For 60 000 Years
“For 60,000 years, as sure as the sun rises and rests, our people have thrived and survived. Originally penned as a poetic response to January 26th, this is an empowering story of truth, strength and community, told by Gamilaroi and Dunghutti woman Marlee Silva and illustrated by Yamatji man Rhys Paddick.” This powerful and evocative […]
Listen
Title: Listen Authors: Duncan Smith and Nicole Godwin Paintings by: Jandamarra Cadd Publisher: Wild Dog Books Publication date: August 2023 RRP: $24.99 Teachers’ Notes: Available on the Wild Dog Books website here From the creators who produced We Are Australians comes Listen, masterfully and powerfully written by Duncan Smith and Nicole Godwin with breathtaking and joyous paintings by […]
Walk With Us: Welcome to Our Country
Title: Walk With Us: Welcome to Our Country Authors: Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing Illustrator: David Hardy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Publication date: October 31, 2023 RRP: $24.99 (AUD) Teaching resource: A comprehensive teaching resource is available to download from Allen and Unwin. Walk With Us is the fourth book in the Welcome to Our Country series by Adam […]
Back On Country: Welcome to Our Country
Title: Back On Country: Welcome to Our Country Authors: Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing Illustrator: David Hardy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Publication date: November 1, 2022 RRP: $24.99 (AUD) Teaching resource: A comprehensive teaching resource is available to download from Allen and Unwin. Back On Country: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes, an Adnyamathanha […]
Picture Books by First Nations Authors and Illustrators – Collection 2
To view the first collection of eighteen books by First Nations authors and illustrators please visit here. Bobtail’s Friend: From the Desert to the Sea is the second book in the Spirit of the Dreaming series written by Rhonda Collard-Spratt, Yamatji-Noongar artist, storyteller, poet and Stolen Generations survivor and Jacki Ferro with illustrations by Rhonda-Collard-Spratt […]
We Are Australians
We Are Australians written by Duncan Smith and Nicole Godwin with paintings by Jandamarra Cadd and published by Wild Dog Books is an absolutely stunning picture book. The utterly moving, poetic and emotive text coupled with sublime illustrations provoked a visceral reaction for me. I had goosebumps while reading this breathtaking book. This is a […]
The First Scientists
The First Scientists – Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia’s First Peoples by Corey Tutt, STEM advocate and founder of Deadly Science and illustrated by Blak Douglas shares Australia’s First peoples awe inspiring scientific knowledge and experience. We are privileged to be able to learn from the oldest continuing culture on earth. This book written […]
Heroes, Rebels and Innovators : Inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from history
Heroes, Rebels and Innovators: Inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People from History by Karen Wyld and illustrated by Jaelyn Biumaiwai contains seven powerful and engaging stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women from the early contact era. Each story is told in two parts. The first is lyrical (written in verses, […]