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Watership Down
Mentioned in: Dr Merryn McKinnon
Nick Arnold
Horrible Science: Chemical Chaos
Mentioned in: Dr Michelle Wong
Julian Baggini
The Ego Trick: In Search Of The Self
Mentioned in: Dr Audrey Lobo-Pulo
Trace Balla
Rivertime
Mentioned in: Abbie Mitchell
Leigh Bardugo
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
Mentioned in: Cairo Malet
Gregory Bateson
Mentioned in: Dr Audrey Lobo-Pulo
Mind and Nature
Mentioned in: Dr Audrey Lobo-Pulo
E M Bell
Life at extremes: Environments, organisms and strategies for survival
Mentioned in: Dr Elanor Bell
Enid Blyton (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Merryn McKinnon, Dr Carly Howett
Shadow the sheepdog
Mentioned in: Rebecca Lim
Malory towers: First term: Book 1
Mentioned in: Pauline Belford
The Secret Seven
Mentioned in: Dr Carly Howett
The Famous Five
Mentioned in: Dr Carly Howett
The Magic Faraway Tree
Mentioned in: Dr Carly Howett
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden
Mentioned in: Dr Kat Taylor
Blake Chapman
Shark attacks: Myths, misunderstandings and human fear (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Blake Chapman
Blake Chapman and Astred Hicks
Ocean animals: The weirdest, smartest and sneakiest sea creatures (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Blake Chapman
Joanna Cole
The magic school bus inside the human body
Mentioned in: Jasmine Fellows
L. E. Commander, D.J. Coates, L. Broadhurst, C.A. Offord, R.O. Makinson, and M. Matthes
Guidelines for the translocation of threatened plants in Australia (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Lucy Commander
Colin Dann
The animals of farthing wood
Mentioned in: Dr Sabine Bird
Terry Deary
Horrible Histories
Mentioned in: Dr Michelle Wong
Hazel Edwards
Imaginary Menagerie
Mentioned in: Natasha Coutts
Raymond Feist
Magician
Mentioned in: Pia Andrews
Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord
Mentioned in: Jesslyn Tannady
Roy Gerrard
Mik's Mammoth
Mentioned in: Dr Anika Molesworth
Philip Gibbons and David Lindenmayer
Tree hollows and wildlife conservation in Australia (link)
Mentioned in: Abbie Mitchell
William Gibson (link)
Mentioned in: Pia Andrews
Neuromancer
Mentioned in: Pia Andrews
Malcolm Gladwell (link)
Mentioned in: Pauline Belford
Outliers: The story of success (link)
Mentioned in: Pauline Belford
Amanda Hickie (link)
Before this is over / An ordinary epidemic (link)
Mentioned in: Amanda Hickie
Hugh Howey (link)
Mentioned in: Amanda Hickie
Wool
Mentioned in: Amanda Hickie
Janine Illian, Antti Penttinen, Helga Stoyan, and Dietrich Stoyan
Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Point Patterns
Mentioned in: Prof Janine Illian
Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth
Mentioned in: Assoc Prof Rhea Liang, Amanda Hickie
Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew
Mentioned in: Dr Shelly Lesher, Dr Marsha Tufft
Kevin Kelly
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World
Mentioned in: Dr Audrey Lobo-Pulo
Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking (Puffin Modern Classics)
Mentioned in: Prof Janine Illian
Mio, mein Mio
Mentioned in: Prof Janine Illian
Ann M Martin
The Baby-Sitters Club
Mentioned in: Dr Dani Barrington
A A Milne
Winnie-the-pooh: Classic gift edition
Mentioned in: Dr Blake Chapman
Abbie Mitchell and Astred Hicks
A Hollow Is a Home (link)
Mentioned in: Abbie Mitchell
Anika Molesworth
Our Sunburnt Country
Mentioned in: Dr Anika Molesworth
L M Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables
Mentioned in: Dr Kat Taylor
George Orwell
Mentioned in: Dr Lucy Commander
Ethel C Pedley
Dot and the kangaroo: Illustrated
Mentioned in: Abbie Mitchell
Tamora Pierce (link)
Mentioned in: Cairo Malet
Song of the Lioness
Mentioned in: Cairo Malet
Protector of the Small
Mentioned in: Cairo Malet
Circle of Magic
Mentioned in: Cairo Malet
Emily Rodda
Teen Power
Mentioned in: Dr Dani Barrington
Deltora Quest
Mentioned in: Dr Kit Prendergast
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter
Mentioned in: Megan Knox, Dr Heloise F. Stevance
Stephanie Ryan
Let's Learn about Chemistry (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Stephanie Ryan
Shahastra
The magical rainbow man
Mentioned in: Karin Stark
David Shaw, Kath Kovac, and Jasmine Fellows
More hands-on science: 50 Amazing kids' activities from CSIRO (link)
Mentioned in: Jasmine Fellows
Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Mentioned in: Helen Huang
Roger Steene
Coral reefs: Nature's richest realm
Mentioned in: Dr Dani Barrington
Neal Stephenson
The diamond age
Mentioned in: Pia Andrews
R L Stine
Goosebumps
Mentioned in: Dr Dani Barrington
Jon Stone
The monster at the end of this book: Sesame street: Starring lovable, furry old Grover
Mentioned in: Dr Stephanie Ryan
Charles Stross
Accelerando
Mentioned in: Pia Andrews
J R R Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Mentioned in: Keri Bean, Dr Carly Howett, Dr Elanor Bell
The Hobbit
Mentioned in: Dr Carly Howett, Dr Elanor Bell, Pia Andrews
Marsha Tufft
Putney and the magic eyePad (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Marsha Tufft
The cardboard boat race (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Marsha Tufft
The butterfly detective (link)
Mentioned in: Dr Marsha Tufft
Jules Verne
Mentioned in: Dr Marsha Tufft
Rick Warren
The purpose driven life: What on earth am I here for?
Mentioned in: Kriza Calumba
John 'lofty' Wiseman
SAS survival handbook: The definitive survival guide
Mentioned in: Dr Sabine Bird
John Wyndham
Mentioned in: Dr Lucy Commander
Ursula Guin
Earthsea Cycle
Mentioned in: Cairo Malet