RespectAunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy Our Way is old. Older than the red earth. Older than flickering stars. Our way is respect. A tender, thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves. Part of the Our Place series which welcomes children to culture. Dream team Aunty Fay Muir and…
RespectAunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy Our Way is old. Older than the red earth. Older than flickering stars. Our way is respect. A tender, thoughtful story reminding us to respect others and respect ourselves. Part of the Our Place series which welcomes children to culture. Dream team Aunty Fay Muir and…
Trace Balla Join Clancy and Uncle Egg on a rambling, rockhopping adventure in Gariwerd (the Grampians), to find the source of the Glenelg River. A story about following your flow, and the unexpected places you may go. Praise for Rivertime: The drawings and text teem with vitality and wonder. Verdict: enchanting. – Herald Sun A…
Trace Balla Join Clancy and Uncle Egg on a rambling, rockhopping adventure in Gariwerd (the Grampians), to find the source of the Glenelg River. A story about following your flow, and the unexpected places you may go. Praise for Rivertime: The drawings and text teem with vitality and wonder. Verdict: enchanting. – Herald Sun A…
Islands worldwide are grand experiments in nature, with their isolation creating unique conditions for animals to diverge from the norm. But some islands take evolutionary twists to the extreme. On the far west of the Australian continent with the limitless Indian Ocean beyond, there is a set of islands whose inhabitants defy all laws of…
Islands worldwide are grand experiments in nature, with their isolation creating unique conditions for animals to diverge from the norm. But some islands take evolutionary twists to the extreme. On the far west of the Australian continent with the limitless Indian Ocean beyond, there is a set of islands whose inhabitants defy all laws of…
Rottnest: Its Tragedy and Its GloryEdward Jack Watson Ned Watson s stories of life on Rottnest at the closing of the decades of the 19th century make fascinating reading. He was there during some of the island s tragic and colourful periods. No one alive could write with such authority or such understanding of the…
Row, Row, Row Your BoatMatt Shanks Come aboard with the Aussie animals on an adventure down the stream, as they all try to squeeze into a tiny boat. But look out… someone else is following too! For ages zero to three years old
Row, Row, Row Your BoatMatt Shanks Come aboard with the Aussie animals on an adventure down the stream, as they all try to squeeze into a tiny boat. But look out… someone else is following too! For ages zero to three years old
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the WorldTyson Yunkaporta What happens when global systems are viewed from an Indigenous perspective? How does it affect the way we see history, money, power and learning? Could it change the world? This remarkable book is about everything from echidnas to evolution, cosmology to cooking, sex and science…
Sandalwood: The story of Western Australia s Santalum spicatumPamela Statham-Drew Sandalwood, genus Santalum, is one of the most exotic and unforgettable woods in the world. It is a yellowish timber with an elusive fragrance that is a combination of floral, spicy and earthy aromas. The oil has been used as a perfume for centuries and…
Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia: Their selection, cultivation and managementDean Nicolle Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts (relative to the 81 species included in the companion book Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia ) suited for growing in Australia. Many of these species are already commonly grown and seen in…
Somebody s Land: Welcome to Our CountryAdam Goodes and Ellie Laing, illustrated by David Hardy For thousands and thousands of years, Aboriginal people lived in the land we call Australia. The land was where peoplebuilt their homes,played in the sun, and sat together to tell stories. When the white people came, they called the land Terra Nullius.They said it…
The First Knowledges series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. Exploring practices such as architecture and design, land management, medicine, astronomy and innovation, this six-book series brings together two very different ways of understanding the natural world: one ancient, the other modern….
The First Knowledges series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. Exploring practices such as architecture and design, land management, medicine, astronomy and innovation, this six-book series brings together two very different ways of understanding the natural world: one ancient, the other modern….
Margo Neale (editor) This stunning companion to the National Museum of Australia s blockbuster Indigenous-led exhibition, Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters , explores the history and meaning of songlines, the Dreaming or creation tracks that crisscross the Australian continent, of which the Seven Sisters songline is one of the most extensive. Through stunning artworks (many created…