Land of the Brolga people
Trezise, Percy2001
Books, Manuscripts
Find it!
Three Aboriginal children who after being swept away from their home by a fierce storm are on a great journey trying to find their way back home; based on Aboriginal oral history which tells of a vast freshwater lake at the top of Australia, 'Lake Carpentaria' also known as Balanorga; ancestral beings in the Dreamtime including the Anta Moola sisters; land of the Brolga People; land of the Barramundi People; Dream Road of Goorialla, the Rainbow Serpent; seeing a comet.
Main title:
Land of the Brolga people / written and illustrated by Percy Trezise.
Author:
Trezise, Percy, author
Imprint:
Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins, 2001.
Collation:
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm. + 1 folded map.
Series title:
Notes:
Aboriginal oral history tells of hundreds of Dream Roads criss-crossing the Australian continent which were made by Ancestral Beings during their travels at the beginning of Dreamtime. It also tells of a vast freshwater lake at the top of Australia and the Anta Moola sisters who travelled down the west side of this lake distributing waterlillies and unborn human baby spirits. This is the story of three children's journey around the Balanorga and along the Dream Road of the Anta Moola sisters to find their way home.The ‘Journey of the Great Lake’ series are the adventures of three young children who are blown away from their family on a raft and have to journey home through many tribal lands. In some lands they encounter help, in other lands danger.The Kadimakara is an old Australian Aboriginal word that is used to describe the Dreamtime, prehistoric monsters, or the unique megafauna and/or dinosaurs (not strictly speaking) of the Australian landscape. That the word survives in a culture that has no written text is a testament to the power of storytelling. 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. Contains a folded map affixed to last page that shows the progress of the children's journey home.Includes a Glossary back of book.
Audience:
Lower primary For Ages: 6+ years old
ISBN:
9780207199301 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
12152
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | TREZIS n7 | Available |