List of books used for teaching the Accelerated Literacy teaching sequence
in the National Accelerated Literacy Program The purpose of this booklist is to provide suggestions of books recommended for use in teaching the Accelerated Literacy approach. The books listed are not the only books used to teach the Accelerated Literacy approach and are by no means exclusive of other books teachers may know and enjoy.
Book Teaching Notes
Transition, YEAR 1 The books listed for Reception (Kindergarten, Transition, Pre Primary) and Year 1 are not all meant to be read independently by children during their first year at school. Books that can be shared by classes in their first year of school will usually have short segments that repeat often in stories. These short segments of the story can be used for Accelerated Literacy teaching sequences. Later in the same year or in the next year these familiar stories can be revisited and children will be able to read larger sections of them. The book list for these classes has therefore been divided into two sections - picture books that have repeating patterns that can be used with very early readers, and picture books with simple text that children can read themselves.
Picture books with repeating patterns
Allen, Pamela. (1997). The Bear’s Lunch. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140562419 Y Allen, Pamela. (1994). Belinda. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140544933 Allen, Pamela. (1989). Fancy That! Puffin Books, ISBN 0140509712 Allen, Pamela. (1982). Who Sank the Boat? Puffin Books, ISBN 0140566937 Ahlberg, Janet and Allan. (1989) Each Peach, Pear, Plum, Puffin Books, ISBN 0140509194 Brown, Ruth. (2000). Snail Trail. Andersen Press, ISBN 0862649498 Browne, Eileen. (1994). Handa’s Surprise. Walker Books, ISBN 0744536340 Burningham, John. (1970). Mr Gumpy’s Outing. (2001). Red Fox. ISBN 0099408791 Y Burningham, John. (1973). Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car. (2002). Red Fox. ISBN 0099417952 Retold by Gray, Brian. (2000). Henny Penny. Goanna Press, ISBN 2770000010849 Carter, Melanie. (1992). Possum Goes To School. Childerset Publishers, Cairns, Australia.
Rod Campbell. (1982). Dear Zoo. Mantra Publishing Edition, 2004 , ISBN 1844441679 Cox. Tania. (2000). Little Bat. Working Title Press. ISBN 1876288094. Emmerton, Sylvia. (2005). My Mob Going to the Beach. Black Ink Press, ISBN 1863340149 Y Foreman, Michael. (2000). The Little Red Hen. Red Fox, ISBN 0099403773 Retold by O’Toole, Mary. (1993).The Gingerbread Man. Macmillan Education, ISBN 0732915732 Galdone, Paul. (1972). The Three Bears. Clarion Books, ISBN 9780899194011 Germein, Katrina. (2002). Big Rain Coming. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143500457 Y
Hutchins, Pat. (1971). Titch. Puffin Books, ISBN 0099262533 Y Hutchins, Pat. (1986). The Doorbell Rang. Puffin Books, ISBN 9780688092344 Jensen, Kiersten. (1986). Possum In The House. Childerset Publishers, ISBN 0949130028
Kraus, Robert. (1971). Leo The Late Bloomer. Windmill Books, ISBN 006443348X Retold by O’Toole, Mary. (1993). The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Macmillan Education, ISBN 0732915740
Rosen, Michael and Oxenbury Helen. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Walker Books ISBN 1406310948
Waddell, Martin. (1995). Farmer Duck. Walker Books, ISBN 0744581737 Waddell, Martin. (1992) Owl Babies. Walker Books ISBN 9781406302851 Waddell, Martin. (1992). The Pig in the Pond. Walker Books, ISBN 1406301590 Y Wild, Margaret and Strevens-Marzo, Bridget. Kiss Kiss. Little Hare ISBN 9781921272332
Book Teaching Notes
