Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763694999)

An Aboriginal ceremony of Welcome to Country is depicted for the first time in a stunning picture book from two Indigenous Australians.

Welcome to the lands of the Wurundjeri people. The people are part of the land, and the land is a part of them. Aboriginal communities across Australia have boundaries that are defined by mountain ranges and waterways. Traditionally, to cross these boundaries, permission is required. Each community has its own way of greeting, but the practice shares a common name: a Welcome to Country. Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, the senior Aboriginal elder of the Wurundjeri people, channels her passion for storytelling into a remarkable and utterly unique picture book that invites readers to discover some of the history and traditions of her people. Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy gives the Wurundjeri Welcome to Country form in beautiful paintings rich with blues and browns, as full of wonder and history as the tradition they depict.

Author: Aunty Joy Murphy
ISBN-10: 0763694991
ISBN-13: 9780763694999
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2018
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.80h x 11.60w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 01/19/2018
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 70
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory