‘Blak Book of the Month’ is a Learning to Ngangaanha initiative to support the inclusion of First Nations children’s books regularly throughout the year in all Australian classrooms. This initiative can be lead by individual teachers in their classrooms or taken up across the whole school by downloading the other ‘Blak Book of the Month’ resources for:

• Early Childhood and Foundation

• Year 1 and 2

• Year 3 and 4

The following books have been carefully selected to cover a range of First Nations themes / content such as identity, the Stolen Generations, land management, art, music and activism; as well as link to all subject areas in the Australian Curriculum. Books have also been chosen for particular months to align with significant dates.

The Year 5 and 6 Book Pack includes:

• For 60,000 Years - Marlee Silva and Rhys Paddick

• Our Home, Our Heartbeat - Adam Briggs, Rachael Sarra and Kate Moon

• Free Diving - Lorrae Coffin and Bronwyn Houston

• Albert Namatjira - Vincent Namatjera

• Sister Heart - Sally Morgan

• Our Race for Reconciliation - Anita Heiss

• Looking After Counting with Fire - Victor Steffensen and Sandra Steffensen

• Freedom Day - Thomas Mayo, Rosie Smiler and Samantha Campbell

• Bidhi Galing - Anita Heiss

• Black Cockatoo - Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler

• Alfred’s War - Rachel Bin Salleh and Samantha Fry

• We are Australians - Duncan Smith, Nicole Godwin and Jandamarra Cadd
  

  Several of the books listed are also read online by First Nation storytellers on the Story Box Library (SBL) website and app.