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'Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived – a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia’s history pre-European colonisation.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Notes
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This book has been selected for Guardian Australia’s series The Unmissables, highlighting the most notable Australian books of the year.
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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At Home with Bruce Pascoe
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2020
23454242
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'Bruce Pascoe, a Yuin, Bunarong and Tasmanian writer, has turned his craft to picture books. Found, illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, is the story of a lost calf finding his family. It is also an allegory for the Stolen Generations.
'In this interview, Bruce introduces the stunning illustrator Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, explores the real life impetus behind Found, reflects on Dark Emu and looks forward to his forthcoming novel, Imperial Harvest.
'Note, this interview was recorded via Zoom and in parts you can hear Bruce's dog in the room with him.' (Production introduction)
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y
Leanne Hall and Angela Crocombe Talk All Things Kids Publishing
Leanne Hall
(presenter),
Angela Crocombe
(presenter),
Melbourne
:
Readings
,
2019
18763240
2019
single work
podcast
'Children's bookseller and author Leanne Hall sits down with Readings Kids shop manager Angela Crocombe, to give us an insight into the wonderful world of kids' publishing and bookselling. They touch on representation and diversity in children's publishing, the success of Bruce Pascoe's Young Dark Emu, and give us some of their personal children's books recommendations.'
Source: Soundcloud.
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Dark Emu for Younger Readers
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 July no. 705 2019; (p. 45) 'Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers.'
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Dark Emu for Younger Readers
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 July no. 705 2019; (p. 45) 'Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers.' -
y
Leanne Hall and Angela Crocombe Talk All Things Kids Publishing
Leanne Hall
(presenter),
Angela Crocombe
(presenter),
Melbourne
:
Readings
,
2019
18763240
2019
single work
podcast
'Children's bookseller and author Leanne Hall sits down with Readings Kids shop manager Angela Crocombe, to give us an insight into the wonderful world of kids' publishing and bookselling. They touch on representation and diversity in children's publishing, the success of Bruce Pascoe's Young Dark Emu, and give us some of their personal children's books recommendations.'
Source: Soundcloud.
-
y
At Home with Bruce Pascoe
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2020
23454242
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'Bruce Pascoe, a Yuin, Bunarong and Tasmanian writer, has turned his craft to picture books. Found, illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, is the story of a lost calf finding his family. It is also an allegory for the Stolen Generations.
'In this interview, Bruce introduces the stunning illustrator Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, explores the real life impetus behind Found, reflects on Dark Emu and looks forward to his forthcoming novel, Imperial Harvest.
'Note, this interview was recorded via Zoom and in parts you can hear Bruce's dog in the room with him.' (Production introduction)
Awards
- 2020 winner Booksellers Choice Award — Children's Book of the Year
- 2020 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
- 2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2020 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book