When You See the Emu in the Sky

When You See the Emu in the Sky
Title When You See the Emu in the Sky PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Fuller
Publisher
Pages 248
Release 1997
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780688148959

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Trying to escape from grief over the death of her husband, Elizabeth Fuller embarks with her 12-year-old son on a journey to the Australian Outback. Seeking answers she has no questions for, she finds herself a participant in "the most meaningful and exciting adventure on earth". In this other world, when her heart seems most wrenched and she feels most out of place, Fuller enters through a gateway to comfort and love.

Young Dark Emu

Young Dark Emu
Title Young Dark Emu PDF eBook
Author Bruce Pascoe
Publisher Magabala Books
Pages 80
Release 2019-06-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1925768821

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*Longlisted for the CBCA 2020 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books* *Winner of the Booksellers' Choice 2020 Children's Book of the Year Award* *Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature* *Shortlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)* *Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2020: Children's* Age range 10+. The highly-anticipated junior version of Bruce Pascoe’s multi award-winning book. 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. 'Adapted for a younger readership from Pascoe's best-selling Dark Emu, this exquisitely illustrated picture book will transform how we see Australian history. Bruce uses the diaries of early explorers and colonists to show us the Australia where Aboriginal people built houses, dams and wells and farmed the land.' — Fiona Stager, The Courier Mail

Dark Emu

Dark Emu
Title Dark Emu PDF eBook
Author Bruce Pascoe
Publisher
Pages 176
Release 2015-10-01
Genre History
ISBN 9781922142436

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Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. The evidence insists that Aboriginal people right across the continent were using domesticated plants, sowing, harvesting, irrigating and storing - behaviors inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag. Gerritsen and Gammage in their latest books support this premise but Pascoe takes this further and challenges the hunter-gatherer tag as a convenient lie. Almost all the evidence comes from the records and diaries of the Australian explorers, impeccable sources.

Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia

Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia
Title Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia PDF eBook
Author Dianne Johnson
Publisher Sydney University Press
Pages 240
Release 2014-02-19
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1743323875

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Written by anthropologist Diane Johnson, Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia has been in demand since its publication in 1998. It is a record of the stars and planets which pass across night-time.

Blossom Possum

Blossom Possum
Title Blossom Possum PDF eBook
Author Gina M. Newton
Publisher
Pages 32
Release 2006
Genre Animals
ISBN 9781865047959

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'Colour my beak blue, that's a risky business if you're not a cockatoo,' squawked Rocky Cocky. 'You'll need a bodyguard.' They trotted and strutted off down the track, round the back of beyong, up the hill and past the black stump, until they bumped into Joanna Goanna. Early one morning, Blossom Possum gets such a fright she thinks the sky is falling down! She has to tell someone, so she sets off with her news. On the way she meets her bush mates. But she also runs into trouble. This retelling of a favourite folktale has a delightful Aussie twist and a refreshingly positive ending. The author has used typically Australian animals to create a cast of quirky characters. Rocky Cocky is a cheeky cockatoo, Echo Gecko is an old hippie lizard, and Toey Joey is a lively young kangaroo.

The First Astronomers

The First Astronomers
Title The First Astronomers PDF eBook
Author Duane Hamacher
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Pages 335
Release 2022-03-01
Genre Science
ISBN 1761063804

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The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world. Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this knowledge, and there is much we can learn from them. These Elders are expert observers of the stars. They teach that everything on the land is reflected in the sky, and everything in the sky is reflected on the land. How does this work, and how can we better understand our place in the universe? Guided by six First Nations Elders, Duane Hamacher takes us on a journey across space and time to reveal the wisdom of the first astronomers. These living systems of knowledge challenge conventional ideas about the nature of science and the longevity of oral tradition. Indigenous science is dynamic, adapting to changes in the skies and on Earth, pointing the way for a world facing the profound disruptions of climate change. 'This book marks a profound paradigm shift in our understanding of Indigenous scientific traditions, how they are transmitted, and their relevance to life today.' - Professor Marcia Langton, University of Melbourne 'A ground-breaking book of enormous scope.' - Brian Schmidt, Nobel Laureate in Physics 'A glimpse into Indigenous ways of reading landscapes reflected in the night sky through ancient processes of inquiry.' - Dr Tyson Yunkaporta, author of Sand Talk 'A wonderful combination of scholarship and poetry.' - Dr Annette S. Lee, Lakota astrophysicist 'Beautiful, engaging, and startlingly profound.' - Alan Duffy, Professor of Astrophysics

Henry the Flying Emu

Henry the Flying Emu
Title Henry the Flying Emu PDF eBook
Author Niraj Lal
Publisher Little Steps Publishing
Pages 36
Release 2020-09-21
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1922358185

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Henry the emu wanted to fly! But flying fish, eagles and launchers can’t seem to help. It’s only after meeting Wallagoot Jean that Henry learns about the science of orbit, and the importance of flying first with his mind...