Wongutha Tales : Bawoo and Badudu Stories
O'Brien, May2024
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From traditional teaching stories of the Wongutha people, to stories based on May's childhood at Mount Margaret Mission, this lively collection brings together the much-loved tales of May L. O'Brien for the first time.
Main title:
Wongutha Tales : Bawoo and Badudu Stories / May O'Brien.
Author:
O'Brien, May, author
Imprint:
North Fremantle, WA : Fremantle Press, 2024.
Collation:
96 pages
Series title:
Notes:
First published as individual titles in 1992, May O’Brien’s stories were ground-breaking publications, presenting traditional Indigenous stories in a bilingual text and giving a unique insight into learning English as a second language from a First Nations perspective. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this book may contain images and names of people who have died. Explanatory note and a simple pronunciation guide for the Wongutha words used in the text. In Wongutha language with English translation.
Audience:
Lower primary
Contents:
How crows became blackWhy the emu can't fly --
ISBN:
9781760993412 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content
BRN:
452999
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |