Hunting Aherre + Activity Book: Sections: Fun with Words; Grammar; Comprehension; Art & Culture; Science

Two (male) cousins and their uncle go tracking and hunting for kangaroos early one hot morning. The older boy nervously shoots his first-ever kangaroo under the watchful eye of his uncle. Full of pride they take it back to their camp, where their proud great-grandparents teach the cousins how to prepare and cook the meat, and invite the community to join the feast. The moral of the story is that you should learn the right, traditional way of tracking, hunting and preparing the animal for cooking. You should look after the environment, treat the animals you hunt with respect, care about each other and you should share the food you get from hunting with everybody. Within the story are the details of how to track, hunt and eat a kangaroo. This knowledge has been passed down for generations in Central Australia and is shared by the Elders for this book, so that young people everywhere can learn about their ancient culture. Many young and adult Aboriginal people contributed their knowledge and experience to this book. The Elders are MK Turner OAM; Benedict Kngwarraye Stevens; Vincent Forrester and Marjorie Nyunga Williams.