Australians All: A History of Growing Up from the Ice Age to the Apology
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Illustrated by Searle, Ken
By Wheatley, Nadia
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'Australians All is an outstanding history of Australia that captures the experiences of young people on this continent from the Ice Age to the Apology. Nadia Wheatley entwines her narrative with 80 judiciously chosen biographical snapshots that bring new insights to major events... and themes in Australian history...The book's subject selection speaks to young people and gives them a voice in Australian history that is both a unique and outstanding achievement.' - From the judges of the NSW Premier's History Award..'In Australian histories there is a particular group whose tales and presence and concerns are rarely narrated...Nadia Wheatley, that great writer, tells that wide-ranging story in a way so imaginative and colourful that it would attract any young person, and make young readers feel that many of their personal struggles have been faced before, by children of the past and present.' - Thomas Keneally..
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| ISBN |
9781760290498 |
| Published AU |
23 Sep 2015 |
| Publisher |
Allen & Unwin |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Alternate Format(s) |
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| Availability |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
Children / Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Children / Young Adults |
| Library of Congress |
Australia - History, Australia - History, Australia - Social life and customs |
| NBS Text |
Children's General Non-Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| Awards |
Winner of Young People's History Award 2014 (Australia)
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Short-listed for NSW Premier's History Award 2014 (Australia)
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| NZ Review |
In Australian histories there is a particular group whose tales and presence and concerns are rarely narrated. These are the children and adolescents. They are depicted as mute sufferers of the decisions of elders (as were the children of the Depression), helpless victims of policy (the Stolen Generations) and the children of the Second World War (of whom I was one). They appear in most writing of history as mere passive accessories to what adults do. But their stories are our stories too, and their stories are our history, and Nadia Wheatley, that great writer, tells that wide-ranging story in a way so imaginative and colourful that it would attract any young person, and make young readers feel that many of their personal struggles have been faced before, by children of the past and present. Nadia has performed an essential service to history and the young. --Thomas Keneally |
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Author's Bio
Nadia Wheatley is an award-winning author whose books over thirty years reflect a commitment to issues of Reconciliation, social justice, and the conservation of the environment. She has been nominated by IBBY Australia for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing - the highest international recognition given to a living author whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature. Ken Searle is best known for the cityscapes that he has exhibited during a forty-year career as an artist. In his illustration and book design, he draws upon the same sense of composition to take the reader on a journey through the landscape of the book. Over the last decade, Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle have variously written, illustrated, designed or compiled five books that express aspects of the Indigenous principles of education that they experienced while working as consultants at Papunya School (Northern Territory).
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