Author : Steve Pitt
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 2008-06-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1550028081
Revisits the extraordinary day in July 1944 when Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox spots a black staff car while flying over France, dive-bombs the vehicle, and manages to wound famed German General Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox. Original.
Author : Mary A. Heltshe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 25,6 MB
Release : 1991-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0313078815
Introduce elementary children to six areas of the world-Japan, Italy, Hawaii, Australia, Kenya, and Brazil. Using an integrated approach to authentic learning and assessment and to literacy development, activities teach children about family life, school, games, crafts (such as origami), foods, language, customs, and celebrations. Spend two weeks or two months exploring each country, choosing from the wealth of activities and resources provided. Grades K-6.
Author : Percy Trezise
Publisher :
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 9780006623373
The Dreamtime story of how the Bird People finally vanquished the Joonging by burning to stop them stealing their young maidens; and how the remaining Joonging grew wings and became flying foxes in order to escape the flames, while the Bird People also grew wings and became the many varieties of Australian birds.
Author : Mary McMinnies
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,57 MB
Release : 1956
Category : English fiction
ISBN :
Author : Sylvia Dyer
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 13,72 MB
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 8184755791
It is a commonly held belief in India that flying foxes augur prosperity. They were certainly abundant in the Champaran region of north Bihar. Here in 1845, an Englishman, Alfred Augustus Tripe, fascinated by the prospect of farming indigo, known as Blue Gold, was drawn to its isolated wilderness. He acquired a large tract of rich, fertile land by the river Baghmati, married an Indian lady of means and reaped prosperity in the days when ‘dust turned to gold'. Their children were sent to England for an education, but tragically only one, Joseph Rowland Tripe, lived long enough to marry and produce a daughter, Gladys. The disastrous earthquake that struck Bihar in 1934 annihilated the ancestral home and those members of the family trapped within its walls, sparing only Gladys, who was left helpless with her young children and her powerful, unscrupulous cousin Harry. Taking advantage of this development, Harry attempted to usurp Gladys's entire inheritance, but was foiled by the mysterious intervention of a formidable dacoit leader. With the advent of Independence and the ensuing drastic land reforms, the flying foxes disappear, and with them a golden era. In The Spell of the Flying Foxes Sylvia Dyer, Gladys’s daughter, recaptures what now seems a fairy-tale world of picturesque beauty, peopled by unique and unforgettable characters.
Author : Percy Trezise
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 1988-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781555329518
Two children of the Yalanji people are pursued by Turramulli, the largest and fiercest of the spirits roaming the bushland.
Author : Juliet O'Conor
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 22,1 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0522856519
Lazy Bottersnikes in outback rubbish tips, Sir Pronoun's dilemma about standing in Miss Noun's place and the story of how Jack built a house, a hut or a shack are all to be found in this treasury of Australian children's books. This book illuminates the icons of Australian children's literature from Gibbs and Outhwaite to Shaun Tan.
Author : Percy J. Trezise
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN :
Chap.1; Laura; early history; visit to Jack River (Gugu-Warra tribe), description of paintings in rock-shelter (Platform Gallery); galleries at Red Bluff; Chap.2; The Dig; Laura River, paintings, artefacts (hammer stones, hand-chopper & ochre material; Mushroom Rock gallery; legends of Woolcooldin (Noble Island & Shebas Breast (N.W. Cooktown); Bin Bin (thunderstorm), the moon & others; Chap.3; The Land of Legends; Bull Creek paintings; a Gugu-Imudji myth and others; paintings in Williams Creek shelters; Chap.4; The Old men; legends relating to the dingo, rainbow serpent (Gugu-Yalanji), comparison with Lardil version (few words given with translation); the echidna; the bandicoot & curlew; notes on sorcery paintings; kangaroo hunting magic; rock wallaby legend and many others; Chap.5; Willy and the Quinkans; life after death beliefs (Olcoola people); details of Quinkan beliefs and legends; Chap.6; The Willy-Wagtail and other Men; galleries (Mushroom Rock), legends; Chap.7; Sorcery versus snider rifles; chronological sequence of art styles; series of engravings on flat slabs on bed of Laura River; Chap.8; Emu and Pig galleries; Ginger Creek; the Woolston Gallery; visit to Lardil people on small island of Lungu-Narngi, secret language Damin taped; Chap; 9 Where Quinkans Dwell; stories of the Quinkans, paintings near Umbrella Tree galleries, engravings examined; Culture Hero Gallery; Chap.l0; Black Renegades; man of OcoCarnigal tribe, possibly group of Gugu-Warra; Mun Gin Creek site; Appendix; The Travels of Marnbil, the origin of Baralkea and Wallaby Island; throughout book detailed descriptions are given of all galleries; maps show route of legends demonstrating that Aboriginal migration first occurred from the west; approx. tribal locations & art sites; George Pegus (Gugu-Yalanji), Dick Roughsey (Lardil), Willy Long (Oekula) accompanied author on journeys.
Author : Anita Heiss
Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0855754443
This overview about publishing Indigenous literature in Australia from the mid-1990s to 2000 includes broader issues that writers need to consider such as engaging with readers and reviewers. Although changes have been made since 2000, the issues identified in this book remain current and to a large extent unresolved.
Author : Tanya Loos
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 2024-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 1486316956
Possums in the roof, an echidna in the garden, or perhaps a python in the pantry? Living with Wildlife: A Guide for Our Homes and Backyards explores commonly asked questions and issues about encounters with wildlife. Taking a wildlife-friendly approach, Tanya Loos provides practical information, advice and solutions, based on current guidance from wildlife rescue organisations and the latest research. Living with Wildlife features helpful advice on wildlife rescue, both for every day and during extreme weather events, as well as common issues such as feeding wildlife, pets and driving. As urbanisation and climate change effects intensify, Australian wildlife need our help now more than ever, making this a timely guide for successfully living alongside our wild neighbours.
