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Belonging

Belonging is a First Nations poetic reflection on Country and the everlasting ties that bind us. A lyrical narrative full of the eternal interconnectedness of our families: land, water, sky, earth, space, time, story and language. Belonging shows us how to ‘be here’, to listen, and to care for connections between people and place. Belonging shows we must respect what came before: from Creation to terra nullius, to now, a history and a way of being that shows us how to belong and how we belong.

Striking illustrations are complemented by a lyrical lilt to the storytelling , this will be a ‘must have’ book for the whole family.

$27.99

Praise for Belonging

"Belonging is the kind of book whose text and images you will return to for years to come ..."
- Tamuz Ellazam, Readings

"Striking illustrations are complemented by a lyrical lilt to the storytelling , this will be a ‘must have’ book for the whole family."
- Koori Mail

"With a striking vibrant cover, Belonging is a text that will stay with you long after it is first read."
- Kathryn Beilby, ReadPlus

Ambelin Kwaymullina
Ambelin Kwaymullina belongs to the Palyku people of the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. She is a neurodivergent writer, illustrator and law academic who works across a range of genres including YA, science fiction, verse and non-fiction. 

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