Welcome To Country
$14.45
- Board Book
26 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2022
Summary
An Aboriginal ceremony of Welcome to Country is depicted in a stunning board book from two Indigenous Australians.
Welcome to the lands of the Wurundjeri people. The people are part of the land, and the land is a part of them. Aboriginal communities across Australia have boundaries that are defined by mountain ranges and waterways. Traditionally, to cross these boundaries, permission is required. Each community has its own way of greeting, but the practice shares a co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760656218 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760656216 |
| Author: | Aunty Joy Murphy, Lisa Kennedy |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Australia |
| Format: | Board Book |
| Number of Pages: | 26 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 187mm x 164mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-7 |
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Critics Review
This is an invitation to readers to embrace a sense of their country that not only puts its long Aboriginal history first, but values what that history can offer to us today. Recommended for readers five to fifty. * Reading Time *
Welcome to Country is an important narrative for teachers in schools and kindergartens and for families to share. Highly recommended. * ReadPlus *
A beautifully illustrated portayal of the Wurundjeri People and their connection to Country. * Australian Family Therapists’ Award For Children’s Literature *
This beautifully realised picture book…is a lyrical yet simple welcome to the traditional lands of the Gurundjeri People of Melbourne and the surrounding areas. * Magpies Magazine *
This is an important book for young readers and a boon for educators who are seeking to find really strong examples of Aboriginal culture and tradition. The beauty of the imagery only serves to enhance the gravitas of Aunty Joy’s Welcome to Country message. * Creative Kids’ Tales *
Aunty Joy Murphy
Joy Murphy Wandin AO is the Senior Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri People of Melbourne and surrounds. We show respect for her and other Elders by calling them Aunty or Uncle. Aunty Joy has had numerous government appointments including as a member of the Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria and of the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal. She is a storyteller and a writer and is passionate about using story to bring people together and as a conduit for understanding Aboriginal culture. Welcome to Country is her first book.
Lisa Kennedy is a descendant of the Trawlwoolway People on the north-east coast of Tasmania. Lisa was born in Melbourne and as a child lived close to the Maribyrnong River. Here she experienced the gradual restoration of the natural river environment alongside cultural regeneration and reclamation. Through sense of place she feels connected to the Wurundjeri country and all that entails — the water, the land, the animals and the ancestors. The experience of loss and reclamation is embedded in her work. Welcome to Country is her first title with Walker Books.
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