Title

The Family Frying Pan

Author

Courtenay, Bryce

Illustrator

Williams, Ann

Publisher

William Heinemann Australia

Published Date

1997

Annotation

Mrs Moses is the only survivor of a Cossack raid on her village, but she has saved her ‘Family Frying Pan’, endowed, she feels, with a Russian soul. As she feeds refugees travelling with her across Russia, each tells their own story of their drive for a new safe home.

Key Concepts

Cultural traditions, Hope, Refugees, Resilience

Audience

Upper primary, Secondary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACHASSK186, ACHASSK188, ACHASSK189, ACHASSK190, ACHASSK191, ACHASSK192, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACHGK049, ACHGK052, ACHGK054, ACHGK058