How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails

Author: George Lirrmiyarri Mung Mung
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741699692
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This book is based on a story told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal people living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of the story. Hector Jandany and George Dingmarie of the Kija Language Group said, 'We have to keep this language which we got from our old people who have passed away. We don't want to lose it. The younger generation has to carry on the language that they learn from us.'

How the Birds Got Their Colours

Author: Mary Albert
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9781741699678
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This book is based on a story told by Mary Albert, of the Bardi people, to Aboriginal children living in Broome, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. Mary Albert said, 'Would you like to hear a story from long ago? My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I loved the best, because I loved the birds.'

The Echidna and the Shade Tree

Author: Mona Green
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865046228
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This book is based on a story told by Mona Green, of the Jaru people, to Aboriginal children living in Halls Creek, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from the children's original paintings of the story. Mona Green said, "When my husband was a stockman, we used to go out to Nongra Lake to see if the cattle had enough water. I had heard the story about this giant lake, and I think that from the air it would look like a tree with roots stretching out."

The Kangaroo and the Porpoise

Author: Pamela Lofts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865046297
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This story was told by Agnes Lippo from the Aboriginal community of Belyuen in the Northern Territory, where people from the Larrakia and Waigite language groups live. The illustrations in this book are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children at Belyuen School. Bill Turner, Head Teacher at Belyuen School in 1987, said "'The Kangaroo and the Porpoise' is one of the many stories from the very small Aboriginal community of Belyuen. We hope publishing these stories will enable us to buy materials for the school. We want to continue to document the culture of the people at Belyuen."

Dunbi the Owl

Author: Pamela Lofts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865046266
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This book is based on a story told by Daisy Utemorrah of the Worora people to Aboriginal children living in Derby, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of her story. She said, "I used to live with my parents in a humpy house. My Grandmother, my aunties and even my Grandpa told me stories from the Dreamtime. I kept the stories till I was old enough to tell children. We want to share our stories with all children so they learn what Aborigines used to do."

Meet a Baby Kangaroo

Author: Anna Leigh
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 1512455881
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
They hop, they have long tails, and as babies they're no bigger than a jelly bean! Learn about everything from where the kangaroo lives to what a group of kangaroos is called in this engaging book.

How the Turtle Got Its Shell

Author: Justine Fontes
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 9780307960078
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Delightful retellings of turtle tales from around the world, plus fun facts about turtles, are sure to please all turtle fans.

Koala Lou

Author: Mem Fox
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152000769
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
When Koala Lou's mother becomes so busy that she forgets to tell her firstborn how much she loves her, Koala Lou enters the Bush Olympics, intending to win an event and her mother's love all at one time. "A first-rate choice for bedtime, story hour, or reading aloud."--The Horn Book

The Rainbow Serpent

Author: Dick Roughsey
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780207174339
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent.

The Bat and the Crocodile

Author: Pamela Lofts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865046273
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This story comes from the Aboriginal people at Warmun (Turkey Creek) in Western Australia. It was told in the Kija language by Jacko Dolumyu and then in English by Hector Jandany. The illustrations are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children living at Warmun. Eileen Bray, of the Kija Language Group at Warmun, said, "When we talk about the Dreamtime, we think about the beginning. It was that sacred time when the land, water, trees, animals, sacred sites and people came to be. Our ancestors have passed on the Dreamtime to us through our culture - law, language, song and dance. The Dreamtime is that special thing in the hearts of all Aboriginal people."