Afloat.
Written by Kirli Saunders.
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood.
Little Hare, 2024.
Picture book.
Roam the water with me. We are here to learn. Here to
spin wisdom, to grow... From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and
seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a
time of climate crisis. Against a backdrop of a changed environment, an Elder
leads a child along the waterways, sharing
her People's knowledge and gathering community along the way. Afloat is an
uplifting and inspiring picture book that uses the practice of weaving as a
powerful metaphor for the honouring and teaching of First Nations wisdom, and
the coming together of all people to survive, thrive and create a more hopeful
future.
The threads that weave us together – the importance of
traditional weaving in many cultures.
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