This book shows a breathtaking
encounter with the magnificent rock country of Australia's iconic Kakadu
National Park, from the highly acclaimed creators of Walking in Gagudju
Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest.
From the authors of the
bestselling Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu comes this rich and
fascinating book bringing together First Nations Australian knowledge,
language, and history with Western science. This is the second of a proposed
series of three titles, with the final titles to focus on the floodplains.
Diane Lucas and Ben Tyler share
stories, knowledge, and their love of the land on a walk through one of
Australia’s most ancient and beautiful ecosystems, introducing Kyndjeyehmi
language, one of the languages of Kakadu and western Arnhem Land, along the
way.
Illustrator Long’s detailed and
beautifully rendered images vividly depict the rich and varied plant and animal
life of this unique place, encouraging young and old to see, hear, smell, and
feel the land and experience how Aboriginal people and lived and walked Country
for thousands of years. Her fly pages of insect life among flowers, other
plants, and rocks are stunning, and her interior pages are detailed and
beautiful.
This is not a typical picture
book insofar as the text is long and detailed as a family walks through the
country observing wildlife in all its forms. As the text continues, there is
frequent use of native words, like ‘Marrawuddi’ (or white-bellied sea eagle),
and ‘Karlkki’ (or tadpoles).
At the end of the book there is
an illustrated glossary of these words. And, too, there are longish
acknowledgements from the book’s three creators.
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