Wattle Gum Curriculum Year 5 History – Seven Little Australians & Counting

In Year 5 our History focus will be: Australian History and Ancient Rome

We will look at life in Australia between 1800 to 1900
We will consider the experiences of all; First Nations Peoples, Convicts and Free Settlers.
We’ll be looking at life in Ancient Rome.
Encourage your child to ask questions about people and events.
Nurture their interest in History.

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

Name	Writers	Illustrators	Tags	Series	Target Age	Print Status	Curriculums
A Triumph for Flavius	Snedeker, Caroline Dale		Ancient Rome		8-14 Years	Out Of Print
Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea	Reeder, Stephanie Owen		Grace Bussell, Margaret River, Redgate Beach, Sam Isaacs, Shipwreck. Steamship	Heritage Heroes	6-18 Years	In Print
Bold Ben Hall	Wedd, Monty	Wedd, Monty	Ben Hall		10-18 Years	In Print
City	Macaulay, David		Rome		10-18 Years	In Print
City of the Golden House	Polland, Madeleine		Ancient Rome		11-18 Years	In Print
Dancing with Ben Hall	French, Jackie		1860-1870, Ben Hall		10-14 Years	In Print
Detectives in Togas	Winterfeld, Henry		Ancient Rome		8-12 Years	In Print
Famous Men of Rome	Haaren, John Henry		Rome		8-18 Years	In Print
Galen: and the Gateway to Medicine	Bendick, Jeanne		Ancient Greece, Galen, Medicine		10-18 Years	In Print
Ghost Boy	Pulman, Felicity		1880-1890, Quarantine Station Manly, Smallpox, Sydney		10-14 Years	In Print
Gladiator	Watkins, Richard		Ancient Rome		12-17 Years	Out Of Print
History Mysteries: The Lost Explorer	Greenwood, Mark		1840-1850, Ludwig Leichhardt	History Mysteries	8-12 Years	In Print
Lost!: A True Tale from the Bush	Reeder, Stephanie Owen		Bush Lost, Wimmera	Heritage Heroes	6-18 Years	In Print
Lucy’s Dawn	Blair, Juliet		1880-1890, Louisa Lawson, Printing, Suffragettes, Sydney, Women's Rights		10-14 Years	In Print
M is for Mutiny!: History by Alphabet	Dickson, John	Emmerichs, Bern	Sydney		8-12 Years	In Print
Meet Grace	Laguna, Sofie		1800-1810, Sydney	Our Australian Girl	8-12 Years	In Print
My Australian Story: Banner Bold	Wheatley, Nadia		1850-1860, Ballarat Goldfields, Eureka	My Australian Story	10-14 Years	In Print
My Australian Story: Castle Hill Rebellion	Michaels, Chrissie		1800-1810, Castle Hill, Convict Uprising, Sydney	My Australian Story	10-14 Years	In Print
Mystery of the Roman Ransom	Winterfeld, Henry		Ancient Rome		8-12 Years	In Print
Ned Kelly	Wedd, Monty	Wedd, Monty	Ned Kelly		10-18 Years	In Print
Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy	Wang, Gabrielle		1860-1870, Aboriginal Mission, Chinese-Aboriginal, Echuca, Stolen Generation	Our Australian Girl	8-12 Years	In Print	AO Aust PD, AO4 Aust PD
Pompeii, Buried Alive	Kunhardt, Edith		Ancient Rome, Pompeii	Step Into Reading	7-10 Years	Out Of Print
Rebellion at Eureka	Tucker, Alan		1850-1860, Ballarat Goldfields, Eureka	My Australian Story	10-14 Years	In Print
That Boy, Jack	Brian, Janeen		1870-1880, Copper Mines, Moonta		9-13 Years	In Print
The Bronze Bow	Speare, Elizabeth George				10-18 Years	In Print
The Camel Who Crossed Australia	French, Jackie		1860-1870, Burke & Wills	Animal Stars	7-13 Years	In Print
The Cat and the Captain	Taylor. Ruth	Parkins, David	Matthew Flinders		8-12 Years	In Print
The Forgotten Daughter	Snedeker, Caroline Dale		Ancient Rome		10-16	Out Of Print
The Horse Who Bit A Bushranger	French, Jackie			Animal Stars	7-13 Years	In Print
The Hunt for Ned Kelly	Masson, Sophie		1870-1880, Ned Kelly	My Australian Story	10-14 Years	In Print
The Journey of Tom Thumb ll	Hill, Christine	Hill, Christine	George Bass, Lake Illawarra, Matthew Flinders, South Coast		12-17 Years	In Print
The Locket of Dreams	Murrell, Belinda		1850-1860, Dampier Peninsula, Time Slip	Timeslip	10-14 Years	In Print
The Night They Stormed Eureka	French, Jackie		1850-1860, Ballarat Goldfields, Eureka		10-18 Years	In Print
The Secret of the Youngest Rebel	French, Jackie		1800-1810, Sydney	The Secret History Series	7-13 Years	In Print
The Story of the Romans	Guerber, H A		Ancient Rome		9-14 Years	In Print
The Thieves of Ostia	Lawrence, Caroline		Ancient Rome		8-12 Years	In Print
The Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World			Encyclopedia	Usborne	8-18 Years	Out Of Print
Tiger, Tiger	Banks, Lynne Reid		Ancient Rome		10-14 Years	In Print
Trim: the Story of A Brave Seafaring Cat	Flinders, Matthew		Matthew Flinders		11-15 Years	In Print	AO Aust JD, AO Aust PD, AO2 Aust PD, AO4 Aust JD, MA1B Aust
Vinegar Boy	Hawse, Alberta		Crucifixion, Holy Week		8-18 Years	In Print
William Bligh: A Stormy Story of Tempestuous Times	Sedunary, Michael	Emmerichs, Bern	1800-1810, Governor William Bligh, Sydney		8-12 Years	In Print
Word to Caesar	Trease, Geoffrey		Ancient Rome, Roman Britain		9-18 Years	Out Of Print
Yong : The Journey Of An Unworthy Son	Brian, Janeen		1850-1860, Ballarat Goldfields		10-14 Years	eBook, In Print