Rainbow Bird


Book Description

A traditional aboriginal fire myth from Northern Australia. Rough, tough Crocodile Man decides that he is in charge of fire. He keeps the rest of the world cold and dark - until one day, clever Bird Woman sees her opportunity and seizes it.




Rainbow Crow


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When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.




A Rainbow of Birds


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Learn how birds made the first rainbow.




How the Birds Got Their Colours


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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.'




Rainbow Bird


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Stark and beautiful, RAINBOW BIRD is a book of rare insight. More than a children's book, or an art book, this is a work of pain, hope, and simple, profound truth. An unseen, unnamed narrator takes us on a journey through fear, uncertainty and despair to hope. Every page challenges us to think and, above all, to feel. Created by a fourteen year old, RAINBOW BIRD has something to say to everyone, young and old.




The Rainbow Bird


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The Rainbow Bird by Margaret Way released on Jan 25, 1979 is available now for purchase.




Rainbow Bird


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Ginger Finds a Home


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A little girl feeds Ginger, a thin little cat who has been living in a patch of weeds, and takes him home to live with her.




Whoever Heard of a Flying Bird?


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Pip is a little bird who wants nothing more than to eat the fresh fruit high up in the trees. There's just one problem - The birds on her island don't fly. All the other birds think the idea sounds ridiculous. Afterall, Whoever Heard of a Flying Bird?But that won't stop Pip from trying. Surrounded by others that think she'll never succeed, Pip is determined to overcome adversity and self-doubt and reach the fruit. And if she tries hard enough, she might just succeed?




The Rainbow Coat


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Long ago, the phoenix was an unremarkable brown bird, overlooked by all the forest birds with their dazzling plumage. While the forest birds admired each other and sang, the phoenix collected a store of food. When a terrible drought left the other birds hungry, the phoenix shared her supply, and in return, the birds created a wonderful coat for her. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.