, Julia	Multiculturalism		4-8 Years	In Print
Big Fella Rain	Webber, Beryl	Martins, Fern	Seasons, Wet Season		3-7 Years	In Print
Bob the Railway Dog	Fenton, Corinne	McLean, Andrew	Dogs, South Australian Railways, Trains		5-10 Years	In Print
Caring for Country: A West Arnhem Land Story	Bridgeman, Emily	Metcalfe, Samantha	Arnhem Land, Dalabon Country, Rambarranga Country		5-12 Years	In Print
Coming Home To Country	Bancroft, Bronwyn	Bancroft, Bronwyn	Baruyulgil, Bundjalung People, Lionsville		3-10 Years	In Print
Cooee Mittigar : A Story on Darug Songlines	Seymour, Jasmine	Watson, Leanne Mulgo	Aboriginal Culture, Blue Mountains, Darug People, Parramatta, Seasons		5-12 Years	In Print
Desert Lake : The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre	Freeman, Pamela	Anelli, Liz	Drought, Flinders Ranges, Kati Thanda, Lake Eyre	Nature Storybooks	4-12 Years	In Print
Dry to Dry : The Seasons of Kakadu	Freeman, Pamela	Anelli, Liz	Kakadu, Seasons	Nature Storybooks	4-12 Years	In Print
Found in Melbourne	O'Callaghan, Joanne	Song, Kori	Melbourne		3-7 Years	In Print
Green Tree Frogs	Kendell, Sandra	Kendell, Sandra	Amphibians, Frogs, Green Tree Frogs, Top End		4-8 Years	In Print
It’s a Miroocool!	Harris, Christine	James, Ann	Tooth Fairy		4-8 Years	In Print
Jasper & Abby: And the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle	Muldoon, Rhys, Rudd, Kevin	Zapel, Carla	Canberra, Cats, Dogs, Government, Prime Minister		4-8 Years	eBook
Jetty Jumping	Rowe, Andrea	Sommerville, Hannah	Jetty, Summer		5-10 Years	In Print
Little Dog and the Summer Holiday	Fenton, Corinne	Cowcher, Robin	1950-1960, Bondi Beach, Road Trips, Sydney		4-8 Years	In Print
Looking After Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuu	Steffensen, Victor	Steffensen, Sandra	Fire, Fire Management		5-10 Years	In Print
Mallee Sky	Toering, Jodi	Harricks, Tannya	Drought, Mallee, Wimmera		5-10 Years	In Print
Meet… the Flying Doctors	Ivanoff, George	Wood Ben	John Flynn, Royal Flying Doctors	Meet…	5-10 Years	In Print
My Country	Kwaymullina, Ezekiel	Morgan			4-8 Years	In Print
My Farm	Lester, Alison	Lester, Alison	Farm, Gippsland, Seasons		3-7 Years	In Print
Nardika Learns to Make a Spear	Fry, Chris	Fry, Christopher	Arnhem Land, Maningrida, Spearmaking		5-10 Years	Out Of Print
On the Way to Nana’s	Haji-Ali Frances	Hardy, David	Grandmothers, Kimberley		3-7 Years	In Print
One Careless Night	Booth, Christina	Booth, Christina	Extinct Animals, Mammals, Marsupial Mammals, Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine		4-8 Years	In Print
Our Island	Honey, Elizabeth, Lester, Alison	Gununa	Mornington Island		3-7 Years	In Print
Phasmid : Saving The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect	Cleave, Rohan	Coral	Endangered Species, Insects, Lord Howe Island, Stick Insect		5-12 Years	In Print
Sea Country	Cameron, Aunty Patsy	Kennedy, Lisa	Flinders Island, Pairebeenne Trawlwoolway		4-8 Years	In Print
Tasmanian Devil	Saxby, Claire	Hamilton, Max	Mammals, Marsupial Mammals, Tasmanian Devil	Nature Storybooks	5-12 Years	In Print
The Flying Optometrist	Anderton, Joanne	Erasmus, Karen	Flying Optometrist, Optometrist, Royal Flying Doctors, Wanaaring		4-8 Years	In Print
The Hidden Forest	Baker, Jeannie	Baker, Jeannie	Endangered Species, Marine Biology		5-12 Years	In Print
The River	Morgan, Sally	Malibirr, Johnny Warrkatja	River		4-8 Years	In Print
The Way of the Weedy Seadragon	Morgan, Anne	Bury, Lois	Marine Biology, Weedy Seadragon		5-12 Years	In Print
Tilly’s Reef Adventure	Garward, Rhonda N	Garward, Rhonda N	Great Barrier Reef, Green Turtles, Turtles		4-8 Years	Out Of Print
Tom the Outback Mailman	Weidenbach, Kristin	Ide, Timothy	Birdsville Track, Mailman, Marree, Simpson Desert, Sturt Stony Desert		5-10 Years	In Print
Uncle Vic’s Farm	Raewyn	Allen, Lisa	Farm		5-10 Years	In Print
Under the Southern Cross	Lessac, Frane	Lessac, Frane			5-10 Years	In Print
Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest	Lucas, Tyler, Ben	Long, Emma	Arnhem Land, Kakadu, Kundjeyhmi, Monsoon, Monsoon Forest		5-12 Years	In Print
Welcome To Country	Murphy, Joy	Kennedy, Lisa	Wurundjeri People, Yarra River		5-12 Years	In Print
Wilam: Birrarung Story	Kelly, Andrew, Murphy, Joy	Kennedy, Lisa	Melbourne, Wurundjeri People, Yarra River		6-12 Years	In Print