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See moreRe-issue of this beloved classic on the 30th anniversary of Paul Kelly and Kevin Carmody's iconic song.
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The iconic Australian song—our anthem of hope—appears here for the first time as a beautiful book for the young, and young at heart, which is to say, all of us.
Featuring the inspirational words from Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, the riveting paintings of Peter Hudson, and the sweet, wild artwork of Gurindji schoolchildren from Kalkaringi, NT, From Little Things Big Things Grow will light up rooms and hearts all over Australia.
All profits will be donated to the Gurindji community, in tribute to one of the greatest moments of courage and commitment in Australia's history.
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ISBN: 9781922992642
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 September 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Kids
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Paul Kelly is a living legend and the chronicler of our times.Kev Carmody is a Murri man from northern Queensland, and a singer-songwriter and musician who was inductedinto the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2009.
Peter Hudson is a landscape and portrait painter who lives and works in Maleny, Queensland. In 1998, he made the first of many trips to the Aboriginal communities of Daguragu and Kalkarinji in Gurindji country in the Northern Territory, which have become major influences on his work.
Gurindji school children worked with the publisher to provide the narrative artwork in this book, sharing their community's storywith future generations of Australians.
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