The first Camel Cup
James, Margaret, 1953-2018
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A true story as told by one of the camel trackers himself, the gifted story teller, Vincent Forrester. This book is a tale of buckin' camels, roarin' land rovers and judo-punchin' musterers in the outback of Australia in the '60s and '70s.
Main title:
The first Camel Cup / Margaret James ; based on a story by Vincent Forrester ; illustrated by Jayo Stenz.
Author:
James, Margaret, 1953-, authorStenz, Jayo, illustratorForrester, Vincent, storytellerAustralia. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, funding body
Imprint:
Wooli, New South Wales : Honey Ant Readers, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
23 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
The First Camel Cup is part of the Reading Tracks series of contemporary and ancient Australian tracking, hunting and fishing stories. It recounts the true story of the first Camel Cup race in Alice Springs, told from the view-point of a young, energetic and daring musterer, Vincent Forrester.Light Aboriginal English and colloquial Standard English are included in this book to keep the voices of the characters and stoyteller authentic, and to make the text more familiar to readers who speak Aboriginal English.The Elders involved in the development of these books, and the many students who wanted to share their stories, expressed their desire to have books about true stories, fishing, traditional bush tucker skills, and the old ways of tracking and hunting. In order to achieve this, Margaret James worked very closely with Elders and students, going on bush trips and yarning about tracking, hunting and fishing for many hours, to ensure that the stories were culturally accurate. Elders edited the books to confirm that they were appropriate for publication, and students gave their feedback after reading them. Assisted by funding from: Australian Government, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet."This book is dedicated to Janine Oldfield, Vincent and Mia Forrester and to Uncle Arthur Liddle and all the men who have been Angus Downs boys." --Title page.
Audience:
Upper primary
ISBN:
9781925855180 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Camel Cup (Camel race) -- FictionAboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs (N.T.) -- FictionCamel racing -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs (N.T.) -- FictionHerding -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs Region (N.T.) -- FictionDrovers -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs Region (N.T.) -- FictionReaders (Primary)Authors, AustralianNorthern Territory -- Alice Springs Region (N.T.) -- Fiction
BRN:
395470
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Graded Readers | READIN BLUE | Available |
| St Clair | Junior Fiction - Graded Readers | READIN BLUE | Available |