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Bush Tracks

By Ros Moriarty
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What can you see? Follow the clues that landscape, seasons, weather, the stars, the moon and the sun give to navigate bush tracks and find the Australian animal. A lyrical, fun story about tracking animals in the bush featuring vibrant illustrations by Balarinji, Australia's leading Indigenous... Read More
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What Australian animal is that? Follow the tracks and find the animal in this lyrical board book for the very young that features Indigenous artwork by Balarinji.

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What can you see? Follow the clues that landscape, seasons, weather, the stars, the moon and the sun give to navigate bush tracks and find the Australian animal.

A lyrical, fun story about tracking animals in the bush featuring vibrant illustrations by Balarinji, Australia's leading Indigenous design studio.

Ros Moriarty, author of the acclaimed memoir Listening to Country, is also the founder of the Indi Kindi early learning program.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761180842

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Board book

Date Published: 30 April 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ros Balarinji
  • Illustrated by Ros Balarinji

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 24

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Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Ros Moriarty

About the Author

Ros Moriarty grew up in wild, pristine places in lutruwita/Tasmania, which inspired her love of writing about the natural world. She is the author of many books for young readers, including Beach Song, Ten Scared Fish, Kangaroos Hop, Splosh for The Billabong, Summer Rain, Bush Tracks, Rainbow, What's That There? and Who Saw Turtle? Ros has spent most of her professional life as creative and managing director of leading Australian design studio, Balarinji, and is co-founder of the not-for-profit Moriarty Foundation. She lives on Cammeraygal Country in Sydney.

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