Author(s): Cathy Freeman

Indigenous Aust. Picture Books

Cathy ran barefoot every day across the great ancient land, as her people had done for sixty thousand years before. And when she ran, she could hear the heartbeat of the land. Ba Boom Ba Boom Ba Boom... Then one day, Cathy hears a cry. She answers this cry and, with one small step at a time, the seeds of change are planted. **Shortlisted for the 2023 Karajia Award for Children's Literature**Age range 0 to 3Cathy ran barefoot every day across the great ancient land,as her people had done for sixty thousand years before.And when she ran, she could hear the heartbeat of the land.Ba Boom Ba Boom Ba Boom...Then one day, Cathy hears a cry.She answers this cry and, with one small step at a time, the seeds of change are planted.Cathy Freeman has always been an inspiration to young people.Here, she does it again, through storytelling - just as her people have done, for sixty thousand years before...Listen, and you too, will hear the Heartbeat of the Land.