Title

One Step at a Time

Author

Jolly, Jane

Illustrator

Heinrich, Sally

Publisher

MidnightSun Publishing

Published Date

2015

Annotation

Luk and his grandmother drag timber from the forest with the help of elephants. Unfortunately, their beloved baby elephant steps on a land mine. He recovers through community support, prayers and cultural traditions from the monks and from Luk. Young Luk too has lost a leg through land mines. In this picture book, violence is treated gently to enhance children’s understanding of war’s consequences.

Key Concepts

Cultural traditions, Friendship, Resilience, War

Audience

Primary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1475, ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACHASSK063, ACHASSK064, ACHASSK065, ACHASSK067, ACHASSK068, ACHASSK069, ACELA1487, ACELA1498, ACELT1602, ACELT1603, ACELT1605, ACHASSK084, ACHASSK085, ACHASSK086, ACHASSK087, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141