
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