Title Open your heart to Country / Jasmine Seymour

Published Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2022 ©2022

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC UNIT READING	PICTURE BOOK Sey/Oyh		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC UNIT READING	PICTURE BOOK Sey/Oyh		DUE 04-05-24
W'BOOL CRC UNIT READING	PICTURE BOOK Sey/Oyh		IN TRANSIT

Description 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm Summary From the award-winning creator of Baby Business (2019) and Cooee Mittigar (2019) comes a stunning bilingual story of healing and belonging. Told in English and Dharug, Open Your Heart to Country is a moving account of reconnection to Country from a First Nations perspective. Sharing the nourishing power of returning home and being immersed in the language of Country, this picture book invites readers to reflect on the importance of place, not only for First Nations' peoples but for everyone. With exquisite illustrations and soft, lilting text, Open Your Heart to Country appeals to the very young, while sharing a deeper message for older readers. A book the whole family can enjoy Analysis Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content Australian Notes "Open your heart to country. Listen to its language. Learn how to speak its song." -- Back cover Audience Preschool Notes Item in English with words in the Dharug language Subject Aboriginal Australia -- Land tenure -- Juvenile fiction Home -- Juvenile fiction Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction Dharug (Australian people) -- Juvenile fiction Reading List ALL153 prescribed text 2024 Genre/Form Australian fiction Picture books. Children's stories ISBN 9781922613769 1922613762

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