Somebody's Land: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes

Somebody's Land: Welcome to Our Country by Adam GoodesAn accessible picture book for young children that introduces First Nations history and the term 'terra nullius' to a general audience, from Australian of the Year, community leader and anti racism advocate Adam Goodes and political adviser and former journalist Ellie Laing, with artwork by Barkindji illustrator David Hardy. For thousands and thousands of years, Aboriginal people lived in the land we call Australia. The land was where people built

sides and sweets

' Sydney Morning Herald

From his seedy high-rise flat Keely looks down at a society from which he's retired hurt and angry

It's just him and his mother in the house at Longboat Bay

adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy

Australia's leading Indigenous design studio

and for the ones that have it as a prescribed text

tensions are higher

As an Aboriginal woman this is profound to learn

' - Caroline Beecham

Steven Herrick delves into the universal themes of rising above the past and taking control of your future

"Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique