{"product_id":"daria-and-the-idea-book-one-the-camp","title":"DARIA and the IDEA book ­one: the camp - by Heather A. Gordon","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDaria already knows how this will go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFour days at the Lake Bonney camp. No phones. No leaving. Stuck with people she doesn’t trust, doing activities that don’t matter. Fishing. Kayaking. Environmental work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJust something to get through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAt FLO, she’s learned the system. Show up. Stay quiet. Don’t expect anything to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut the camp doesn’t unfold the way she expects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOut on the lake, and along its edges, things begin to shift. Not through big moments or forced lessons, but through doing. Watching. Noticing. The way water moves. The way systems connect. The way small actions carry further than they should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt’s not dramatic. It’s not instant. But it’s enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBack in the classroom, the feeling doesn’t disappear. It follows her. Builds. An idea begins to take shape, unfinished, uncertain, but hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaria and the Idea: book one: the camp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a South Australian story about alternative education, quiet resilience, and the power of practical learning to spark change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is not a story about transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt’s about the moment before it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe moment you stop opting out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eAcknowledgement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledging working on Ngaiawang, Ngawait, Nganguruku, Erawirung, Ngintait, Ngaralte, Ngarkat Country in the Mid Murray region for the locations of this story and Ngadjuri, Peramangk, Kaurna Country in the Barossa region.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eAbout the artwork\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Kngwarraye Butler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Nicola Kngwarraye Butler’s artwork for DARIA and the IDEA book one: the camp captures far more than a river scene. Through colour, texture and movement, Nicola stepped deeply into the heart of the story, understanding not only the activities of the camp, but also the emotional connection between children, river country and the creatures who live beneath the surface. Her portrayal of Clarke the Cod is especially striking, wise, watchful and full of quiet character, bringing Clarke to life in a way that feels both insightful and deeply respectful of the Murray River environment. Nicola’s art invites readers to pause, look closely and enter Daria’s world before the very first page is turned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e Heather Gordon May 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eView Nicola’s art work here: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nicolabutler.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNicola Kngwarraye Butler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobius Farms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45894706724921,"sku":null,"price":25.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/5099\/9865\/files\/Dariaandtheideacover.png?v=1780036907","url":"https:\/\/shop.mobiusfarms.com\/products\/daria-and-the-idea-book-one-the-camp","provider":"Mobius Farms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}