The Source

Tell me

The Source provides information about Children’s Literature with a strong emphasis on Australian material. The database is accessible from the library only.

Have you ever been asked for books suitable for a specific age group or theme.? The Source is a great starting point

Find books and poetry for various reading levels, book awards, short stories, author websites and short author biographies, book annotations and book themes.

Search by subject, author/illustrator, genre, age level, series and sequels, or book type. For example- beginners books, drama, graphic novels, picture books, poetry.

It is possible to create annotated booklists using the list maker.

Show me and Try me

The Source is for use in the library only. Go to the Information on the web page under Books and Reading – Children and teenage section, or Databases A-Z. The database is fairly self explanatory. Familirise yourself with the layout and scope under each tab.

e.g. Click 'Search Books and Authors'. Under the heading 'choose your search' browse the headings under genre and type. Look at the search features under each heading from the top green tool bar.


Test me

1. Picture books. Theme – hospitals. Age 3-6 What does the 'Magpie' indicate next to an entry?
2. Poem – full text. Theme- Droughts in Australia. (Look under 'genre' to help refine your search)
3. Find the short list for Australian Children’s Book of the Year Awards 2010. Name 2 picture books that have been nominated and locate a summary of each
4. Find a short biographical profile of Leigh Hobbs.
5. Find a list of titles in the Deltora Quest 3 series of Emily Rodda. Create a list using the listmaker using author, title and series only.
6. Find an outline of the novel f2m by Hazel Edwards & Ryan Kennedy.
7. Locate short stories on the theme of bullying to suit a 12 year old. Note -Some entries may include the story fulltext.
8. There is also a feature to search the first line of a poem. Try – Advance Australia Fair.