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Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers

Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers

by Paul Memmott

Format
Paperback
Category
Children
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Publish Date
September 2024

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.

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