Welcome To Country
$31.50
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2020
Summary
A beautiful slipcase edition including a hardback with a keepsake art print making this a perfect gift for young readers
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 common name: a Welcome to Country.
Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, the senior Aboriginal elder of the Wurundjeri people, cha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760652173 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760652172 |
| Author: | Aunty Joy Murphy |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 716g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 263mm x 298mm |
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Critics Review
Richly pigmented illustrations in a traditional style depict the close connection between people, animals, land, and elements. There is a formality in the tone of the text that some readers might find unusual but not unfriendly. This unique picture book lends itself easily to social studies curricula, but its poetic qualities should not be overlooked. * Booklist * Kids may pick up Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony expecting something less abstract, but they won’t be disappointed. Murphy’s book-length meditation invoking Wurundjeri customs and values is beguiling, and Lisa Kennedy’s acrylic paintings–some so multilayered that they could pass for embroidered tapestries–are dazzlers…While Welcome to Country uses the distinctive voice of the Wurundjeri of Australia, it speaks to everyone. * Shelf Awareness for Readers *
About The Author
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 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 Black Dog Books.
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