
Title
Amelia Ellicott’s Garden
Author
Stafford, Lilian
Illustrator
King, Stephen Michael
Publisher
Margaret Hamilton Books
Published Date
2000
Annotation
Elderly Amelia Ellicot lives alone, next door to a block of flats. She loves her garden and her chickens and wishes she could show them to someone. The people in the flats have moved to the neighbourhood from various countries. Looking down on Amelia’s garden they wish they too could share Amelia’s garden. When a terrible storm destroys Amelia’s garden, her neighbours come to her aid and so begin friendships and belonging in this moving picture book.
Key Concepts
Cross cultural relations, Empathy, Friendship, Relationships
Audience
Early childhood, Primary, Upper primary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, History, EYLF Outcome 1, EYLF Outcome 2, EYLF Outcome 3, EYLF Outcome 4, ACELA1426, ACELT1575, ACELT1783, ACHASSK011, ACHASSK012, ACHASSK013, ACELA1443, ACELA1453, ACELT1582, ACELT1584, ACHASSK028, ACHASSK029, ACHASSK030, ACHASSK032, ACELA1460, ACELA1462, ACELT1587, ACELT1589, ACELT1591, ACELT1593, ACHASSK044, ACHASSK045, ACHASSK046, ACHASSK047, ACHASSK050, ACHASSK051