Fight for the Franklin

'So what did you do, Grandpa?' asked Fern.

'We set up a protest camp right in the middle of these towering giants. We hung rainbow flags, and we sang songs. We were one big family fighting for this river, cold and wet but full of hope. I've never eaten so many lentils in my life!'

Fern tried to imagine it.

Join Fern as she learns the inspirational story of how her grandfather joined the blockaders to save the Franklin River in this beautifully illustrated children's book. Jane Jolly combines evocative, poetic descriptions of Tasmania's south-west wilderness with the action and drama of the protest campaign, capturing the sense of real danger that existed for the protesters.

Backmatter includes educational spreads on the Save the Franklin campaign, how to be a change-maker, and personal reflections from blockaders such as Bob Brown, Michael Mansell and Jill McCulloch, illustrated with historic photographs.