Z G06: I&S Culture Shock: Books

Taking an in-depth look at distinct aboriginal cultures, these comprehensive volumes balance information about both traditional and modern lifeways. From their history and cultural practices to their religions and the landscapes they call home, discover the intricacies of each featured native culture.

What are the hundreds of dreaming tracks in the desert? What happens at a corroboree? What would you do with a witchetty grub? Many Australian Aboriginal people live in the enormous region called the Central Desert in Australia. There are a lot of weird and wonderful things in the desert including giant blood-red rocks, wallabies, carpet snakes, and honey ants.

In this book learn how different places are connected with our heritage. Find out how some very different places - from a convict tramway to a silkworm farm - are part of the Australian story of development and settlement.

In the outback of Australia people lead vastly different lives based on the way they see the world. These diverse groups share a remarkable resourcefulness and determination to survive and thrive in remote regions of one of the most harsh and inhospitable lands on earth.

Tens of thousands of years before Tutankhamen was buried in his pyramid, the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's aboriginal tribes -- told the stories in this volume beside the campfires and waterholes of the Australian desert. Here readers discover how Great Mother Snake created the world and filled it with plants and creatures, what makes Frog croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. Aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace provides the evocative art that has made him known throughout Australia and beyond.

Art around the World introduces children to different cultures by examining the arts of each. Complete with full-color reproductions of the art, each book in this deeply researched collection discusses the cultural traditions behind the art, how the art was made, the geography and resources of the area, and the lifestyles of the people. Supports the national curriculum standards Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; individual Development and Identity; and Global Connections as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Australia's Aboriginal culture is one of the oldest in the world. Aboriginal people have painted pictures of a story called "Dreamtime" for years. These paintings are famous and very valuable. What is the Dreamtime story? Who are the Dreamtime painters? With accompanying video and audio DVD.