Rainbow Custodians

• Autore: Head Michael
• Pubblicazione: Vivid Publishing
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (45 p.) : ill
• Soggetto non controllato: Nature; Australia; Juvenile Nonfiction
• Persona (resp. second.): LeathemCandice
• Sommario/riassunto: The narrative Rainbow Custodians describes the incredible efforts of creatures to rise against the environmental destruction caused since the European invasion of Australia. The central characters Bert and Bennie Koala rally all manner of wildlife to jolt humans into growing a conscience and acting to save endangered creatures and the environment.Rainbow Custodians is designed to link to school curriculum and focuses on important issues such as indigenous people's relationship to land, creation, spiritual connection to mother earth and custodianship. The text exposes environmental degradation, human apathy towards extinct and endangered species and sustainability. Cultural inclusion, sustainability and right relationship are further topics that can be used to enhance the application of this book.Australian wildlife is proudly paraded throughout to familiarise the reader with our unique and wonderful creatures. Poetry is woven throughout the text to enchant the audience with this tale of perplexing complications, intelligent solutions and climactic inspirational codas.The text assumes a life of its own through the brilliant illustrations of Candice Leathem that adorn the cover and each of the ten chapters. These images are designed to delight viewers, provoke discussion and are superb teaching tools.The intended audience ranges from middle - upper primary to early secondary levels, as the text relates to key concepts explored within educational curriculum, but it also has inherent appeal for an older audience.The issues explored within this book have global appeal and it is hoped that a wider audience may enjoy this text and learn from the experience.Thank you for taking the time to read Rainbow Custodians.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rainbow Custodians
• ISBN: 1-925341-90-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158922803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II