Story Doctors

by Boori Monty Pryor
Illustrated by Rita Sinclair
Published by Allen and Unwin
ISBN 9781760526559

Former Australian Children's Laureate (2012-2013), Boori Monty Pryor invites young readers to learn a true account of Australia's history as he draws on instinct to teach and heal. The book was published to co-incide with NAIDOC week (4-11 July 2021).

The whole book is vibrantly illustrated in colours of and with connection to the land, perfectly matching the stories of art, dance and language.

Boori Monty Pryor asks readers to travel with him along the journey from the first footsteps through 80,000+ years of strength, sickness, and immense possibility. Go and find out about the first stories, art, dance, language, and connection with the land.

On each page and spread there are plenty of things for young readers to look for such as cockatoos, brush turkeys, lorikeets, kangaroos, wombats, sheep... while reading the poetic rhyming stories that seek to unite us, through nature and storytelling. Story Doctors is a delightful and meaningful book for primary school aged children and parents to read at home and for school libraries.

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