Wild, Margaret. Piglet and Mama. Working Title Press. ISBN 1876288590Picture books with simple text Laurel, Hylton. (2003). The Cowboy Frog. Magabala Books, ISBN 1875641858Lobel, Arnold. (1993). Mouse Soup. HarperTrophy US Edition ISBN 0064440419Lobel, Arnold. (1994). Mouse Tales. HarperTrophy US Edition ISBN 0064440133 Y (x2) Retold by Lofts, Pamela. (1984). The Echidna and the Shade Tree. Ashton Scholastic, ISBN 1865046221
Retold by Lofts, Pamela. (1983). Dunbi the Owl. Ashton Scholastic ISBN 1865046264Hutchins, Pat. (1968). Rosie’s Walk. The Bodley Head, ISBN 009941399X Y Retold by Saxby, Maurice. (1993). Why the Bear has a Stumpy Tail. Macmillan, ISBN 0732915767
Shannanan, Lisa. (2002). Bear and Chook. A Mark McLeod Book. Hodder, ISBN 0733615767
Year 2
Allen, Pamela. (1991). Black Dog. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140543953
Allen, Pamela. (1990). My Cat Maisie. Puffin Books, ISBN 014054237X
Allen, Pamela. (1992). Alexander’s Outing. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140554785 Y HAPPY FAMILIES SERIES including: Ahlberg, Allan. (1980). Mr Biff the Boxer. Puffin, ISBN 0140312366,
Ahlberg, Allan. (1981). Mr And Mrs Hay the Horse. Puffin, ISBN 0140312471,
Ahlberg, Allan. (1981). Miss Brick the Builders Baby. Puffin, ISBN 0140312420
Ahlberg, Allan. (1981). Mr Buzz the Beeman. Puffin, ISBN 0140312447
Ahlberg, Allan. (1981). Mrs Lather’s Laundry. Puffin, ISBN 0140312439
Ahlberg, Allan. (1988). Mrs Wobble the Waitress. Puffin, ISBN 0722656602 Y Ahlberg, Allan. (1980). Mr Tick the Teacher. Puffin, ISBN 0140312455,
Ahlberg, Allan. (1988). Mr Creep the Crook. Puffin, ISBN 0140323457,
Ahlberg, Allan. (1980) Master Bun the Baker’s Boy. Puffin/Viking. Penguin Books Ltd. Australia
Ahlberg, Allan. (1981). Master Money the Millionaire. Puffin, ISBN 0140312463,
Ahlberg, Allan. (1988). Miss Dose the Doctors’ Daughter. Puffin, ISBN 0140323465
Ahlberg, Allan. (1980). Mrs Plug the Plumber. Puffin, ISBN 0140312382 ,
Ahlberg, Allan. (1980). Master Salt the Sailor’s Son. Puffin, ISBN 0140312404
Cooper, Helen. (1998). Pumpkin Soup. Corgi Books, ISBN 0552545104D’Ath, Justin. (2001). Topsy And Turvy. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141309385 Y Graham, Bob. (2003). Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten. Walker Books, ISBN 074459829X Y Hobbs, Leigh. Fiona the Pig. Viking. ISBN 0670040975
Lebeck, Maureen. (1999). Dingo Stories from Parnngurr. Parnngurr Community School, Newman,WA
King-Smith, Dick. (2005) The Finger Eater. Sprinters Series. Walker Books, ISBN 1844281272
Lobel, Arnold. (1992). Frog and Toad are Friends. Harper Trophy US Edition ISBN 0064440206
Lobel, Arnold. (1976). Frog and Toad All Year. Harper Trophy US Edition ISBN 0060786981Lobel, Arnold. (1992). Days with Frog and Toad. HarperTrophy US Edition ISBN 0064440583Lobel, Arnold. (1992). Frog and Toad Together. Ladybird ISBN 9781846465451Retold by Lodge, Louis. (1993). The Elves and the Shoemaker. Macmillan, ISBN 0732915759
Moromoto, Junko. (1998). The Two Bullies. Red Fox, ISBN 9780091834722
Niland, Deborah. Annie’s Chair. Puffin. ISBN 9780143501985
Peguero, Leone. (2000). Mrs Wilkinson’s Chooks. Red Fox, ISBN 0091829364
Tolstoy, Aleksei & Sharkey, Niamh. (1998). The Gigantic Turnip. Barefoot Books, ISBN 1905236581
Winch, John. (1996). The Old Woman Who Loved To Read. Scholastic, ISBN 1865048054
Winton, Tim. (1999). The Deep. Fremantle Press, ISBN 978186382107
Book Teaching Notes
Year 3
Costain, Meredith. (2000). Freeing Billy. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141306645
Dahl, Roald. (1966). The Magic Finger. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141311290
Dubosarsky, Ursula. (2001). Fairy Bread. Puffin Books, ISBN 9780141311753
Dubosarsky, Ursula. (2002). The Magic Wand. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143300180
Flack, Marjorie and Wiese, Kurt. (1994). The Story About Ping. A Red Fox Edition
Penguin Putnan Edition, ISBN 0448421658
Retold by Graetz, Margaret. (2000).
