Mamang : an old story
Scott, Kim, 1957-2011
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A brave young man travels the seas in the abdomen of a large whale ('mamang'). The man squeezes the heart of the whale and the old song he sings spurs the whale on to take him on a very special journey. ...
Main title:
Mamang : an old story / retold by Kim Scott, Iris Woods and the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project
Author:
Scott, Kim, 1957-Farmer, Jeffrey, illustratorNelly, Helen, illustratorWinmar, Roma, born 1944, illustratorWirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project
Imprint:
Crawley W.A. : UWA Publishing, 2011
Collation:
36 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
This book was inspired by a story Freddie Winmer told the linguist Gerhardt Laves at Albany, Western Australia, around 1931. Presented bilingually in English and Aboriginal Noongar language text.Mamang was created as part of an Indigenous language recovery project led by Kim Scott and the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project. From a creation story told to the American linguist Gerhardt Laves at Albany, Western Australia, around 1931 and returned to the Noongar people by his family after his death in the 1980s, the story was workshopped through a series of community meetings involving elders some of whom told stories to Laves in 1931 artists and linguists. Artists Jeffrey Farmer, Helen Nelly and Roma Winmar have created stunning illustrations to accompany the testimonial story. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that his book may contain images and names of people who have died. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content. Presented in both Noongar and English language, this art book will inspire and delight all ages. Includes Glossary.Text in Noongar language and English.
Audience:
Upper primary
ISBN:
9781742582962 (paperback)
Language:
Australian languages
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Subject:
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Folklore -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Languages -- FictionNoongar (Australian people) -- Folklore -- FictionNyunga (Australian people) -- Folklore -- FictionWhales -- Folklore -- FictionBilingual -- Aboriginal Australians language and English
BRN:
103433
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |