Bruce Pascoe’s iconic non-fiction classic Dark Emu significantly shifted the way Australians relate to their environment. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History brought together the research and compelling first person accounts of his work into a book for younger readers.

Young Dark Emu was highly awarded upon its original release in 2019. This updated edition brings a fresh look and format to the original content.

Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived – a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent.

Young Dark Emu asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia’s history pre-European colonisation.