A highly designed, colourful picture book aimed at celebrating traditional names of well-known Australian places such as Gadigal (Sydney) and Lunawuni (Bruny Island), from a popular breakthrough Indigenous artist.
I wanted to travel this place to hear some of its old stories ... to learn.
Laugh joyfully like a kookaburra in Canberra.
Watch your toes turn red in Rubibi.
And walk soft under the bunya pines in Meeanjin.
From Gudanji/Wakaja artist Ryhia Dank comes Learning Country, a vibrant and contemporary picture book that celebrates the traditional names of well-known Australian places.
| ISBN: | 9781460765517 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2026 |
| Author: | Ryhia Dank |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Australia an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s picture books Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity Wildlife |
A highly designed, colourful picture book aimed at celebrating traditional names of well-known Australian places such as Gadigal (Sydney) and Lunawuni (Bruny Island), from a popular breakthrough Indigenous artist.
I wanted to travel this place to hear some of its old stories ... to learn.
Laugh joyfully like a kookaburra in Canberra.
Watch your toes turn red in Rubibi.
And walk soft under the bunya pines in Meeanjin.
From Gudanji/Wakaja artist Ryhia Dank comes Learning Country, a vibrant and contemporary picture book that celebrates the traditional names of well-known Australian places.
Learning Country features in the following genres: Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity, Wildlife
Learning Country is available in Hardback
Learning Country was written by Ryhia Dank and published by HarperCollins Australia an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Learning Country has 32 pages
£13.49