Abstract
The means by which a Western culture describes an Indigenous âotherâ can reveal a great deal about the way in which the âotherâ is understood or imagined. In the very early years after settlement, Australia was represented through a distinctly European lens; illustrators not only drew European-looking landscapes, but also commonly depicted Aboriginal people âmore like South Sea Islanders or black Americans than Aboriginalsâ (Saxby, Offered 18). The ï¬rst childrenâs book to portray Australian life was A Motherâs Offering to Her Children by a Lady Long Resident in New South Wales, published in 1841. Yet long before this, tales of Australiaâs discovery written especially for children were circulating in England, France and Germany (Saxby, Offered 48). In Germany, such books were regarded as important educational tools (Saxby, Offered 50).
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