Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers by Paul Memmo

Description: Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers by Paul Memmott, Professor Paul Memmott, Alison Page Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 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 worlds 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. Author Biography Alison Page is a descendant of the Walbanga and Wadi Wadi people of the Tharawal and Yuin nations and an award-winning artist whose work over twenty-five years promotes the creative expression of Aboriginal identity in public art, design and film. In 2015, Alison was inducted into the Design Institute of Australias Hall of Fame. She appeared for eight years as a regular panelist on the ABC TV show The New Inventors and was the founder of Saltwater Freshwater Arts Alliance and the National Aboriginal Design Agency. Alison is an Associate Dean at the University of Technology, Sydney, a Councillor for the Australian National Maritime Museum and a Director with the National Australia Day Council.Paul Memmott is a descendant of Scottish potters and painters. He has had a fifty-year life-experience and career working as an architect, anthropologist and agent for change with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia. He is a transdisciplinary researcher based at University of Queensland, recognising the need to join with Indigenous communities and organisations to bring transformative approaches to improving quality of lifestyle and wellbeing in the face of longitudinal disadvantage and the endeavour for self-determination. One of his books, Gunyah, Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia, won three national book awards.Blak Douglas is a modern artist with proud Dhungutti Aboriginal origins. His works are culturally and politically charged with a sense of irony, parody and truth. Blak is a trained illustrator, designer and a self-taught painter. He won the 2018 Kilgour Prize, the 2020 STILL award and the 2022 Archibald Prize. His works are collected by the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of NSW, QAGOMA, the Australian National Maritime Museum, the National Museum of Australia, AIATSIS and other galleries in Australia and abroad. Details ISBN 176076356X ISBN-13 9781760763565 Title Design & Building on Country: First Knowledges for younger readers Author Paul Memmott, Professor Paul Memmott, Alison Page Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 152 Publisher Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd GE_Item_ID:161551336; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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