The useless tune

Abstract

A modern Australian fable, from brothers Chris and Paul Uhlmann, that captures the joy of giving and receiving, and the harmony that surrounds us, if we only listen.

All Maggie wants is to find a tree to call home, and has her own special song to offer in return for shelter. But the trees see Maggie either as trouble or as useless and tell her to go away. After all, her song can’t protect the trees from drought, or fire, or loggers. Maggie thinks she will never find a home, until at last a humble Scribbly Gum asks to hear her melody...

Document Type

Original Creative Work

School

School of Arts and Humanities

RAS ID

58049

Copyright

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Additional Information

Text by Chris Uhlmann

Illustration by Paul Uhlmann

Publisher

Walker Books

Comments

Uhlmann, C., & Uhlmann, P. (2023). The useless tune. Walker Books.

https://www.walkerbooks.com.au/book/9781760653729/

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