Phonobet is a fun literacy teaching tool from National Library of Australia Publishing, that takes an onomatopoeic romp through the sounds of Australian English.

Marion's life is anything but ordinary. The daughter of the principal, Captain Neitenstein, she is the only girl aboard a magnificent floating boys' school, anchored permanently in Sydney Harbour in the late 1800s.

Australia’s mountains may not stand as tall as mightier peaks stretched across other continents, but it is worth posing the question: does size, as in height, really matter?

Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

This is one of the unexpected stories of Fred Ward aka Captain Thunderbolt, who was known as the ‘gentleman bushranger’.

We create books that tell stories by and about Australians. Our titles draw on the Library's extensive collections to share Australia's culture and history.

Tess Scholfield-Peters tells her grandfather’s story with three intertwining threads.

Imagine a crowded theatre. The lights have just gone down. An expectant silence blankets the audience as the chatter abruptly stops. The show is about to begin.

William T. Cooper is considered a master painter of birds. He painted them for many books, mainly bird monographs.

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

Surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend (1812–1869) is an elusive, almost legendary figure, closer to folklore than to history. His name is given to the country’s second highest mountain, but the details of his career are obscure and his personal identity has remained a mystery.