I Call the Ocean Wardan
By Ebony Froome Illustrated by Dallas Bennell and Korrine Bennell-Yarran Fremantle Press September 2026 Teaching Notes Teaching Activity Reviewed by Sue Wright There are over 250 Indigenous languages, including 800 dialects, across Australia, and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Islander Studies confirms that ‘Each language is
Giinagay Gaagal (Hello Ocean)
By Melissa Greenwood Reviewed by Mia Macrossan Melissa Greenwood was born on her Gumbaynggirr jagun (homelands) in Coffs Harbour and raised between both Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung nations. On Melissa's matriarchal side, she is a Gumbaynggirr custodian with strong ties to Bundjalung and Dunghutti.
