Summary
Baby Business: A Blessing of Belonging
Winner of CBCA 2020 Notable Book of the Year: Picture Book
Longlisted for the 2020 ABIA Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
Age range 3 to 6
Baby Business tells the story of the baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing - it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925768671 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925768678 |
| Author: | Jasmine Seymour |
| Publisher: | Magabala Books |
| Imprint: | Magabala Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 424g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 266mm x 362mm |
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About The Author
Jasmine Seymour
Jasmine Seymour is a Dharug woman and descendant of Maria Lock, who was the daughter of Yarramundi, the Boorooberongal elder who had met Governor Phillip on the banks of the Hawkesbury River in 1791. Maria was the first Aboriginal woman to be educated by the Blacktown Native Institute. She was married to carpenter and convict, Robert Lock and their union resulted in thousands of descendants who can all trace their Dharug heritage back past Yarramundi. Jasmine is a member of the Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation.
It is Jasmine s wish that through her books, everyone will know that the Dharug mob are still here, still strong. Jasmine is a primary school teacher in the Hawkesbury area of NSW.
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