Yahoo Creek : an Australian mystery
Riddle, Tohby2019
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"Luminous images accompanied by newspaper extracts dating back to the early 1800s and words by Ngiyampaa Elder Peter Williams explore the ongoing mystery of yahoo encounters. 'He was surprised to observe a hairy human form, about seven feet in height, walking in the bush.' Queanbeyan Age, 24 August 1886. Throughout the first century or so of Australian settlement by Europeans, the pages of colonial newspapers were haunted by reports of a bewildering phenomenon: the mysterious yahoo or hairy man ... But what was it? Yahoo Creek breathes life into this little-known piece of Australian history - which, by many accounts, is a history still in the making. 'These stories are not my stories or your stories, they're our stories.' Peter Williams, Ngiyampaa Elder." --Back cover.
Main title:
Yahoo Creek : an Australian mystery / written and illustrated by Tohby Riddle.
Author:
Riddle, TohbyWilliams, Peter, author
Imprint:
Crows Nest, New South Wales : Allen & Unwin, 2019.©2019.
Collation:
31 pages (unnumbered) : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books and up to five more can be read as personal choice books. Go to the online booklists for the PRC ID of the individual books in this series.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Lower primaryFor Ages: 7+ years
ISBN:
9781760631451 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Children, Aboriginal Australian -- FictionCuriosities and wonders -- Australia -- FictionAnimals -- Australia -- Folklore -- FictionFrontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- FictionMonsters -- FictionPrimates -- Australia -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- FictionAustralia -- History -- 1901-1922 -- FictionAustralia -- History -- 19th century -- FictionAustralian fictionAuthors, AustralianAustralian Children's Book of the Year Awards -- Short-List, 2020Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall -- Short-List, 2020Premier's reading challenge -- grades 7to9Historical fiction
BRN:
368480
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | RIDDLE | Available |
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | RIDDLE | Available |
| St Clair | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | RIDDLE | Available |