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Black cockatoo

Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her... until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength. Black Cockatoo is a wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
32320004576629 J
Junior Fiction   East Maitland Library . . Available .  
32320004510172 J
Junior Fiction   Maitland Library . . Available .  
32320004389254 J
Junior Fiction   Rutherford Library . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781925360707 (pbk.)
Classification Number J
Author Merrison, Carl
Title Black cockatoo [BK]
Physical Description illustrations ;
Series Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6
2019 CBCA Award for Younger Readers shortlisted book
2023 Naidoc Week
Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Mia is a 13-year-old girl from a remote community in the Kimberley. She is saddened by the loss of her brother as he distances himself from the family. She feels powerless to change the things she sees around her... until one day she rescues her totem animal, the dirran black cockatoo, and soon discovers her own inner strength. Black Cockatoo is a wonderful small tale on the power of standing up for yourself, culture and ever-present family ties.
Classification Junior primary school age.
Subject Relationships -- Juvenile fiction
Respect -- Juvenile fiction
Children's stories
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
Australian fiction
Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction
Girls -- Juvenile fiction
Black cockatoos -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction
Additional Author Hustler, Hakea
Leffler, Dub
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