Meet Mr Beaky!
He has an important message about what it means to be an Aboriginal person in Australia. Mr Beaky is blue and white, not green and yellow, but he is still a native bird.
There are several important messages throughout the story, one being that First Nation Peoples in Australia do not all look the same just like all the different coloured budgerigars in Australia but what is important is their murrup, “soul and spirit.” Mr Beaky himself is a blue budgie unlike those in the wild that are green and yellow, but he knows where he belongs and that it is to his Country. From Mr Beaky, the reader learns about the Aboriginal people being the world’s longest continuing civilisation and that importantly, all people must care and show gilbruk “respect” for Elders and Country.
The opportunity to learn about Aboriginal language and culture through the eyes of Mr Beaky, is a perfect starting point for children and adults in understanding, acceptance and Reconciliation. A wonderful book for every school and public library.
Format: 230mm x 230mm
32pp Hardback
