Australian Writers and Photographers
Laklak Burarrwanga and others
Welcome To My Country
Allen & Unwin 2013
$23.99pb 209
pages
ISBN 978 1 7433 1396 1
Themes: Arnhem Land/ Australian Aboriginal rights/
Australian Aboriginal life and culture/
Laklak Burarrwanga and her large family are Yolnu people. They
live in a thriving community at Bawaka in Arnhem Land in a place rich with
story in the rivers, the trees, the hills and the rocks. Laklak’s story (she is
now an elder in the community) has been built up over the years with the help
of interpreters and includes her long walk across Arnhem Land as a child and
her people’s fights for their children to have quality schooling. The book is illustrated with excellent
colour photographs which could be the basis for many spin-offs for younger children.
Year 8 up/ Age 12 up
STORYLINES
2013 is nearly here!
Dunedin Saturday 10th August
Christchurch Sunday 11th August
Wellington Saturday 17th August
Kaitia Saturday 17th August
South Auckland Saturday 17th August
Auckland Sunday 18th August
(Google Storylines 2013
for details of programmes and venues)
I am on the Wellington planning committee and at our latest
meeting this week we discussed a special deal on extra large
teddy bears that were being offered by The Warehouse. We are not totally sure
how we are going to use him in the programme yet but I was detailed off to buy him
this afternoon. He is a big bear and
he seemed so intelligent and companionable as I drove him home that I felt I
should actually be engaging him in a little small talk. He is now lying on the
bed in the rather cold spare room – I just hope he doesn’t expect to come out
and watch TV tonight in front of the fire…I am sure there are some scary
stories (including adult) about Toys That Come to Life. I will be waiting for the soft pad pad of large paws.
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