Black cockatoo
Merrison, Carl2018
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"Black Cockatoo" is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength.
Main title:
Black cockatoo / by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler.
Author:
Imprint:
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Black cockatoo ; n1.PRC 5to6
Notes:
"Black Cockatoo" is a wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that his book may contain images and names of people who have died. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content. Includes a glossary in Jaru and Kriol (pages 59-62)
Audience:
Upper primaryFor Ages: 10+ years old
Awards:
Honour Book, 2019 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers. Shortlisted, 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards, Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year. Finalist, 2019 Readings Children's Book Prize.
ISBN:
9781925360707 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Girls -- FictionChildren, Aboriginal Australian -- FictionBlack cockatoos -- Australia -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- FictionRespect -- FictionAuthors, AustralianAustralian Children's Book of the Year Awards -- Short-List, 2019Premier's reading challenge -- grades 5to6Kimberley (W.A.) -- FictionAustralian fiction
BRN:
419789
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | MERRIS | Onloan - Due: 13 May 2025 |
| St Marys | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | MERRIS | Onloan - Due: 20 May 2025 |