Cover image for We love Country
Title:
We love Country / [authors], Leanne Pelikan (nee Briggs), Kylie Dickson, Nicole Smith ; [illustrators], Jamin (Benjamin Kluss), Luke Emmerton (Luey D.).
Author/Creator:
Edition:
[Oversize edition].
Publication:
Tasmania : Department for Education, Children and Young People, [2023]
Physical description:
19 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 38 cm.
Audience:
For ages 0-8 years.
Format:
big book

picture book
Notes:
"Join Nanna and her grandchildren as they share their connection to Lutruwita/Tasmania. Using their senses, Nanna helps to show them how they connect to Country."--Back cover.

'We love Country' has been developed by the Department for Education, Children and Young People in collaboration with Aboriginal Education Services and Early Learning, for distribution to primary schools, Child and Family Learning Centres, and libraries across the State.

"Introducing Screech and Scratch, two yellow-tailed black cockatoos featured in this story. Can you find them in each picture throughout the book?"--Page [19].

Also available in a smaller print edition, and in an animated version.
Summary:
"Authors Leanne Pelikan, Kylie Dickson and Nicole Smith - whose mobs are from Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria - wrote this story about Nanna showing her grandchildren (and the reader) how they connect with Country. It features beautiful illustrations based on familiar Tasmanian landscapes by local artists Jamin and Luke Emmerton... 'We love Country features native Tasmanian animals, plants and locations and explores Country using each of the five senses - sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Think: hearing the screeching of yellow-tailed black cockatoos, or smelling the eucalyptus from tall gum trees,' Kylie says. Leanne adds, 'Young children learn best by exploring with their senses. This book demonstrates how that works for Aboriginal people and the importance of our connection to Country. This book is about sharing and passing on our ways of learning from Tasmania's Aboriginal people to the wider community.' "--Publisher information.
ISBN:
9780646868080
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1410761