
Title
The Island
Author
Greder, Armin
Illustrator
Greder, Armin
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Published Date
2007
Annotation
Charcoal illustrations in this picture book capture this fable about the harsh treatment of those seeking refuge. A stranger arrives on an island and is taken ashore but is kept in a goat pen and fed pig scraps. He is eventually sent away.
Key Concepts
Racial conflict, Racism, Refugees
Audience
Upper primary, Secondary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACHASSK166, ACHASSK168, ACHASSK175, ACHASSK179, ACHASSK180, ACHASSK186, ACHASSK188, ACHASSK189, ACHASSK190, ACHASSK191, ACHASSK192, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACELA1550, ACELA1551, ACELT1663, ACELT1771, ACELT1634, ACELT1635, ACELA1563, ACELA1564, ACELA1565, ACELT1639, ACELT1640, ACELT1812, ACELT1642, ACELT1643, ACELT1644