"Counting Our Country" by Jill Daniels

Counting our Country in Arnhem Land

Counting our Country is a bilingual counting book from Jill Daniels, an Indigenous artist who lives in SE Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

Jill’s paintings of animals found on her country celebrate her distinctive style and playful use of colour. Children will love counting the animals from 1 to 10 as they turn the pages.

Each double-page spread features the name of the animal in Ritharrnu, Jill’s Aboriginal language, and in English. A guide on ‘How to pronounce the Ritharrnu animal names’ appears at the back of the book and encourages readers and young children to see if they can say them.

Counting our Country recognises the value of developing cultural literary by introducing Indigenous language and art in the early years.

Testimonials

"My granddaughter loves this book"

Jacintha Francis 
 
"I borrowed this book for my 2 year old from the library. He loved it and was his fav for ages!!"

Kacey Battenally

ISBN: 9781925768657
ISBN-10: 1925768651
Audience: Children
For Ages: 0 - 3 years old
Format: Board Book
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 11
Published: 1st February 2020
Publisher: Magabala Books
Country of Publication: AU
Dimensions (cm): 18.5 x 17  x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.26