The Mouse Deer and the Crocodiles, ISBN 2770000010856
The Mouse Deer and the Crocodile, ISBN 2770000010832,
The Mouse Deer and the Tiger.
Goanna Press, Canberra.
Graham, Bob. Waterhole. Walker Books. ISBN 0744565936
Huchet Bishop, Claire and Wiese, Kurt. The Five Chinese Brothers. Putnam. ISBN 9780598113572
Jinks, Catherine. (2002). Daryl’s Dinner. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141313358
Kelleher, Victor. (2002). The Gorilla Suit. Puffin Books, ISBN 9780143300175
Kelleher, Victor. (2002).
Goblin at the Zoo, Random House, ISBN 0759321000
Goblin in the Bush. Random House, ISBN 1740517709
Goblin in the City. Random House, ISBN 1740519817
Goblin in the Rainforest. Random House, ISBN 1740519825
Goblin in the Snow. Random House, ISBN 1741660254
Goblin on the Reef. Random House, ISBN 1740518551
King-Smith, Dick. (2003). Aristotle. Walker Books , ISBN 0744566800
Laguna, Sofie. (2003). Bad Buster. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143300334
Lee, Lyn. (2004). Mary, The Big Brown Hairy Spider. Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862915334
Lee, Lyn. (2001). Pog. Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862914435 Y Little, Lorna. (2004). The Mark of the Wagarl. Magabala Books, ISBN 1875641971
Lurie, Morris. (1969). The 27th Annual African Hippopotamus Race. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140342974
Y
Meeks, Arone Raymond. Enora and the Black Crane. Ashton Scholastic. ISBN 0868966444
Metzenthen, David. (2004). Spider! Puffin Books, ISBN 0143300991
Moloney, James. (2004). Duck Sounds. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143301101 Y Norrington, Leonie. (2003). Croc Bait. Omnibus Books, ISBN 9781862915138
Retold by Scott, Patricia. (1993). Of Mice, Lions and Elephants. Macmillan Education,
ISBN 9780732915919 Y
Retold by Scott, Patricia. (1993). Aesop’s Fables. Macmillan Education, ISBN 0000056367
Retold by Scott, Patricia. (1993). Tales Of The Fox. Macmillan Education ISBN 0000056294
Small, Mary. (2004). Ruff and Tumble. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143301314
Walker, Barbara K. (1975). Teeny-Tiny And The Witch-Woman. Random Edition
Sheldon, Dyan and Blythe, Gary. The Whales’ Song. Red Fox. ISBN 0099737604
Steig, William. (1969). Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Aladdin, ISBN 1416904891
Winton, Tim. (1991). The Bugalugs Bum Thief. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143300849 Y
Year 4
Base, Grahame, 2003, Truck Dogs. Puffin Books, ISBN 014330190XCannon, Janell. (1998). Stellaluna. Koala Books, ISBN 0864611242
Book Teaching Notes
Dahl, Roald. (1974). Fantastic Mr Fox. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141311282 Y D’Lacey, Chris. (2004). Horace. Corgi, ISBN 9780440864455
de PAOLA, Tomie. (1975). Strega Nona. Scholastic Inc, New York. ISBN 9780698118140
Harris, Christine. (2001). Jamil’s Shadow. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141312106 Y Jennings, Paul. (1988). The Cabbage Patch Fib. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140377697
Jennings, Paul (1996). The Cabbage Patch War. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140382437
Jennings, Paul. (1994). The Gizmo. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140370900
Jennings, Paul. (1998). Uncanny. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141301759,
Jennings, Paul. (1985). Unreal. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140370994
Jennings, Paul. (1987). Unbelievable. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140321497,
Jennings, Paul. (1987). Quirky Tales. Puffin Books, ISBN 014037101X
Jennings, Paul. (1990), Unbearable. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140371036
