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Yarning Strong Land Years 5-6 Value Pack

Theme: Land

Second Edition

Gayle Kennedy, Jared Thomas, Anita Heiss, Ross Carnsew

$775.05 AUD

ISBN:
9780190356224
Published:
9 Sep 2026
Availability:
Coming soon

Warning to First Nations Australians

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this page and the contents in Yarning Strong may include names and images of people now deceased.

Yarning Strong Land Years 5-6 Value Pack

Yarning Strong is an engaging series of novels and anthologies for Years 3–6 written by First Nations authors, giving teachers and students quality content to explore First Nations cultures and perspectives.

This pack includes 15 copies of the Land Anthology and 6 copies of the following titles:

  • Common Ground
  • Dallas Davis, The Scientist and the City Kids
  • Demon Guards the School Yard
  • More Than Just a Piece of Land

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Learn more about the series
https://www.oup.com.au/primary/literacy/comprehension/yarning-strong

Land Anthology

Draft Table of Contents
  • Foreword | Bruce Pascoe
  • Poem | Yamaji Rich
  • Map | Language groups
  • Map | Torres Strait Islands
  • Explanation | Arika Waulu
  • Personal Recount | Caitlin Smith, geologist
  • Newspaper report | Saving rock art, together
  • Poem | Bridge over the River Memory
  • Explanation | What's a Welcome to Country?
  • Explanation | What's an Acknowledgement of Country?
  • Poem | When You Walk This Land
  • Explanation | Eddie Koiki Mabo
  • Description (Factual) | Bush Tucker
  • Poster | You are on Aboriginal Land
  • Book excerpt | Us Mob Walawurru
  • Explanation | The Gurindji Strike (or Wave Hill Walk-Off)
  • Song Lyrics | From Little Things Big Things Grow
  • Description (Factual) | Indigenous Seasons
  • Poem | Baladjarang
  • Play | Dallas Davis, The Scientist and the City Kids
  • Art Work | Greetings from Rottnest
  • Poem | Oh Mary, You Did Get it Wrong
  • Essay | Learning to Read the Signs
  • Art Work | Once in a Blue Moon

Novels

  • Common Ground
    • Importance of land
    • Bullying
    • Taking action
    • Standing up for your beliefs
  • Dallas Davis, The Scientist and the City Kids
    • Taking responsibility for the land
    • Taking responsibility for younger people
    • The importance of knowledge and learning
  • Demon Guards the School Yard
    • Care for the land
    • The value of friendship
    • Taking responsibility
  • More Than Just a Piece of Land
    • Relationship to the importance of ancestral land
    • Starting over
    • Bullying and racism
Novels
  • Gayle Kennedy
  • Jared Thomas
  • Anita Heiss
  • Ross Carnsew
Land Anthology
  • Arika Waulu
  • Caitlin Smith
  • Jeanine Leane
  • Adrian Webster
  • Bruce Pascoe
  • Charmaine Papertalk-Green
  • David Spillman & Lisa Wilyuka
  • Marie McMahon
  • Paul Kelly & Kev Carmody
  • Elizabeth Hodgson
  • Dr Frances Bodkin
  • Gayle Kennedy
  • Sally Morgan
  • Kerry Reed-Gilbert
  • Sally Morgan
  • Jenny Fraser