Our World: Australia

Let's spend a day in Australia!

Let's spend a day in Australia! Eat damper for breakfast, collect bush food, swim in the creek and sing songs by the fire. Wadjiginy author Maree Yoelu and Australian illustrator Sophie Beer draw on their experiences living in Australia to create this appealing board book for very young readers.

About the author

Maree McCarthy Yoelu is a Wadjiginy woman who lives in Darwin, Australia. Maree's earliest memories of visiting Wadjiginy country involve going hunting with her aunties for bush tucker and collecting seashells on the beach. Maree works in radio and writes stories connected to her language and culture.

Sophie Beer is an award-winning illustrator/author living in Brisbane, Australia. She has worked for clients such as Penguin New York, Simon and Schuster, Google, Disney, Hardie Grant and many more. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books and equality.

Product details

• Authors: Maree McCarthy Yoelu
• Assisted by: Sophie Beer (Illustration)
• Publisher: Abrams & Chronicle
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 2 to 3
• Product format: Board book
• Released: 03.10.2023
• EAN: 9798888590072
• ISBN: 979-8-88859-007-2
• No. of pages: 20
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 165 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 445 g
• Series: Our World
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Australia, JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Baby books, For children c 0–36 months, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Picture books, Early years: daily routine, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Australia & Oceania, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Language, JUVENILE FICTION / Community & Neighbors