Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers

From boomerangs to buildings, fire carriers to fashion, learn about Indigenous building and design on Country and how it continues today.

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more?

Join designer and artist Alison Page alongside anthropologist and architect Paul Memmott as they share some of the incredible inventions created by the oldest continuing culture in the world.

With striking colour illustrations from Archibald Prize winning artist Blak Douglas.

The First Knowledges series for younger readers celebrates the wisdom and ingenuity of the First Peoples of this land. From baking the world’s first bread to expertly managing Country so that everything had a chance to flourish, these books provide children with the building blocks to better understand our history and look to the future with fresh eyes.

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more?

Join designer and artist Alison Page alongside anthropologist and architect Paul Memmott as they share some of the incredible inventions created by the oldest continuing culture in the world.

With striking colour illustrations from Archibald Prize winning artist Blak Douglas.

The First Knowledges series for younger readers celebrates the wisdom and ingenuity of the First Peoples of this land. From baking the world's first bread to expertly managing Country so that everything had a chance to flourish, these books provide children with the building blocks to better understand our history and look to the future with fresh eyes.

 Pages: 152, Softcover

Published: 2024