Record Number |
19754 |
ISBN |
9781925360844 (hardcover) |
1925360849 |
Location |
CHCA 305.89 PAS Aboriginal Themes |
Author |
Pascoe, Bruce,1947-,(author). |
Title |
Young dark emu : a truer history / Bruce Pascoe. |
Published |
Broome, WA : Magabala Books, 2019. |
Collation |
78 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
Content types |
still image |
cartographic image |
text |
Carrier type |
volume |
General Note |
For Teachers' guide, see link below. |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary Note |
Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived - a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia's history pre-European colonisation. |
Target Audience |
Ages: 10+ |
Awards Note |
CBCA Eve Pownall Award (AUS) (Winner - 2020) Indie Book Awards - Best Children's (AUS) (Shortlist - 2020) |
ABIA Award - Younger Children (ages 7-12) (AUS) (Shortlist - 2020) |
NSW Premier's Literary Award - Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (AUS) (Shortlist - 2020) |
BookPeople Kids' Reading Guide Award - Children's Bk of the Year (AUS) (Winner - 2020) |
Indie Book Awards - Best Children's (AUS) (Shortlist - 2020) |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature |
Land use, Rural -- Australia -- Juvenile literature |
Hunting and gathering societies -- Australia -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- History |
Aboriginal Australians -- Agriculture -- Juvenile literature |
CHCA Children Collection Aboriginal Themes |
Internet Site |
Teachers' guide |