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'Big Fella Rain is a celebration of northern Australia as animals, birds, trees and a parched earth await the first rain. It is almost as if country stands still as the sparse yet evocative text pays homage to the transition from dry season to wet season in a country that is like no other place in the world.
'Fern Martins illustrations seamlessly portray the dramatic skies, the thirsty animals and tiny creatures whose very existence rely on the monsoonal changes. Her exquisite rendering of the big landscape against the subtle shifts in the environment have a timeless quality that will capture the hearts of all readers.' (Publication summary)
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New Book an Educational Tool for Torres Strait, NPA Kids
2017
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— Appears in: Torres News , 4-10 December no. 1295 2017; (p. 11) -
New Book Aimed at Educating the Young
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 December no. 666 2017; (p. 47)'New book Big Fella Rain, by Aboriginal woman Beryl Webber and illustrated by Fern Martins, is designed to educate youth in remote communities.'
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New Book Aimed at Educating the Young
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 December no. 666 2017; (p. 47)'New book Big Fella Rain, by Aboriginal woman Beryl Webber and illustrated by Fern Martins, is designed to educate youth in remote communities.'
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New Book an Educational Tool for Torres Strait, NPA Kids
2017
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— Appears in: Torres News , 4-10 December no. 1295 2017; (p. 11)
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book of the Year
- Northern Australia,