Anna the Goanna

A NOTABLE BOOK (Children's Book Council of Australia -  2001) Author: Jill McDougall Illustrator: Jenny Taylor Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press ISBN: 0-85575-344-7  “There is much to like about these poems … their effervescent rhythms and rhymes are irresistible.” Helen Purdie, Magpies magazine, March 2008 "FROM shooting a roo with a .22 to the scourge of petrol sniffing, these illustrated poems capture a slice of everyday life in remote indigenous Australia. Forgoing the dull, reverential approach seen in too many children's books about Aborigines or the Dreamtime, this rollicking collection uses rhyme and earthy humour to convey the highs (and some crushing lows) commonly experienced by indigenous youngsters. Accessible and insightful, Anna the Goanna should be read by students in indigenous and non-indigenous schools alike." Rosemary Neill, The Australian newspaper, June 28th 2008 Find out more      Read another review     Buy here

 

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