Title

Marly and the goat Series: Our Australian Girl

Author

Pung,Alice

Illustrator

Masciullo, Lucia

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2015

Annotation

Marly's grandparents immigrate from Vietnam to Marly's home in Australia. They try to teach her their traditional ways of the life but when her grandfather brings home a goat, their Australian neighbours complain. Marly and her grandparents deal with racism and intolerance.

Key Concepts

Cross cultural relations, Immigrants, Family, Intolerance, Racism

Audience

Primary, Upper primary

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