Land of the Emu people
Trezise, Percy1998
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The children of the Kadimakara People are lost - swept away from their home by a great storm. Jadianta, Lande and Jalmor have faced fierce crocodiles, giant goannas and marsupial lions. Now, in the land of the Emu People they face a new threat - jadianta and Jalmor need to rescue Lande from the clutches of the dangerous Snake Men. Will they ever find their sister or see their home again?
Main title:
Land of the Emu people / written and illustrated by Percy Trezise.
Author:
Trezise, Percy, author
Imprint:
Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins, 1998.
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:
9780207198823 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
66079
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | TREZIS n4 | Available |
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | TREZIS n4 | Available |
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | TREZIS n4 | Available |