Sam's Bush Journey Subject / Poetry Camille Saint-Saens

Camille Saint-Saens

four burrowing bilbies … The animals are in for a surprise when Dingo’s final destination is revealed on the last page

they disturbed the land

decimation and dispossession

Margaret Preston

Sam's Bush Journey Subject / Poetry Camille Saint-SaensSam doesn't like the outdoors and would be happy if it all disappeared. But when he goes to stay with his grandmother he learns that the outdoors has an abundance of things to offer. Sam's Bush Journey is brimming with themes that will promote discussion amongst young readers: journeys, the environment, storytelling, aboriginal knowledge of the bush and intergenerational knowledge. Ages 5 10 years