Virtual books from the British Library

The video shows how you can use our award-winning 'Turning the Pages™' software to leaf through our great books and magnify the details. Choose the volume you'd like to see from the lists below.

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Open the book	Learn some Gunggari language words for animals from this story, Sam the frog, written by Irene Ryder, a Gunggari Elder from Mitchell, Queensland. The story is illustrated by the students of St Patrick's School.
Open the book	Read the story The Bush Rounder, a Gunggari language story by Mrs Irene Ryder. The book has beautiful illustrations by students of the Dunkeld School.
Open the book	Original Girl Mari Miyay Read and hear the story of Emily, a Gamilaraay girl, written by her mother, Michelle Witheyman-Crump with Gamilaraay translation. The book is read by Emily and her father Des Crump, who assisted in the translation of the text.
Open the book	The Emu Went Walking is a story from the Gunggari people of South East Queensland, written by Irene Ryder and vividly illustrated by Del Mailman. It contains a list of words in the Gunggari language. The story is read by Dean Nixon.
Open the book	Cherbourg children's picture diaries The children of Cherbourg have written and painted about where they live, what they love and who they are.
Open the book	Ipswich children's picture diaries The children of Ipswich have written and painted about where they live, what they love and who they are.
Open the book	Kelvin Grove children's picture diaries The children of Kelvin Grove have written and painted about where they live, what they love and who they are.
Open the book	Poruma children's picture diaries The children of Poruma have written and painted about where they live, what they love and who they are.
Open the book	Butchulla Gabu by Joyce Bonner, illustrated by Jodie Burns This colourful set of bi-lingual Butchulla language teaching books were produced by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Corporation, of Hervey Bay, Queensland, as part of its Butchulla Language Program.
Open the book	Butchulla Wurru by Joyce Bonner, illustrated by Jodie Burns This colourful set of bi-lingual Butchulla language teaching books were produced by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Corporation, of Hervey Bay, Queensland, as part of its Butchulla Language Program.
Open the book	Our people by Joyce Bonner, illustrated by Jodie Burns This colourful set of bi-lingual Butchulla language teaching books were produced by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Corporation, of Hervey Bay, Queensland, as part of its Butchulla Language Program.
Open the book	The small bird by Joyce Bonner, illustrated by Jodie Burns This colourful set of bi-lingual Butchulla language teaching books were produced by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Corporation, of Hervey Bay, Queensland, as part of its Butchulla Language Program.
Open the book	Where's my mother? by Joyce Bonner, illustrated by Jodie Burns This colourful set of bi-lingual Butchulla language teaching books were produced by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Corporation, of Hervey Bay, Queensland, as part of its Butchulla Language Program.
Open the book	Sukie fly by S.S. Sebastian Sukie dreams of having wings and flying high in the sky.
Open the book	Ziggy got wheels by S.S. Sebastian Check out the boy who grew wheels from his heels.
Open the book	My country by William Santo The first in a series of three books published by Black Ink Press to help teach children the Gudjal language. All 3 books are read by Keesha Marie Kelly, William Santo's daughter. More information is available including an interview with William Santo.
Open the book	Gudjal book of animals by William Santo The second in a series of three books published by Black Ink Press to help teach children about animals using the Gudjal language. All 3 books are read by Keesha Marie Kelly, William Santo's daughter. More information is available including an interview with William Santo.
Open the book	Gudjal book of birds by William Santo Third in a series of three books published by Black Ink Press to help teach children about birds using the Gudjal language. The books are read by Keesha Marie Kelly, William Santo's daughter. More information is available including an interview with William Santo.
Open the book	B is for Bramble by S.S. Sebastian Join Bramble the bower bird as he "collects things for his bower, like that and this and this and that...!"
Open the book	Gary Clark, creator of the cartoon, Swamp, has created a cartoon strip especially for children visiting the State Library's website.
Open the book	Join three special characters, the Wizard, Pirate and Detective in their picture book adventure!! You can write your own story, poem and/or lyrics.

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