We Are Australians
Title | We Are Australians PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-03-30 |
Genre | Aboriginal Australians |
ISBN | 9781742036328 |
For those born in Australia, it's easy to take citizenship and its responsibilities for granted. But there is much more to being an Australian citizen than having a passport and the right to vote.
I'm Australian Too
Title | I'm Australian Too PDF eBook |
Author | Mem Fox |
Publisher | Omnibus Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2017-03 |
Genre | Citizenship |
ISBN | 9781760276218 |
I'm Australian! How about you? Many people from many places have come across the seas, to make Australia their home. How Australian is that?
Finding the Heart of the Nation
Title | Finding the Heart of the Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Mayo |
Publisher | Hardie Grant Publishing |
Pages | 425 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1743586558 |
This is a book for all Australians. Since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was formed in 2017, Thomas Mayo has travelled around the country to promote its vision of a better future for Indigenous Australians. He’s visited communities big and small, often with the Uluru Statement canvas rolled up in a tube under his arm. Through the story of his own journey and interviews with 20 key people, Thomas taps into a deep sense of our shared humanity. The voices within these chapters make clear what the Uluru Statement is and why it is so important. And Thomas hopes you will be moved to join them, along with the growing movement of Australians who want to see substantive constitutional change. Thomas believes that we will only find the heart of our nation when the First peoples – the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders – are recognised with a representative Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution. ‘Thomas’s compelling work is full of Australian Indigenous voices that should be heard. Read this book, listen to them, and take action.’ – Danny Glover, actor and humanitarian
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
Title | Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia PDF eBook |
Author | Anita Heiss |
Publisher | Black Inc. |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2018-04-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1743820429 |
Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect. This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today. Contributors include: Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more. Winner, Small Publisher Adult Book of the Year at the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards ‘Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia is a mosaic, its more than 50 tiles – short personal essays with unique patterns, shapes, colours and textures – coming together to form a powerful portrait of resilience.’ —The Saturday Paper ‘... provides a diverse snapshot of Indigenous Australia from a much needed Aboriginal perspective.’ —The Saturday Age
We're All Australians Now
Title | We're All Australians Now PDF eBook |
Author | A B Paterson |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2015-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1743098367 |
We're All Australians Now follows the tradition of other A & R children's classics such as Mulga Bill's Bicycle and Click Go the Shears with the poem "We're All Australians Now" by A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson illustrated by the award-winning Mark Wilson. In 1915, Australia's much-loved bush poet Banjo Paterson wrote, as an open letter to the troops, a poem he titles 'We're All Australians Now'. In this beautifully illustrated picture book, award-winning illustrator Mark Wilson evokes the spirit of Paterson's words in memory of those who fought in World War One. PRAISE FOR WE'RE ALL AUSTRALIANS NOW 'Multi-talented illustrator Mark Wilson has taken this poem and created this outstanding version of We're All Australians Now in picture book format. Wilson's clever collage layouts of sketches and oil paintings brilliantly bring this poem to life by showing us a reflection of everyday life in 1915' -- Reading Time
The Australian Book of Atheism
Title | The Australian Book of Atheism PDF eBook |
Author | Warren Bonett |
Publisher | Scribe Publications |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1921640766 |
Does the Anzac ethos have roots in atheism? Does prayer have a place in Parliament? Should 'creation science' be taught in Australian schools? The Australian Book of Atheism is the first collection to explore atheism from an Australian viewpoint. Bringing together essays from 33 of the nation's pre-eminent atheist, rationalist, humanist, and sceptical thinkers, it canvasses a range of opinions on religion and secularism in Australia.
Jelly-Boy
Title | Jelly-Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Nicole Godwin |
Publisher | Walker Books |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2024-08-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1761600141 |
What happens when a jellyfish falls in love with a plastic bag she mistakes for a jelly-boy? Jelly-Boy is different. He is big and strong. And not as wobbly as the other Jelly-Boys. By the time Jelly-Girl discovers the dangerous truth about her new friend, it may already be too late. This is an inventive approach to tackling a conservation issue that is plaguing our world: too much plastic in the ocean. Told in a kid-friendly and humorous way, this is a story with the potential to encourage dialogue around an important issue.