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Bigismob jigiwan dog = Too many cheeky dogs : English-Kriol

Bell, Johanna2020
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'Mandeitaim aibin wok la main anti kemp en yu sabi wanim aibin luk? Aibin luk wanbala yelowan jigiwan dog silipsilip jeya la flo'. 'On Monday I walked to my auntie's house and guess what I saw? ONE yellow cheeky dog sleeping on the floor.' So begins this lively, cheeky story set in a remote Indigenous community, moving through colours, numbers and days of the week to the hilarious dog-packed final page.
Main title:
Bigismob jigiwan dog = Too many cheeky dogs : English-Kriol / Johanna Bell en Dion Beasley ; [translated by Carol Robertson, Glenda Robertson and Greg Dickson].
Author:
Bell, Johanna, authorBeasley, Dion, illustratorRobertson, Carol, translatorRobertson, Glenda, translatorDickson, Greg, translator
Imprint:
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2020.©2020.
Collation:
32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
First published in 2013 as Too many cheeky dogs by Allen & Unwin, Sydney.Copyright © Kriol translation, Meigim Kriol Strongbala project of Yugul Mangi Development Aboriginal Corporation 2020.Includes a Kriol to English text translation from the original publication on endpaper.Kriol translation from the English.
Audience:
Lower primaryFor Ages: 3 - 5 years old
Awards:
English edition, Young Australian's Best Book Awards, Picture Story Books - Shortlist 2018.
ISBN:
9781760878009 (hardback)
Language:
Australian languagesCreoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)English
BRN:
383631
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