Welcome to Country
Subtitle: a traditional Aboriginal ceremony
By: welcome words by Aunty Joy Murphy with illustrations by Lisa Kennedy
Contributors: Kennedy, Lisa, ill
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Newtown
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763694999
Subjects: Social life and customs; Wurundjeri (Australian people); Juvenile literature; Aboriginal Australians; Rites and ceremonies; Intercultural communication
Description: 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.
Notes: PK12 Childrens Plus, Inc.