{"product_id":"sorry-day","title":"Sorry Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Coral Vass, Dub Leffler (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2019 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge range 7+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was a hum of excitement.\u003cbr\u003eFlags flickered in the breeze as Maggie’s heart danced with delight.\u003cbr\u003e‘This is a very special day!’ her mother said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaggie holds tight to her mother as they await the long anticipated apology to show a willingness to reconcile the past for future generations. In the excitement of the crowd Maggie loses touch of her mother’s hand as is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a time ‘long ago and not so long ago’ children were taken from their parents, their ‘sorrow echoing across the land’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Prime Minister’s speech unfolds Maggie is reunited with her mother. But the faces and memories of the stolen generation are all around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo stories entwine in this captivating retelling of the momentous day when the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, acknowledged the sorrows of past and said ‘Sorry’ to the generation of children who were taken from their homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a foreword from Lee Joachim; Chair of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative and Director of Research and Development for Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 1st December 2019\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 34\u003cbr\u003eAudience: Children\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: National Library of Australia\u003cbr\u003eCountry of Publication: AU\u003cbr\u003eDimensions (cm): 25.5 x 24.6 x 0.4\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Larrikin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48653543112945,"sku":"9780642279651","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/5368\/3441\/files\/SorryDay.webp?v=1787808285","url":"https:\/\/larrikinhouse.com.au\/products\/sorry-day","provider":"Larrikin House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}