| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
A simple, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird as she sings the world alive, flies with Cloud, travels with Wind, nestles with Moon and dreams of flying among the stars |
| Audience |
Ages: Pre-primary, Lower primary |
| Notes |
Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr is a Yolŋu man from the Ganalbingu clan and is known for his paintings of Ganalbingu song lines as well as his mother’s Wägilak clan stories. Along with other members of his clan, Johnny keeps culture strong through painting, song, dance and ceremony. He travelled to Canberra in 2000 and performed at the official opening of Aboriginal Modern Worlds exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. Johnny lives in the remote East Arnhem Land community of Gapuwiyak, where he is Chair of the Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts Aboriginal Corporation |
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Inaugural Winner of biennial Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award 2017 |
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Recipient of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) award for "Notable Australian Children's Books (Early childhood) for 2020 |
| Subject |
Animals -- Fiction
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Birds -- Fiction
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Arts, Aboriginal Australian -- Fiction
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Australian fiction
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Birds -- Juvenile fiction
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Animals -- Juvenile fiction
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Children's stories
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| Genre/Form |
Picture books for children
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Picture books.
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Children's stories
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| Author |
Malibirr, Johnny Warrkatja, illustrator
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| LC no. |
jb2020253228 |
| ISBN |
9781925768923 |
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1925768929 |
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