Do you know an older Aussie poetry lover with concentration problems? Is maintaining conversation tricky? Do they find it hard to focus, or to read more than a few lines of text?

The solution: excerpts from traditional poems, ballads and folk songs, presented in a spacious and appealing format, with evocative photographs, to encourage discussion and sharing. No reference to dementia on the cover or inside the book! Selected by an experienced adult education author, with input from a wonderful Assisted Living and Dementia Lifestyle Coordinator.

Illustrated Australian Poetry is a thoughtful gift or therapy tool for anyone with mild cognitive impairment, or regaining reading skills after stroke, as well as hospital patients and residents in aged care.

In Illustrated Australian Poetry, you'll discover:

• A selection of verses from an earlier era. Many will be familiar from school-days for those who grew up in Australia, like Nine Miles from Gundegai, My Country, Clancy of the Overflow, Bell Birds, Ten Thousand Miles Away.
• Evocative scenic photographs to match each poem, to trigger recollections and reminiscence.
• Extra-large 22 point Arial font for the poems, with between 4 and 10 lines of poetry to a page.
• Presented in a slim, light, 8 × 10 paperback, for ease of use and a 'just enough' reading or read-aloud experience.
• No reference to dementia or other illness inside the book or on the cover. The back cover says simply: A selection of classic Australian poetry, bush ballads and folk songs.Keep your mind active as you read aloud or read along!

Like the other mini-anthologies in the Illustrated Classic Poetry series, this book is perfect in waiting rooms, memory care programs and day activity centres, and for the vision impaired.

If you value spending meaningful time with a loved one, giving them the chance to share more deeply with you, and hearing about what matters to them, you'll enjoy this book – together.

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