Black cockatoo / by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler.
Publication details: Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2018.Description: 62 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781925360707
- Black cockatoos
- Girls
- Aboriginal Australians
- Relationships -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Readers (Elementary)
- Children's stories
- Respect -- Juvenile fiction
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
- Australian fiction
- Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction
- Girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Black cockatoos -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction
- Australia
- Kimberley (W.A.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content
- Australian
- A823.4 23
- PZ7.M47 Bl 2018
- Children's Book Council of Australia - Book of the year - Younger readers - short list 2019.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Junior collection | MER | Available | 069693 |
Includes a glossary in Jaru and Kriol (pages 59-62)
"Black Cockatoo" is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength. "Black Cockatoo" is a wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.
For secondary school age.
Children's Book Council of Australia - Book of the year - Younger readers - short list 2019.
