One of our listeners wrote to us and suggested David Unaipon for our Hidden Heroes of History episodes, and we're so glad she did! You can find it on Dorktales Storytime on the Yoto app. I'm attaching the activity guide with color pages after the description below.
A story of big ideas and bold curiosity! David Unaipon was an Aboriginal Australian inventor, author, preacher, and lifelong learner who never stopped asking “what if?” His invention of mechanical sheep shears helped farmers go from shearing 30 to 300 sheep a day. It was life-changing! He used scientific thinking and Aboriginal knowledge to create solutions far ahead of his time, including concepts for rotary-wing flight before helicopters existed. David traveled across Australia, sharing ideas about science, storytelling, and culture, inspiring people wherever he went. Today, he appears on Australia’s 50-dollar note, a tribute to his brilliant mind and never-give-up spirit.