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Koala Lou
When Koala Lou’s mother becomes so busy that she forgets to tell her firstborn how much she loves her, Koala Lou enters the Bush Olympics, intending to win an event and her mother’s love all at one time. “A first-rate choice for bedtime, story hour, or reading aloud.”--The Horn Book
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- 0152000763
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- F
When the snake bites the sun : an aboriginal story
The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. David Mowaljarlai said, "We want our children to see the daylight and the sun go down on our land, the home of the Dreamtime, and to live there to their old age and really understand their culture.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781865046280
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- Call Number
- 398.2 MOW
The bat and the crocodile : an Aboriginal story
This story comes from the Aboriginal people at Warmun (Turkey Creek) in Western Australia. It was told in the Kija language by Jacko Dolumyu and then in English by Hector Jandany. The illustrations are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children living at Warmun. Eileen Bray, of the Kija Language Group at Warmun, said, "When we talk about the Dreamtime, we think about the beginning…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781865046273
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- 398.2 DOL
The echidna and the shade tree : an Aboriginal story
This book is based on a story told by Mona Green, of the Jaru people, to Aboriginal children living in Halls Creek, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from the children's original paintings of the story. Mona Green said, "When my husband was a stockman, we used to go out to Nongra Lake to see if the cattle had enough water. I had heard the story about this giant lake, and I think …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781865046228
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- 398.2 GRE
The kangaroo and the porpoise : an aboriginal story
This story was told by Agnes Lippo from the Aboriginal community of Belyuen in the Northern Territory, where people from the Larrakia and Waigite language groups live. The illustrations in this book are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children at Belyuen School. Bill Turner, Head Teacher at Belyuen School in 1987, said "'The Kangaroo and the Porpoise' is one of the many stories …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781865046297
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- 398.2 LIP
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