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'Bindi’s big brother, Rocco, is very sick. All she wants is for him to get better. While Rocco is away getting treatment, Bindi discovers the healing power of a good yarn and a simple wish.' (Source: Publishers website)
An Indigenous education series for ALL young Australians and their teachers.
Twelve 64-page novels
Four 48-page graphic novels
Four anthologies (comprising many text types: poems, artworks, descriptions, plays and so on)
Behind the Stories DVD
Professional Support CD-ROM
160-page Professional Support manual
What's it like to be a young Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in Australia today? Yarning Strong provides some of the answers for upper primary (and lower secondary) students.
All stories have been written by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writers, and a committee of respected Indigenous educators guided the development and content of the series.
yYarning Strong Identity SeriesSouth Melbourne:Oxford University Press,201187072692011series - publisher graphic novel This series of books 'gathers Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal voices from throughout Australia, exploring what it means to have an Indigenous identity in our country today, and looking forward to a time when the ‘two worlds’ of Australia become one.' (Source: Publisher's website)
