Black Cockatoo - Carl Merrison Book

  • Author: Carl Merrison
  • Publisher: Magabala Books
  • Cover Type: Paperback
  • Pages: 40 pages
  • Language: English
  • Genre: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
  • Genre Class: Children's, Fiction, General
  • Age range 8+*Honour Book in the 2019 CBCAs for Book of the Year: Younger Readers**Shortlisted for the 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards in the Eight to 10 Years category*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.Black Cockatoo is a wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.Teachers notes available here

    (BK-9781925360707)

    SKU BK-9781925360707
    Barcode # 9781925360707
    Brand Magabala Books
    Artist / Author Carl Merrison
    Shipping Weight 0.0300kg
    Shipping Width 0.128m
    Shipping Height 0.020m
    Shipping Length 0.198m
    Type Paperback

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