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To be awarede for the first time in 2011.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2013
winner y
Two Mates
Maggie Prewett
(illustrator),
Broome
:
Magabala Books
,
2012
Z1909905
2012
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 3 units)
'Two Mates is the true story of the special mateship between two young boys who have grown up together in the coastal town of Broome in Australia's north-west.
'Jack is Indigenous and Raf is a non-Indigenous boy who has spinabifida.Jack and Raf take the reader on a journey of their daily life growing up in Broome. Together they search for hermit crabs, go hunting for barni, fish for salmon, explore the markets, eat satays and dress up as superheros.'
'The fact that Raf is in a wheelchair is only revealed at the end of the story.' (From the publisher's website.) -
Year: 2012
winner y
The Snake and the Boy
Azmen Sebastian
(illustrator),
Broome
:
Magabala Books
,
2011
Z1744360
2011
single work
picture book
children's
'The Snake and the Boy is a tale of the school playground with an intriguing twist. As children play football beneath a sea-blue sky, one boy takes to the bars in the playground, only to have a cunning green tree snake sneak in and steal his apple. Author Azmen Sebastian's vibrant illustrations using acrylic paints capture the wide-open spaces of a country schoolyard, such as those in and around his home in the remote Kimberley region, where you never know when a wild creature might pay a visit. Children everywhere will relate to this endearing story.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)
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Year: 2011
winner y
Our World : Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon
One Arm Point Remote Community School
(editor),
Broome
:
Magabala Books
,
2010
Z1727607
2010
anthology
autobiography
children's
(taught in 3 units)
'Ardiyooloon is home to the Bardi Jaawi people and sits at the end of a red dirt road at the top of the Dampier Peninsula, 200km north of Broome in the north-west of Western Australia. Also known as One Arm Point, the community is surrounded on three sides by the saltwater that plays such an integral part in the people's lives. Our World: Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon takes readers inside the lives of the children of a remote Indigenous community. Source: www.magabala.com (Sighted 24/11/2010).
Works About this Award
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Author a Winner at Awards 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 November no. 664 2017; (p. 19)'Kamilaroi teacher, author and illustrator Gregg Dreise has just won the Indigenous Children's category in the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards.'
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Author Takes Literary Award for Silly Birds 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 4 November no. 613 2015; (p. 28) 'A Book that combine humour, great illustrations and a parable about how it is hard to soar like an eagle when you are surrounded by turkeys has won the Indigenous category at the annual Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards...' -
New Book Award Category Announced 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 November no. 488 2010; (p. 40) This new award, Best Book for Language Development – Indigenous Children is to be offered for the first time in 2011 as part of the annual Speech Pathology of Australia's Book of the Year Awards.
