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Synopsis
When the yellow-eye fish become scarce, members of the Impatjara community and Australian government officials must learn to work cooperatively to bring the fish back.
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About the Author
David Spillman works as a teacher at Titjikala School and is focused on assisting Aboriginal children to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence to successfully negotiate cultural differences. Mark Wilson is an award-winning Australian illustrator with over 50 titles to his credit including Valley of the Bones, El Nina, and Legend of the Underwater Cave.
From School Library Journal
Grades 2-4--When the livelihood of the Impatjara Aboriginal community in Australia is threatened, white men intervene to investigate the cause of the decline of the Yellow-eye fish. Told from the perspective of a 12-year-old native boy, this is a story about the coming together of two cultures, and the fragile balance between modern science and the wisdom of a people. The text is somewhat confusing, and the choice of layout is not always conducive to easy reading. Some spreads have the text crossing over onto the recto before continuing back on the verso. Readers accustomed to reading from top down, left to right, will be distracted as they try to decipher the layout. In addition, there is also challenging vocabulary (Newmob, Yanatji, Nizbets) to get through, and children may be lost as they stumble through the foreign terms. Wilson's richly textured, painted illustrations are dreamlike when depicting the Aboriginal people, and more vivid when depicting the fish. Although not a book suited to independent reading, this title offers an important lesson in cultural awareness. It is also an essential reminder to people not to rely solely on modern technology and science and lose their natural instincts. The old addage "respect your elders" rings true.
Cathie E. Bashaw, Somers Library, NY
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- PublisherCrocodile Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1566564107
- ISBN 13 9781566564106
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorWilson Mark
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