Books with title Welcome to My Country

A wonderfully engaging and heartening account of a successful Aboriginal community based at a beautiful beach site in Arnhem Land. Bawaka Country refers to the diverse land, water, animals, plants, rocks, thoughts, and songs that make up their Indigenous homeland of Bawaka. Theirs is a story of lives entwined and of new places of being and belonging. Welcome to My Country is also a collaborative narrative of unexpected transformations, embedded families, and the spirituality and agency of non-human elements in and of the landscape.

Come and spend some time with us at Bawaka. Get a taste of what it is like at different times of the year, and listen to our stories.Laklak Burarrwanga and family invite you to their Country, centred on a beautiful beach in Arnhem Land. Its crystal waters are full of fish, turtle, crab and stingray, to hunt; the land behind has bush fruits, pandanus for weaving, wood for spears, all kinds of useful things. This country is also rich with meaning. 'We can go anywhere and see a river, hill, tree, rock telling a story.'Here too is Laklak's own history, from her long walk across Arnhem Land as a child to her people's fight for land rights and for a say in their children's schooling. She and her family stand tall, a proud and successful Indigenous community.In the Yolngu world, we have a library in the land. You can't destroy it. If you burn it, it grows again. The land is full of more knowledge than you can imagine.'Welcome to My Country is a beautifully warm, inviting experience. As soon as I read 'When the moon goes past you can see its reflection (in the water) like the inside of your heart', I knew this would be a very special read. Being immersed in an 'experience' is the way I would describe this book. It is an enticing journey into the heart of Yolngu life, in all its wonder across the physical, artistic and spiritual world. I love the conversational style - we walk, talk and sit down with family on every page. Lovely.' - Ros Moriarty, author of Listening to Country

From fighting off carpet sharks to a balloon ride into space, from saving a princess's kingdom to exploring a cave deep underground, Sarah and Grumpy survive every danger and are always ready for their next adventure. If you need a little adventure and derring-do, join Grumpy and Sarah (and sometimes her little sister, Hannah) in Grumpy's big, magical chair. Together in the chair, they explore the magic and mystery of a little girl's imagination, combined with the experience of an old man's childhood. Welcome to my Chair is a wondrous tale of fantasy and adventure, sure to delight readers young and old.

This dynamic new series takes young readers from the depths of the oceans to the outer limits of the universe! Current topics, such as global warming and alternative energy, make science immediate and relevant to today’s students. Current Science features up-to-the-minute information and discoveries in all areas of the curriculum—life, earth, and physical sciences, as well as space, health, and technology. Fun, timely, and highly visual, each book takes a fresh approach and has a unique appeal. Clear text presents the scope of the topic, looks at causes and effects, reviews scientific evidence, theories, and new findings, and presents opportunities for students to draw their own conclusions. A two-page, full-color infographic spread called CS Infographic with detailed call-outs and labels illuminates the topic at hand.