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'Our island lies beneath a big blue sky,
surrounded by the turquoise sea.
Turtles glide through the clear salt water,
and dugongs graze on banks of seagrass.
'In this lyrical celebration of place, the children of Mornington Island explore their home in words and pictures. This is a collaboration with much-loved children's picture-book creators authors Alison Lester and Elizabeth Honey.
'All royalties from Our Island and one dollar from the sale of each copy will be donated to Mornington Island State School to fund art projects in the community.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Voices of This Land : Australian Picture Books
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 367 2014; (p. 66)
— Review of Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa : When We Go Walkabout 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island 2014 single work picture book ; Yira Boornak Nyininy 2013 single work picture book ; Dwoort Baal Kaat 2013 single work picture book ; Karana : The Story of the Father Emu 2014 single work picture book ; The Lost Girl 2014 single work single work picture book -
Review : Our Island
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2014; (p. 68)
— Review of Our Island 2014 single work picture book -
[Review] Our Island
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 29 no. 2 2014; (p. 28)
— Review of Our Island 2014 single work picture book -
On the Wing
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 May 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Chooky-Doodle-Doo 2014 single work picture book ; Little Owl 2014 single work picture book ; First Flight 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island 2014 single work picture book ; The Cuckoo 2014 single work picture book
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On the Wing
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 May 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Chooky-Doodle-Doo 2014 single work picture book ; Little Owl 2014 single work picture book ; First Flight 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island 2014 single work picture book ; The Cuckoo 2014 single work picture book -
[Review] Our Island
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 29 no. 2 2014; (p. 28)
— Review of Our Island 2014 single work picture book -
Review : Our Island
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2014; (p. 68)
— Review of Our Island 2014 single work picture book -
The Voices of This Land : Australian Picture Books
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 367 2014; (p. 66)
— Review of Yirruwa Yirrilikenuma-langwa : When We Go Walkabout 2014 single work picture book ; Our Island 2014 single work picture book ; Yira Boornak Nyininy 2013 single work picture book ; Dwoort Baal Kaat 2013 single work picture book ; Karana : The Story of the Father Emu 2014 single work picture book ; The Lost Girl 2014 single work single work picture book
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
- 2015 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Indigenous Children
- 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
Last amended 15 Sep 2016 09:18:26
Subjects:
- Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
- Gununa, Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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