{"product_id":"animals-on-country-lets-look-after-the-animals-with-uncle-kuu-hardcover-1","title":"Animals on Country: Let's Look After the Animals with Uncle Kuu - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Steffensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis engaging picture book from award-winning brother-and-sister team Victor and Sandra Steffensen inspires children and adults alike to look after animals through Indigenous cultural practices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'For thousands of years, Aboriginal people looked after the land to keep it healthy, so there was plenty of food for the animals to eat.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut today, the animals are wondering what has happened to the people. Trees have been cut down, land has been cleared and rivers have been polluted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin Uncle Kuu as he takes children out on Country to learn about the First Peoples' traditions of caring for animals, and in turn, caring for Country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians coming together, we can all be part of the animal world and help to look after the animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFire Country\u003c\/i\u003e comes this endearing picture book for children aged 5-10 years that celebrates the value of Indigenous knowledge in modern Australia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVICTOR STEFFENSEN is an Indigenous writer, filmmaker, musician and consultant, applying traditional knowledge values in a contemporary context through workshops and artistic projects. He is a descendant of the Tagalaka People through his mother's connections from the Gulf Country of north Queensland. Much of Victor's work over the past 29 years has been based on the arts and reviving traditional knowledge values - particularly traditional burning - through mentoring, leadership, and on-ground training with Aboriginal communities and many non-Indigenous Australians. He is the co-founder of Firesticks, and has connected with First Nations communities in California, Canada, and the Sámi people of Scandinavia, sharing cultural knowledge practices related to caring for Country. This is Victor's third children's book following \u003ci\u003eLooking After Country with Fire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSANDRA STEFFENSEN grew up in the small, tropical rainforest village of Kuranda. After living Sydney for 15 years, Sandra moved back to Far North Queensland, lured by her childhood memories and connections to the local landscape. Sandra's maternal grandmother is from the Tagalaka People from the Gulf Country of north Queensland. She teaches Visual Arts specialising in the practice of ceramics. Sandra uses the sgraffito technique to adorn her functional pieces with intricate illustrations of local landscapes and the wildlife inhabiting them to remind us of the beauty and the role they play in this world. This is Sandra's third children's book with her brother Victor following \u003ci\u003eLooking After Country with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trees\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729827713221,"sku":"9781761181566","price":29.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/TiM25znL8u9781761181566_5567853a-384c-41b6-a473-774019d4cbda.webp?v=1786762731","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/animals-on-country-lets-look-after-the-animals-with-uncle-kuu-hardcover-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}