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Wongutha Tales : Bawoo and Badudu Stories

O'Brien, May2024
Books, Manuscripts
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.
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
Index terms:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content
BRN:
452999
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