Jennings, Paul. (1993) Undone. Puffin Books, ISBN 014036823X
(Paul Jennings stories with Teaching Notes include: Spooks Incorporated, A Good Tip for Ghosts, Lighthouse Blues, Strap Box Flyer, Nails (Year 6), and Smelly Feat. There are Teaching Videos available for Lighthouse Blues and Spooks Incorporated)
Y
King–Smith, Dick. (1985). The Sheep-Pig (also known as Babe). Puffin Books, ISBN 0582417791
Y
King–Smith, Dick. (1997). All Because of Jackson. Young Corgi Books, ISBN 9780552554299
Lobel, Arnold. (1980). Fables. Harper Collins, Mexico (The Bad Kangaroo, The Hen and the Apple Tree and Frogs at the Rainbow’s End) ISBN 0064430464
Y
Lowe, Pat and Pike, Jimmy. (1992). Yinti. Magabala Books, ISBN 9780733970832 Y Moloney, James. (2002). A Box Of Chicks. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141313617
Moloney, James. (2004). Moving House. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141308931 Y Moloney, James. (2005). 68 Teeth. Series: Aussie Chomps. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143301918 Y Wagner, Jenny (1979). Aranea. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140502742 Out of Print
Wrightson, Patricia. (1991). The Sugar-Gum Tree. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141306912
Wrightson, Patricia. (1997). Rattler’s Place. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140387129
Yolen, Jane. (1967). The Emperor and the Kite. Putman, ISBN 0698116445
Years 5 – 6
Banks, Lynne Reid. (1999). The Indian In The Cupboard. Collins, ISBN 0007148984
Coutts, Toni Tapp. (2007). ‘Yiwal and the Flying Fox’ in Whatever! More Territory Treasures (pp 40-42). Northern Territory Writers’ Centre. ISBN ISBN 9780980384635
Dahl, Roald. (1982). George’s Marvellous Medicine. Puffin Books, ISBN 0224064908 Y Dahl, Roald. (1988). Matilda. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141311363
Also available in LARGE print from Clio Press, Oxford ,1989, Windrush series
Dahl, Roald. (1999). The Mildenhall Treasure. Jonathon Cape, ISBN 0224060171
Dahl, Roald. (1983). The Witches. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141311398
Gleitzman, Morris. (1999). Toad Rage. Puffin Books, ISBN 9780141306551
Hartnett, Sonya. (2004). The Silver Donkey. Walker Books, ISBN 1406304298
Hughes, Ted. (1968). The Iron Man. Faber and Faber, ISBN 0571207618
Ibbotson, Eva. (2001). Journey to the River Sea. Macmillan ISBN 033039715X
Lewis,C.S. (2001). The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. Collins, ISBN 0006716776
Moloney, James. (1995). Swashbuckler. UQP, ISBN 0702228257
Norrington, Leonie (2007). ‘Annie and her Dad’ in Whatever! More Territory Treasures (pp 1- 5). Northern Territory Writers’ Centre, ISBN 9780980384635
O’Brien, Robert. (1971). Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. Puffin Books, ISBN9780140366143
Book Teaching Notes
Paterson, Katherine. (1977) Bridge to Terabithia. Puffin Books, ISBN 9780140366181 Y Rodda, Emily. (1993). Rowan of Rin. Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862916357 Y Rodda, Emily. (1994). Rowan and the Travellers. Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862916365
Rodda, Emily. (1996). Rowan And The Keeper Of The Crystal. Omnibus Books, ISBN 1862916373
Small, Mary. (2004). Catastrophe Cat. Uni WA Press ISBN 1920694374
Sperry, Armstrong. (1940). Call It Courage. Aladdin ISBN 0689713916
Stow, Randolph. (1969). Midnite - The Story Of A Wild Colonial Boy. Puffin Books, ISBN 9780141307312
Thiele, Colin. (2000). Pannikin & Pinta. Lothian ISBN 0734403607 Y Thiele, Colin. (1986) Storm Boy. New Holland ISBN 1864368047
Thiele, Colin. (2004). The Twilight Ghost. Puffin Books, ISBN 0143301616
