What's in the AUS 2022 Hanson Box
WHAT’S IN THE 2022 ROOTS & SHOOTS RESOURCE BOX
The 2022 Roots & Shoots Australia Resource Box is the result of a partnership between the Jane Goodall Institute Australia’s Roots & Shoots movement, the Don Hanson Charitable Foundation and the Phillips Foundation.
One resource box was sent to 4,000 schools across Australia for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of Australian students.
The 2022 Roots & Shoots Australia Resource Box contains four specially-designed resources that cover a broad range of subjects in the national curriculum, including biology, English, art, geography, history, ecology, environmental sciences and natural history.
Each box contains:
- Living Landscapes Volume 2 – a journey through Australia’s rich and diverse First Nations cultures
- The rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin
- Nature’s Tricks – How Animals and Plants use Disguises and Deception
- Amazing Ecosystems – A Journey Through Our Planet’s Spectacular Ecology
An overview of the contents is provided below.
Authors: Jennifer Cunningham and Abbie Mitchell
ISBN: 978-1-908787-44-6
Pages: 160
Images: 280
Page size: 240 x 285 mm (landscape)
Cover format: Hardcover
From the islands of Lutruwita/Tasmania to the rugged escarpments of the Kuwarddewardde (Arnhem Land Plateau), this book illustrates a vibrant and living cultural diversity.
Through the insight and perspectives contributed by the First Nation groups in these pages, readers can learn from the knowledge-holders themselves. This book entices you to experience the lifelong journey of understanding the culture of our living landscape.
Connecting with fellow humans, sharing wisdom as we find a path forward as custodians of this world, has never been more important.
Authors: Adrian Wells and Owen Dunlop
ISBN: 978-1-908787-45-3
Pages: 160
Images: 290
Page size: 240 x 285 mm (landscape)
Cover format: Hardcover
The rivers and wetlands of Australia’s vast Murray-Darling Basin provide water for people, cultural heritage, farms, animals and diverse ecosystems.
This is despite the fact that relatively little water flows through the Basin’s 23 rivers and they are affected by unreliable rainfall, floods, droughts and bushfires.
Adrian Wells and Owen Dunlop will take you on an adventure, introducing you to the Basin and travelling along its three longest rivers. You will meet the people and organisations who are working together to share the Basin’s precious water and protect the environment.
Be inspired as you join us to discover this fascinating place.
Authors: Chien Lee and Stewart McPherson
ISBN: 978-1-913631-11-6
Pages: 160
Images: 290
Page size: 240 x 285 mm (landscape)
Cover format: Hardcover
Nature uses colour in astonishing ways… to hide from predators, to sneak up on prey and to keep young safe. From mimicry to warning displays and instant colour change, discover how animals and plants use disguises and deception to survive!
This 160 page book includes over 400 spectacular images that explore the world of visual deception. Illustrated extensively by celebrated wildlife photographer Chien Lee.
Authors: Stewart McPherson
ISBN: 978-1-913631-10-9
Pages: 160
Images: 430
Page size: 240 x 285 mm (landscape)
Cover format: Hardcover
The ecology of earth is incredible.
In this 160-page book, explore rainforests, coral reefs, savannas, deserts, sea grass meadows, caves, hydrothermal vents, lakes, rivers and the deep sea. Key species of each ecosystem are profiled along with concise text complete with conservation status icons.
Also included in your 2022 Roots & Shoots Resource Box:
- A cover letter from James Forbes, Chief Executive Officer of Roots & Shoots Australia.
- Ifar global art contest document.
- Wildside Play in Nature document.
- A flyer about two exciting competitions that Roots & Shoots is running in partnership with the Don Hanson Charitable Foundation’s School Program.
Visit www.janegoodall.org.au to request next year’s free Resource Box for your school!
After a full year of development and planning, the 4,000 * 2022 Roots & Shoots Resource Boxes were shipped to schools across Australia.
Each box weights approx. 5 kg, so in total, around 20 tonnes (20,000 kg!) of educational resources were sent!
Roots & Shoots Australia and the Don Hanson Charitable Foundation team really hopes that students and educators will enjoy the resources in the 2021 Roots & Shoots Resource Box!
To request next year’s Resource Box, click here.
About the AUS 2022 Hanson Box
The 2022 Roots & Shoots Australia Resource Box is the result of a partnership between the Jane Goodall Institute Australia’s Roots & Shoots movement, the Don Hanson Charitable Foundation and the Phillips Foundation.
