Say yes : a story of friendship, fairness and a vote for hope
Castles, Jennifer2017
Book
Once there were two little girls who were best friends. They did everything together. As they got older they weren't allowed to do the same things anymore. Because they looked different. Because of the law...This is a story about the landmark 1967 Referendum, the two women who came together to change the law ... and how the Australian people said YES.
Main title:
Say yes : a story of friendship, fairness and a vote for hope / Jennifer Castles ; with illustrations by Paul Seden.
Author:
Castles, Jennifer, authorSeden, Paul, illustrator
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017.©2017.
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, portraits (some colour), facsimiles ; 31 cm.
Notes:
"Vote YES for Aborigines".A story about how the events surrounding the historic 1967 Referendum played out in the everyday lives of two young girls.
Audience:
For secondary school age.
ISBN:
9781760294670
Dewey class:
323.119915323
Language:
English
Subject:
Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Juvenile literatureReferendum -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureRace discrimination -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Juvenile fictionAboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc -- History -- Juvenile literatureReferendum -- Australia -- HistoryReferendum -- Australia -- 1967 -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Suffrage -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Suffrage -- Juvenile fictionReferendum -- Australia -- Juvenile fictionRace discrimination -- Australia -- Juvenile FictionRace discrimination -- AustraliaAboriginal Australians -- Suffrage -- HistoryCitizenship -- AustraliaWomen social reformers -- AustraliaAboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etcAboriginal Australians -- Suffrage -- History -- Juvenile literatureWomen social reformers -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureCitizenship -- Australia -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Civil rightsBest friends -- Juvenile literatureRace discrimination -- Australia -- Juvenile fictionWomen social reformers -- Australia -- Juvenile fictionCitizenship -- Australia -- Juvenile fictionAboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- Juvenile fictionAboriginal Australians -- Suffrage -- History -- Juvenile fictionBest friends -- Juvenile fictionPicture books
BRN:
714826
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Junior People and Places | J PEOPLE 323 | Available |