Yarri and Jacky Jacky Level 01 The Joy Cowley Club Junior

The Joy Cowley Club Junior provides readers with different subjects and illustration styles while they are in the early stages of literacy

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This resource is focussed totally on development of reading skills

This set of books would be a valuable addition to any library

Yarri and Jacky Jacky Level 01 The Joy Cowley Club JuniorThis powerful story, retold by Mark Tirris, recounts the heroic rescue of 69 Gundagai townspeople by local Aboriginal men, Yarri and Jacky Jacky. It also talks about how their selfless act brought the Aboriginal and European people closer together. Yarri and Jacky Jacky's rescue feats are still celebrated by the town of Gundagai today, and the statue in the main street is a reminder to all, both Indigenous and non Indigenous. Mark Tirris is a proud