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Author Thompson, Liz, 1963- author

Title The sunbird : a story from Warburton Community / Warburton Aboriginal Community with Liz Thompson
Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Pearson Library, 2010
Melbourne, Victoria : Pearson Australia, 2010
©2010

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'BOOL CRC  398.0899915 Sos War/Sas  AVAILABLE
Description 24 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
regular print
Series Sharing our stories
Thompson, Liz, 1963- Sharing our stories
Contents Our community -- Sharing our story -- The Sunbird -- Our children's voices -- Our elders' voices -- Sharing the story in Ngaanyatjarra language
Summary Each sharing our story focuses on one Indigenous Australian community. The opening of each book is built around a series of photographs describing the local community setting, and establishing the community in a particular place and time. Following this is one story shared by that particular community, which conveys a message connected to the group's traditions or social conventions. The stories are illustrated with paintings and drawings by children from the local community. Using a mixture of traditional and modern-day influences, the artwork brings the stories to life through the children's personal interpretations. This is followed by quotes and photographic portraits of local children and elders. This provides a unique opportunity to meet the community that have shared their story, and to gain insight into what the story means to them. Each book concludes with the story retold in language
Notes Cover title
Previously published: Pearson Rigby, 2008
Audience For primary school age
Notes Australian Educational Publishing Awards, Overall Winner
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Gibson Desert (W.A.) -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Gibson Desert (W.A.) -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Folklore.
Ngaanyatjarra (Australian people) -- Folklore.
Ngaanyatjarra people (A38) (WA SG51-08)
Milyirrtjarra / Warburton (Central WA SG52-09)
Ngaanyatjarra language A38.
Stories and motifs - Magic and sorcery.
Sunbird (Legendary creature) -- Western Australia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature
Author Thompson, Liz, 1963-
Warburton Aboriginal Community, author
ISBN 1442526114 (paperback)
9781442526112 (paperback)