Stories from the Billabong
Marshall, James Vance, 1924-2010
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Ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends authentically retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch and just what it is that makes Platypus so special.
Main title:
Stories from the Billabong / retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace.
Author:
Marshall, James Vance, 1924-, authorJones, Francis Firebrace, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln Children's, 2010.
Collation:
61 pages : coloured illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
In Stories from the Billabong, a renowned author authentically and elegantly retells ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends. Here readers discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes frogs croak, why kangaroos have pouches, and just what it is that makes platypuses so special. "Francis Firebrace, who comes from the Aboriginal tribe of the Yorta Yorta, learnt some of his stories of the Dreaming in his early years, when he worked as a stockman and drover in New South Wales and Queensland." - provided by publisher 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.
Audience:
Lower primaryFor Ages: 6+ years old
Contents:
The Rainbow Serpent and the Story of Creation -- How the kangaroo got her Pouch -- Why Frogs can only Croak -- Why Brolgas Dance -- Why the Platypus is such a Special Creature -- The Mountain Rose -- The Two Moths and the Flowers of the Mountain -- How the Crocodile got its Scales -- The Lizard-Man and the Creation of Uluru -- The Butterflies and the Mystery of Death -- About Aboriginal Australians -- Glossary -- Aboriginal symbols and their meanings.
ISBN:
9781847801241 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
31905
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | DREAMT | Available |
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | DREAMT | Available |