Savannah Dreams

Overview

From Monday to Saturday, Savannah and her family go looking for bush tucker. The others all find fabulous food, while Savannah only finds bits of junk. But Savannah is imaginative, and creates a barramundi sculpture out of the things she has collected. On Sunday, she catches a real live barramundi!

Author Biography

Elaine Russell was born in Tingha, northern New South Wales, in 1941. She spent most of her childhood on the Aboriginalmission at Lake Cargelligo, where her father was a handyman. In 1993, Elaine enrolled in a visual arts course and was finallyable to realise her lifelong ambition to be a painter. Her work has been displayed and is held by museums and galleriesaround the world. Elaine's first book, A is for Aunty (ABC Books, 2000), was shortlisted for the Picture Book Aard in the2001 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, and was an Eve Pownall Information Book Honour Book. Lolla Stewart has lived on remote Aboriginal communities, located at the top end of Australia for six years. The resilience,independence and joy of the children she has taught there inspired this text. Prior to this adventure, she taught adults inMelbourne creative writing and worked as an editor and reviewer.