Bawoo stories
O'Brien, May2008
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This is a collection of traditional Wongutha / Wangkatha stories from the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, retold by May O'Brien.
Main title:
Bawoo stories / written by May L O'Brien ; illustrated by Angela Leaney and Sue Wyatt.
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Imprint:
North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2008.©2008.
Collation:
130 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
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Notes:
First published as individual titles in 1992, these stories were ground-breaking publications, presenting traditional Indigenous stories in a bi-lingual text. Updated with a vibrant new design, the stories are still as fresh and appealing as ever. The collected work contains a map, explanatory note and a simple pronunciation guide for the Wongutha words used in the text. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that his book may contain images and names of people who have died. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content. Includes pronunciation glossary.In Wongutha language with English translation.
Audience:
Lower primary
Contents:
How crows became blackWhy the emu can't flyThe kangaroos who wanted to be peopleBarn-Barn Barlala the bush trickster.
ISBN:
9781921361159 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
402912
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | DREAMT | Available |