Read-Along: Afloat

READ-ALONG WITH STORYBOX!

We're excited to share with you that StoryBox is introducing something special—our Read-Along version of Afloat.

With the Read-Along version, kids can follow the story both with their eyes and their ears. As they listen to the fun narration, they’ll also see the words appear on screen in a simplified way, helping them connect spoken words to text. N.B. the read-along captions will appear for the book section of the video only.

Roam the water with me. We are here to learn.
Here to spin wisdom, to grow …
From award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders and seven-time CBCA-winner Freya Blackwood comes Afloat, a story told in a time of climate crisis. Against a backdrop of a changed environment, an Elder leads a child along the waterways, sharing her People's knowledge and gathering community along the way.

Afloat is an uplifting and inspiring picture book that uses the practice of weaving as a powerful metaphor for the honouring and teaching of First Nations wisdom, and the coming together of all people to survive, thrive and create a more hopeful future.

Read by Kirli Saunders. 

Credits

• Written by

  Kirli Saunders

• Illustrated by

  Freya Blackwood

• Performed by

  Kirli Saunders

• Published By

  Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

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