Just after this book was published I was in a bookshop with a friend and she commented that she would love to have a piece of art from this book Country. That certainly made me take a closer look.
Fast forward to October this year and I spied Country at our local charity book sale - for just AUS$3 (retail price AUS$25). And yes, once again the copy is in mint condition so now I am the happy owner of this very special book.
There is a detailed annotation for Country on the National Centre for Children's Literature Indigenous books database.
Here are some teachers notes from Lamont. If you subscribe to Story Box Library you could share this book as a video - but in my view you should explore the print book (slowly) first.
Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir is an Elder and Traditional Owner of Boon Wurrung Country. She is the senior linguist at the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages in Melbourne. Fay is working with her own Boon Wurrung language, recording and putting language into the database for future and present generations. She presents language-related workshops to community members who are reclaiming their languages, as well as universities and TAFEs that are interested in understanding the many and challenging aspects of language reclamation. She also goes out to schools to educate the students about language and culture and to teach language.
Other books by Aunty Fay Muir:
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