elvis_waugh's review
5.0
The utter beauty of Kati Thanda from its arid, empty salt bed to a lake ablaze in colour and teeming with life. Liz Anneli's mixed media illustrations are arresting. Multi-layered in format and content. Wonderful juxtaposition of narrative story in fluid fonts, and facts in smaller set text. The eternal question is asked - how do the animals know the lake is going to fill? A wonderfully rendered information book.
emkoshka's review
3.0
Lake Eyre in bloom has always been one of those things I've seen advertised in the back of newspaper travel supplements, and I've never really thought about it beyond that. But this picture book shows just what a miracle it is, and how life lurks just below the salt crust surface of the lake, waiting for the great flooding rains to come. An event to put on the bucket list.
brona's review
4.0
Desert Lake by Pamela Freeman and illustrated by Liz Anelli follows the dry/full life-cycle on and in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre.
It is possible to read Desert Lake as two separate stories. A descriptive narrative runs parallel to information text (in a different sized font) on each page.
The non-fiction story takes us through the life cycle of rain, abundance and drought that occurs in this area of South Australia every ten years or so.
"The skies above the lake are alive with birds."
While the information text gives us detailed information about the various animals, plants and unique features particular to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre.
I've always been fascinated by how the animals, particularly the pelicans, know when the lake is full again.
Full review here - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/desert-lake-story-of-kati-thanda-lake.html
It is possible to read Desert Lake as two separate stories. A descriptive narrative runs parallel to information text (in a different sized font) on each page.
The non-fiction story takes us through the life cycle of rain, abundance and drought that occurs in this area of South Australia every ten years or so.
"The skies above the lake are alive with birds."
While the information text gives us detailed information about the various animals, plants and unique features particular to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre.
I've always been fascinated by how the animals, particularly the pelicans, know when the lake is full again.
Full review here - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/desert-lake-story-of-kati-thanda-lake.html
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