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    Andamooka Nanna and the Foil Flowers
    Andamooka Nanna and the Foil Flowers
    Andamooka Nanna and the Foil Flowers
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    Andamooka Nanna and the Foil Flowers

    By Heather Gordon

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    Set during the excitement of the Easter season, this book is a simple counting tool for children and centres on themes of wildlife protection and reusing resources, as well as emphasising the importance of conservation versus consumerism.

     

    As envelopes full of foils from friends arrive in the letterbox, this book shows the impo

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCentred in Choice
    Release dateOct 15, 2023
    ISBN9780645558098
    Andamooka Nanna and the Foil Flowers
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    Heather Gordon

    "I was escaping the freezing Barossa winter by holidaying in Andamooka. I was there for five weeks to care for a lovely dog while the grumpy house owner was overseas. The front verandah was set up so I could experiment with encaustic art. Every day I had a morning routine of playing with the beeswax and colours in the sunshine; toasties for lunch and a tidy up of the yard along with the occasional game of football with Puss (the dog). Every afternoon Puss and I would find a new place to watch the sunset. Every evening I was wrapped in my doona reading. It gets chilly at night in the arid zone.I'd been there about a week, and apart from finding the 2G network a bit tedious, I was enjoying the sunshine and arty experimentation.I received a message from the house owner, asking me if I was ok, because no one had seen me around and they were wondering if I was still alive. The instruction was 'so you'd better get down to the bottle shop at 9am tomorrow morning'. Dutifully, I attended at the Bottle Shop. This was my real introduction to everything Andamooka. I was treated to local knowledge and told where to go to get the best photos (oh, yes, it had been noted where I'd been driving for sunsets and that Puss was always with me). It seems the routine was to buy an iced coffee, to have a chat with Bottleshop Bob, to throw a bottle cap for his dog (who I decided was Bottlecap Dog) then join the locals outside in the sunshine leaning on a bonnet to review world and local events. This was the inspiration for this book." 'Barossa Nanna and the Lonely Chook' (2014) was Heather's first published book. It gently deals with grief and loss in a way that children can understand. Heather has worked extensively in rural and remote regions of Australia. Heather's love of the Australian landscape is reflected in her photography, mosaics and collage.

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