Strangers on Country

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Label

Strangers on Country

Statement of responsibility

David Hartley & Kirsty Murray ; illustrated by Dub Leffler

Creator

• Hartley, David, 1979-
• trueHartley, David

Contributor

• trueMurray, Kirsty
• trueLeffler, Dub

Author

• trueMurray, Kirsty
• Hartley, David, 1979-

Illustrator

• trueLeffler, Dub

Subject

• Aboriginal Australian -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile literature
• Aboriginal Australians -- First contact with Europeans -- Children's nonfiction
• Aboriginal Australians -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile literature
• Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction
• Aboriginal Australians -- Relations with Europeans -- Children's nonfiction
• Aboriginal Australians -- Relations with Europeans -- Juvenile literature
• Aboriginal Australians, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander
• All Australian Indigenous Material (Australia)
• Alternative histories (Fiction)
• trueAustralian
• Australian history
• trueCastaways
• Castaways -- Australia | Queensland -- Children's nonfiction
• Castaways -- Queensland -- Juvenile fiction
• Castaways -- Queensland -- Juvenile literature
• trueChildren's stories
• trueEscaped convicts
• First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Australia | Queensland -- Children's non fiction
• First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Australia | Queensland -- Children's nonfiction
• First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Queensland -- Juvenile fiction
• First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Queensland -- Juvenile literature
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueIndigenous Australians
• Indigenous Collection
• trueIndigenous peoples
• trueKindness
• Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia)
• Premier’s Reading Challenge 5-6
• trueTorres Strait Islanders
• Torres Strait Islanders -- Australia -- Juvenile literature
• Torres Strait Islanders -- First contact with Europeans -- Children's nonfiction
• Torres Strait Islanders -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile literature
• Torres Strait Islanders -- Relations with Europeans
• trueShipwreck survivors
• Aboriginal Australian -- First contact with Europeans -- Children's fiction
• Aboriginal Australian -- First contact with Europeans -- Children's nonfiction
• Aboriginal Australian -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• Premier’s Reading Challenge 5-6
• Children's nonfiction
• Children's fiction
• Children's non fiction
• Children's stories
• Historical fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

This book is fiction and non-fiction. The fictional part tells the story of five white castaways or runaways who were found and cared for by Indigenous groups. There are five pairs of stories: each pair of stories has one written by an Indigenous author and one by a non-Indigenous author. After each story there is a non-fiction section that tells the true story from history

Character

• trueCulturally diverse
• trueLarge cast of characters

Award

Children's Book Council of Australia: Notable Australian Children's Book, 2021.

Awards note

Eve Pownall Award 2021; Children's Book Council of Australia Notable book (0-18 years)

Cataloging source

ANL

Dewey number

305.899

Government publication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits

Index

index present

Intended audience

For ages 8+ years

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Susan

Target audience

primary