Description
Carl Merrison Hakea Hustler HONOUR BOOK ? 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) Younger Readers Book of the Year FINALIST ? 2019 Readings Children’s Book Prize SHORTLISTED ? 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year SHORTLISTED ? 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year ? 8 to 10 Years SHORTLISTED – 2019 Queensland Literary Awards (Griffith University Children’s Book Award) SHORTLISTED 2019 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers category) Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her, until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength. A wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.
