Publisher's synopsis
An extraordinary illustrated history told from the Indigenous perspective and created through a series of workshops, extensive research and community consultation.
Maralinga – the Anangu Story is our story. We have told it for our children, our grandchildren and their children. We have told it for you.
In words and pictures Yalata and Oak Valley community members, with author Christobel Mattingley, describe what happened in the Maralinga Tjarutja lands of South Australia before the bombs and after.
Upcoming resource
Awards
- Short-listed NSW Premier’s History Awards (The Young People’s History Prize) 2010 AU
- Short-listed Australian Educational Publishing Awards, Primary Library Book Category 2010 AU
- Runner-up CBCA Book of the Year, Eve Pownell Award for Information Books, 2010 2010 AU
Christobel Mattingley was born in SA in 1931 and died in 2019, and is the author of more than 50 books, 47 of which were for children. After publishing her first book, The Picnic Dog, in 1970, Mattingley went on to win numerous awards for her work including the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Children’s Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and Picture Book categories, and an Australian Human Rights Award commendation for No Gun for Asmir. Her work has been translated into other languages, won various awards in Australia and the USA, and has been made into films for ABC Television. In 1990 she received the Advance Australia Award for Service to Literature, and in 1996 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to literature, particularly children’s literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues.
Photo courtesy of Allen & Unwin
