Rockhopping with Trace
Posted on 6 April, 2016 by Connecting Country
One of Connecting Country’s members and strong supporters is Trace Balla. Trace is also author and illustrator of the highly acclaimed graphic novella ‘Rivertime’. Her new companion to this book – Rockhopping – is to be launched in the Castlemaine library on Thursday 14 April 2016.
“Join Clancy and Uncle Egg on a rambling, rockhopping adventure in Gariwerd (the Grampians), to find the source of the Glenelg River. A story about little treasures, the vastness of landscape and time, following your flow, and the unexpected places you may go.”
Although the setting of this new novella is elsewhere in Victoria, there is a significant overlap with the Mount Alexander region in the plants, animals and other aspects of natural history that it covers. The central premise of both books – engaging kids (and all ages) with their natural surrounds through exploration – is also a universal theme.
See the attached flyer for further details (CLICK HERE).
Trace Balla at work.
Trace has asked us to also note that The Food Garden will be serving $5 soup on Thursday after the launch. ‘If you can let us know if you intend to have soup may be helpful for the cooks (traceballa@yahoo.com). The Food Garden is 2 min walk from the library and vegetarian.