I got goose bumps while reading this book.
It’s a
luxurious publication with stunning illustrations of Australian animals and
mammals.
From mountains to the sea, Julie Murphy’s elegant poetic text is
equalled by Garry Fleming’s extraordinary ability to turn her poetic text into
poetic visuals.
Striking colours fill each page. Gorgeous
depictions of life in the sea, air, on land, in caves, and ‘towers of glass’.
Black cockatoos caught in flight; a bilby and lizard sit upon ochre stone,
butterflies flutter around and beside each other, and black swans are mirrored
in the water.
With his work, Fleming has drawn the reader into
the picture. I felt the mist that sits on the ferns and clouds the trees. I could hear the cascade of water and hear
the sound of the eagle’s wings as it heads to settle upon the crags; then heard
the bat wings as the bats entered the caves.
This book is a journey for the senses and a tribute
to Australia’s rugged and serene beauty. The vastness of our country is captured in all
its magnificence. This is a publication not to be missed. Its beauty and
expression should be part of every library, in every suitcase that travels out
of Australia, and on every bookshelf, especially those of children.
I utterly
and completely loved this book.
Title:
My Australia
Author:
Julie Murphy
Illustrator:
Garry Fleming
Publisher:
NLA, $24.99
Publication
Date: April 2018
Format:
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780642279163
For
ages: 4+
Type:
Illustrated Poetry
