Pegi Williams Bookshop logo
Pegi Williams Book Shop Children's  Book  Specialists  VIEW SHOPPING LIST 
LOGIN
<<BACK TO LIST All prices are in Aust dollars, include GST and are subject to change without notice.


FREE DIVING 
Author:   Lorrae Coffin  
Illustrator:   Bronwyn Houston  
RRP:   $19.99
Online Price :  $15.99
10+ Copy Price :  $15.99         
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Aboriginal Picture Book 
Age:   7+ 
ISBN:   9781925360738
Category:   Aboriginal Studies
Family
Separation
Pearling Industry
Exploitation
Published:   16/01/2018
Status:   In Stock
We currently have stock of this title. Please note our website is updated every 24 hours so status reports are occasionally inaccurate depending upon orders received within that timeframe.


DESCRIPTION:

Free Diving is a poignant tribute to the Indigenous men and women who worked in the pearling industry as `free divers' in the late nineteenth century in Western Australia.In a practice known as `blackbirding' (forced unpaid labour), European pearl lugger owners used Indigenous people to dive for pearl shell. With no protective suits, the divers faced threats such as decompression sickness (known as the `bends'), shark attack, or of being swept away by huge tides. At sea for weeks at a time, there was also the risk of the luggers being shipwrecked in cyclones that formed off the coast.The lyrical narrative is based on the celebrated song `Free Diving' by singer-songwriter Lorrae Coffin. It sensitively reflects the emotional journey of a young man who leaves family and country to work on a lugger with Japanese and Malay divers by his side. Bronwyn Houston's illustrations are a deep-sea celebration that illuminate both the glory of the ocean and the extreme dangers encountered by the free divers.Free Diving is a fictionalised story of a young man lost at sea. Age range 7 to 10


LISTS and AWARDS:

History Year 6 Australia as a Nation


  Other Titles By This AuthorBooks - of     Show All  
FREE DIVING

Your Shopping List has been updated