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English
Allen & Unwin
04 July 2023
Little Lydia loves sport. She lives in the outback and is friends with all the animals. When she asks Emu, Kangaroo and Koala to play with her, she soon discovers that each of them has a special talent. But does Lydia have a gift for sport too?

And if she does, how will she discover it?

A funny and triumphant picture book by Lydia Williams, goalkeeper for the Australian Matildas.

By:  
Illustrated by:   Lucinda Gifford
Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 280mm,  Width: 216mm, 
Weight:   198g
ISBN:   9781760876517
ISBN 10:   1760876518
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lydia Williams is an Indigenous Australian soccer player. She grew up on the red dirt of Western Australia. During her childhood she travelled with her family to many Aboriginal communities where she learnt how to play sport with bare feet. Her family taught her how to live off the land and the values of Indigenous culture; they even had two pet kangaroos. When her family moved to Canberra, Lydia started playing soccer competitively as a way to make friends. Having played soccer for nearly twenty years, Lydia currently plays for Brighton in the UK and is the long-standing goalkeeper of the Australian Matildas. Lucinda Gifford is the author and illustrator of many well-loved books for kids. Many years ago, Lucinda studied architecture in Scotland, where she learned to draw fancy buildings and moody scenery. She also likes to draw dragons, cats and magical frogs -- despite never having studied witchcraft. Now based in Melbourne, Lucinda works from a lively studio full of books, plants, dragons' blood and newts' tongues.

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