A Celebration of Wattle: Australia’s National Emblem

Explores the important role wattle has played in the nations history and continues to play in bringing us together in good times and bad as a symbol of our being Australian. This is a revised edition of Wattle (AGPS 1991). It expands on that earlier book with some changes. New features include Wattle Day memories and a wealth of suggestions for schools and the community to help them celebrate future Wattle Days. There are additional poems in the anthology and special sections have been inserted outlining a brief history of the Wattle Day Association, the amazing story of the Hiroshima connection, an explanation of the botanical battle for Australias retention of the name Acacia and a detailed summary of the debate about wattle and allergies.