Rainbow bird : an aboriginal folk tale from Northern Australia
Maddern, Eric1996
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Place reservation for Rainbow bird : an aboriginal folk tale from Northern AustraliaAt the time the world is being born, only Crocodile Man has fire, and he jealously guards it. One day, while Crocodile Man is distracted, Bird Woman steals his fire and flies off to give heat and light to the whole land. Putting fire-sticks in her tail, she becomes the rainbow bird.
Main title:
Rainbow bird : an aboriginal folk tale from Northern Australia / retold by Eric Maddern, illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway.
Author:
Maddern, EricKennaway, Adrienne, 1945-, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln, 1996.
Collation:
26 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
"An Aboriginal folk tale from Northern Australia" - front cover.This story is based on a fire legend of the Dalabon people of Beswick Reserve, Northern Territory.Traditionally the people now called Dalabon had no collective name for themselves, and the term itself derives from the language which members of the community speak.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 primary
ISBN:
9780711208988 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Legends -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Folklore -- FictionDalabon (Australian people) -- Folklore -- FictionBirds -- Australia -- Folklore -- Fiction
BRN:
76266
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |
| St Marys | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |
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