Lustre: Pearling and Australia Publisher / Perimeter Editions SHORTLISTED – Speech Pathology Australia's

SHORTLISTED – Speech Pathology Australia's 2016 Book of the Year Awards (Indigenous Children's category)

Possum in the Wattle is a lavishly illustrated word book of Australia

flitting and shimmering against an inky-black studio backdrop – transitory

where the secret to the trees’ soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water

While symbols cross dialects and national boundaries

Lustre: Pearling and Australia Publisher / Perimeter Editions SHORTLISTED – Speech Pathology Australia'sThe raw, alluring beauty of the pearl and the stories of those who collected it form a fascinating part of Australias national heritage. The Aboriginal trade and cultural significance of the magnificent Pinctada pearl shell had been well established before the arrival of ambitious European and Asian fortune seekers to the northern reaches of the country. Pearling quickly became a ruthless and illustrious industry spanning from Shark Bay to the Torres