Wang, Gabrielle. (2002). The Garden Of Empress Cassia. Puffin Books. ISBN 014330027X
White,E.B. (1963). Charlotte’s Web. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141317345 Y
Junior Secondary
Avi. (2002). Poppy. Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0689837186
Armstrong, William. (1972). Sounder. Harper Trophy ISBN 0060935480
Babbit, Natalie. (2002). Tuck Everlasting. Bloomsbury ISBN 0747564175
Bowler, Tim. (1997). River Boy. Simon & Schuster,
Oxford Uni Press Edition ISBN 9780192754448
Davis Jack. (1991). A Boy’s Life. Magabala Books, ISBN 187564167X
Disher, Garry. (2001). The Bamboo Flute. Hodder Headline, ISBN 0733615880
Hill, Anthony. (1994). The Burnt Stick. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140369295
Holm, Anne. (1963). I am David. Mammoth. ISBN 0749701366
Ihimaera, Witi. (1987). The Whale Rider. Reed ISBN 186948584X
Jones, Max & Harris, David. (1998). A Man Called Possum. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140382682
LeGuin, Ursula. (1968). A Wizard Of Earthsea. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140304770
Lowe, Pat. (1994). The Girl With No Name. Puffin Books, ISBN 0140369538
Lowe, Pat. (2002). Feeling the Heat. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141309024 Y Magorian, Michelle. (1981). Goodnight Mr Tom. Puffin ISBN 0141301449
Marsden, John. (1993). Tomorrow When The War Began. Pan MacMillan ISBN 9780330274869
Y
McCaughrean, Geraldine. (2001). The Kite Rider. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192751573
Moloney James. (1993). Dougy. Uni Queensland Press, ISBN 0702224995
Moloney, James. (1996). A Bridge To Wiseman’s Cove. Uni Queensland Press, ISBN 0702233226
Y
Moloney, James. (2003). Black Taxi. Harper, ISBN 0207199892
Nicholson, John. (1997). Kimberley Warrior: The Story Of Jandamara. Allen & Unwin,
ISBN 1863738614 Y
Norrington, Leonie. (2003). The Spirit Of Barrumbi. Omnibus Books. ISBN 9781862915527
Norrington, Leonie. (2003). The Barrumbi Kids. Omnibus Books. ISBN 9781862914964 Y Norris, Andrew. (1997). Aquila. Puffin Books, ISBN 0141308958
Gillian Rubinstein.1988. Answers to Brut. Omnibus Books ISBN0141312580 Y O’Brien, Robert C. (1974). Z for Zachariah. Puffin ISBN 0141300310
O’Dell, Scott. (1966). Island Of The Blue Dolphins. A Puffin Book. ISBN 0140302689 Y Peck, Richard. (1998). A Long Way From Chigago. Puffin Books . ISBN 9780141303529
Book Teaching Notes
Pilkington, Doris. (1996). Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence. Uni of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702233552
Sachar, Louis. (1998). Holes. Bloomsbury ISBN 0747548471 Y
Schaefer, Jack. (1949). Shane. Houghton, ISBN 0395070902
Singer, Nicky. (2001). Feather Boy. Dell Yearling ISBN 0440418585
Sperry, Armstrong. (1941). Call It Courage. Aladdin ISBN 0689713916Stanley. Elizabeth. (1994). The Deliverance of Dancing Bears. Cygnet Press, ISBN 1875560378
Sutcliffe, Rosemary. (1957). The Silver Branch. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192751786
Sutcliffe, Rosemary. (1977). The Eagle of the Ninth. Puffin Books, ISBN 0194230333
Sutcliffe, Rosemary. (1958). Warrior Scarlet. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192770950
Taylor, Theodore. (1969). The Cay. Avon Books ISBN 9780140366204 Y
Taylor, Theodore. (1993). Timothy Of The Cay. Avon Books ISBN 0140368809
Voigt, Cynthia. (1981). Homecoming. Simon Pulse , ISBN 0689851324
Ward, Glenyse. (1987). Wandering Girl. Magabala Books, ISBN 1875641246
Winton, Tim. (1997). Blueback. Pan ISBN 0330361627
Winton,Tim. (1993). Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo. Puffin ISBN 0143300962 Y
Winton, Tim. (1997). Lockie Leonard Legend. Pan ISBN 9780330364621