HOW much do you know about the way in which our First Nations people looked after the country before the arrival of European settlers? Looking After Country With Fire is a picture book for five to 10-year-olds that demonstrates respect for Indigenous knowledge, following the success of Victor Steffensen’s bestselling adult book Fire Country.
Mother Nature has a language. If we listen, and read the signs in the land, we can understand it.
For thousands of years, First Nations people have listened and responded to the land and made friends with fire, using this knowledge to encourage plants and seeds to flourish, and creating beautiful places for both animals and people to live.
Join Uncle Kuu as he explains cultural burning, using stunning artwork by Sandra Steffensen.
To celebrate the release of Looking After Country With Fire through HardieGrant, Funday has 15 copies to give away.
To enter, colour in the picture and then ask your parent or carer to take a photograph and email it to
funday@sundaytelegraph.com.au Please put Fire Country in the subject line and fill in the coupon so we can contact you if you are a winner.
Harry the dog and the Funday team will select only the best 15 entries to receive the books, so make sure you get creative.
Entries need to be in by Thursday so they can be printed on the Health Hacker page in next week’s Sunday Telegraph.
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