{"product_id":"the-legend-of-teh-desert-pea-by-bev-ocallaghan-and-jessy-unger","title":"The Legend of the Desert Pea by Bev OCallaghan and Jessy Unger","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eArrernte author Bev O'Callaghan tells the story of the colonial era conflicts with sensitive vivid illustrations by her niece Jesse Unger. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eTheir truth telling presents an historical perspective that is typical of many, without identifying any massacre in particular of First Nations’ people. \u003cbr\u003eBoth art and words combine giving a voice of lament to the loss of life, land and freedom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eEchoing themes from ancient songlines of love, grief and loss The Legend of the Desert Pea invites us to reflect on the past as we build hope for the future. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eWhere Aboriginal people died the blood red Desert Pea\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eflower grows to remember them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIt is not a children’s book. Parental guidance is recommended. There are weapons, blood and death presented creatively with the sadness of elders represented by tears of grief that cleanse the LAND.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHope is declared as the new life of the blood red Desert Pea floral emblem emerges from where the Aboriginal people died. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67707393966168,"sku":"9780645135725","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9780645135725_1.png?v=1791936920","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/the-legend-of-teh-desert-pea-by-bev-ocallaghan-and-jessy-unger","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}