Afloat
$21.25
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2024
Summary
Roam the water with me. We are here to learn. Here to spin wisdom, to grow …
From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a time of climate crisis. Against a backdrop of a changed environment, an Elder leads a child along the waterways, sharing her People’s knowledge and gathering community along the way.
Afloat is an uplifting and inspiring picture bo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760505899 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760505897 |
| Author: | Kirli Saunders, Freya Blackwood |
| Publisher: | Hardie Grant Children's Publishing |
| Imprint: | Little Hare |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 232mm x 282mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
Praise for Afloat:
‘Hope is the ultimate takeaway from this moving story about community, First Nations wisdom and climate change.’ The Guardian
‘[Afloat] delves into themes of creating a future of balance and community with the natural world, while a slow, rhythmic tone and loose-lined illustrations emphasize saving what’s most important’ Publishers Weekly, starred review
‘Saunders (Gunai) uses weaving as a metaphor for community-building, demonstrating that Indigenous knowledge can be a source of connection and power as we work toward creating a better world. Blackwood’s art underscores hope and opportunities to help cultivate the land.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘Towards the end, the metaphorical analogy digs deep into our hearts and our psyche, with text and images seamlessly blending hope and pride and meaning to offer readers of all ages a strong sense of belief that when we fly and shape this world together, we can thrive.’ – Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Reading Time
Kirli Saunders
Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai Woman who rarely stays in her lane. She’s an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, writer, singer-songwriter and consultant. Kirli creates to connect, to make change. In 2022, she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her contribution to the arts. Kirli’s books have been celebrated by multiple literary awards, such as the Prime Minister’s and the Queensland, Victorian, and Western Australian Premiers’ Literary awards, the Children’s Book Council Australia awards and the Australian Book Industry awards. Her titles include Afloat (Hardie Grant, 2024), The Land Recalls You (Scholastic, 2024), Returning (Magabala, 2023), Our Dreaming (Scholastic, 2022), Bindi (Magabala, 2020), Kindred (Magabala, 2019) and The Incredible Freedom Machines (Scholastic, 2018).
Freya Blackwood is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books, who draws with a distinct style that is warm, perceptive and immediately recognisable. Since publishing her first picture book in 2003, she has has won multiple awards, including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal, and worked with writers such as Libby Gleeson, Margaret Wild, Jan Ormerod, Nick Bland and Danny Parker. Freya lives in Orange, New South Wales, with her daughter, Ivy.
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