Cover image for Sea Country
Sea Country
Title:
Sea Country / Aunty Patsy Cameron & Lisa Kennedy.
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Publication:
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2021.
Physical description:
33 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Audience:
For primary school age.
Format:
picture book
Notes:
Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book 2022.
Summary:
In this delightful children's picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron generously shares the stories and traditions from her family's seasonal island life in Tasmania. With evocative text and stunning illustrations, Sea Country lets the reader know when to pick ripe wild cherries, when the moon (mutton) birds fly home and how the nautilus shells smell like the deepest oceans. Aunty Patsy Cameron, who is a descendant of the Pairebeenne Trawlwoolway clan in Tasmania, weaves a cultural homage to life on Flinders Island, with stories of collecting shells, fishing in wooden dinghies with long oars, and watching clouds snake their way down Mt Munro. Alongside this tender story, Lisa Kennedy reveals the love and connection to sea and Country through her intricate collages and delicate illustrations that sing country alive.
ISBN:
9781925936032 (hardback)
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Record ID:
SD_ILS:1370268