Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron & Lisa Kennedy (Hard Back)

WINNER, 2022 TASMANIAN LITERARY AWARDS, PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS' PRIZE FOR BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS AND CHILDREN

SHORTLISTED, 2022 TASMANIAN LITERARY AWARDS, MINISTER FOR THE ARTS' PRIZE FOR BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS AND CHILDREN

NOTABLES, 2022 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD

SHORTLISTED, 2022 KARAJIA AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

In this delightful children’s picture book, Aunty Patsy Cameron generously shares the stories and traditions from her family’s seasonal island life in Tasmania. With evocative text and stunning illustrations, Sea Country lets the reader know when to pick ripe wild cherries, when the moon (mutton) birds fly home and how the nautilus shells smell like the deepest oceans.

Aunty Patsy Cameron, who is a descendant of the Pairebeenne Trawlwoolway clan in Tasmania, weaves a cultural homage to life on Flinder’s Island, with stories of collecting shells, fishing in wooden dinghies with long oars, and watching clouds snake their way down Mt Munro. Alongside this tender story, Lisa Kennedy reveals the love and connection to sea and Country through her intricate collages and delicate illustrations that sing country alive.

About the Author

Aunty Patsy Cameron grew up on Flinders Island and can trace her Aboriginal heritage through her mother’s line to four Ancestral grandmothers; Pleenpereener, Wyerlooberer, Teekoolterme and Pollerelbrener. At the head of her family is Teekoolterme’s father, the revered Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway Clan leader, formidable warrior and seer, Mannalargenna. Patsy has a Master of Arts in Tasmanian Aboriginal History and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Tasmania. She was inducted onto the Tasmanian Women’s Honour roll in 2006 and was invested with an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2017 for distinguished service to Indigenous communities in Tasmania. Her first picture book, with Lisa Kennedy, was Sea Country, also published by Magabala Books.

Lisa Kennedy is a descendant of the Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway Clans. She can trace her Aboriginal heritage through her father’s line to Ancestral grandmother Woretermoeteryenner, eldest daughter of Mannalargenna. Lisa has illustrated many award-winning books for young people and is published both in Australia and internationally. Her most recent books include Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron, and Respect by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, both published by Magabala Books. Lisa feels blessed to have collaborated with Aunty Patsy Cameron on their second book Sky Country.

ISBN: 9781925936032