Carole Wilkinson

The first part of the internationally award-winning Dragonkeeper series. Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon begin an epic journey across China. They carry with them a mysterious stone that must be protected. Dragonkeeper is the story...

Ancient China, Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe....

The Dragonkeeper series has been extraordinarily successful both in Australia and internationally. Ancient China. Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe place. But how? When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a...

Part of the award-winning Young Adult non-fiction series, The Drum. “Everyone looks on me like a black snake.” – Letter from Ned Kelly to Sergeant Babington, July 1870. Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber, and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. He stole hundreds of horses and cattle. He robbed...

The year is 325. The powerful Han Dynasty is a distant memory, and tribes of barbarian soldiers fight over what was once the Empire. It is a dangerous time. Kai is 465 years old — a teenager in dragon years. He is searching for the person predestined to be his dragonkeeper. Kai's search has led him to a Buddhist novice...

Danzi is not yet 1,000 years old – a youngster in dragon terms. There is much unrest in the provinces. Soldiers are everywhere, and the people are uneasy. It is a dangerous time for a dragon to be without a keeper. Dragonkeeper: Dragon Dawn delves into this tumultuous period, weaving a tale of intrigue and survival for its dragon protagonist....

When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip selected a sheltered cove as the site of Australia’s first colony. Australia is a big place. It covers 7.7 million square kilometres. Filling In The Map is a history of the explorers who charted the coastlines, scaled the mountains, and crossed the deserts in search of farmland and...

Talking about the weather used to be small talk; now, it's the hottest topic on Earth. We can't survive without Earth's atmosphere, yet most of the time we ignore it. We treat our atmosphere as a rubbish dump for our greenhouse gas emissions. Slowly but surely, what we are doing is changing Earth's climate. Atmospheric cuts through the many voices...

The first book in the internationally award-winning Dragonkeeper series, now a major motion picture with a stunning movie tie-in edition. Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone...

Tao is learning to be a dragonkeeper. With no one to teach him, it is not easy. He must keep Kai safe, but there is danger at every turn. They are pursued by a gang of murderous nomads, tricked by unseen spirits, attacked by a giant seven-headed snake, and disoriented in the realms of the dead. Most terrifying of all...

Dragonkeeper 5: Shadow Sister by Carole Wilkinson follows the journey of Tao, who is learning to be a dragonkeeper. With no one to teach him, it is not easy. He must keep Kai safe, but there is danger at every turn. They are pursued by a gang of murderous nomads, tricked by unseen spirits, attacked by a giant seven-headed snake,...

The sixth and final instalment in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series. Tao and Kai’s journey has been long and at last they have arrived at the Dragon Haven. But what they find is not the sanctuary Kai has described. It seems they will be forced straight back into the clutches of the murderous nomad leader Jilong, who is...

Historical fiction for middle-grade readers at its compelling, shocking, fascinating best. Inheritance follows the story of Nic, left in the care of her grandfather at a remote family property that was once her mother’s childhood home. This place, with its 30 rooms, three dogs, and lack of mobile reception, holds mysteries waiting to be uncovered. Left to her own devices,...

Matthew Flinders was a country boy who wanted to be a sailor. He lived at a time when ocean voyages took months, sometimes years. His life at sea was full of adventure and danger. He was the first to sail all the way around Australia. He drew the first complete map of the continent. Sailing was a dangerous business in...

Ten Pound Pom is part of the new-look, award-winning Our Stories series, presenting a modern Australian immigration story. I don’t want to go to Australia. I have just started grammar school. My best friend Sally goes there too. But it looks like there could be another war, and Dad has convinced Mum to go. Because we’re migrants, the voyage is...

Prince Ramose was very interested in this funeral. It was his own. Someone is trying to kill Prince Ramose. If they think he is dead, he will be safe. Pampered, selfish and very much alive, Prince Ramose lives in disguise in the Valley of the Tombs. How will this spoilt prince survive such a brutal place? Can he outwit those...

River to Bay explores the rich history and significance of the waterways within Kulin Nation country, which have been vital to the traditional owners' way of life for over 40,000 years. These same essential waterways provided safe harbour to the first European settlers as they embarked on voyages of exploration. The discoveries they made played a crucial role in shaping...

The first two titles in the best-selling Ramose series together in one volume!

Australia is a big place. It covers 7.7 million square kilometres. You would think it would be easy to find, but it stayed hidden from everyone but its First People for a very long time. Australia’s coastline was discovered piece by piece. Mapping the coastline was a task that took hundreds of years. See who got it right and who...

The Earth’s climate is changing. It’s getting hotter. In Australia over the past 50 years, maximum temperatures have been creeping higher. There have been record droughts, floods and bushfires. Why is this happening and what can we do to stop it getting worse? Earth Matters: Loving Our Planet explains the science of climate change in a child-friendly and accessible way....

An important slice of Australia's immigration story, detailing the 1960s push for British migrants. I don’t want to go to Australia. I have just started grammar school. My best friend Sally goes there too. But it looks like there could be another war and Dad has convinced Mum to go. Because we’re migrants, the voyage is costing Mum and Dad...