Author : Mary Albert
Publisher : Scholastic Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 9781741699678
This book is based on a story told by Mary Albert, of the Bardi people, to Aboriginal children living in Broome, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. Mary Albert said, 'Would you like to hear a story from long ago? My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I loved the best, because I loved the birds.'
Author : Pauline E. McLeod
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 031300983X
Take a journey into the fascinating world of Australia's Aboriginal culture with this unique collection of 33 authentic, unaltered stories brought to you by three Aboriginal storyteller custodians! Unlike other compilations of tales that were modified and published without permission from the Aboriginal people, these stories are now presented with approval from Aboriginal elders in an effort to help foster a better understanding of the history and culture of the Aboriginal people. Gadi Mirrabooka, which means below the Southern Cross, introduces wonderful tales from the Dreamtime, the mystical period of Aboriginal beginning. Through these stories you can learn about customs and values, animal psychology, hunting and gathering skills, cultural norms, moral behavior, the spiritual belief system, survival skills, and food resources. A distinctive and absolutely compelling story collection, this book is an immensely valuable treasure for educators, parents, children, and adult readers. Grades K-A
Author : Cecilia Egan
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,76 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 9780980617108
When all the birds of Australia were black, a small dove with an injured claw received help from all its feathered friends except the crow. Their kindness was rewarded with a coat of colour for all.
Author : Rita Gray
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 054410580X
In this nonfiction picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs. Shh. . . .
Author : Helen Chapman
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 23,51 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Aboriginal Australian Legends
ISBN : 9781537921044
"A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, telling how the koala lost his tail, the kangaroo got her pouch, as well as how the birds got their colours."--Publisher's promotional description.
Author : Annemarie Riley Guertin
Publisher : Familius
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781945547775
"Based on a Belgian folktale"--Jacket flap.
Author : Michael Rosen
Publisher : Harcourt Childrens Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 35,45 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780152367831
A collection of tales from around the world explaining how various animals got their colors.
Author : George Lirrmiyarri Mung Mung
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 18,84 MB
Release : 2012-02
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 9781741699692
This book is based on a story told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal people living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of the story. Hector Jandany and George Dingmarie of the Kija Language Group said, 'We have to keep this language which we got from our old people who have passed away. We don't want to lose it. The younger generation has to carry on the language that they learn from us.'
Author : Tim Laman
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 35,32 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Birds of paradise (Birds)
ISBN : 1426209584
In this dazzling photo essay, Laman and Scholes present gorgeous full-color photographs of all 39 species of the Birds of Paradise that highlight their unique and extraordinary plumage and mating behavior.
Author : Nancy Van Laan
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 1991-07-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0679819428
Illus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweet voice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodland animals is "a Native American legend that will be a fine read-aloud because of the smooth text and songs with repetitive chants. The illustrations, done in a primitive style, create a true sense of the Pennsylvania Lenape Indians and their winters."--School Library Journal.
