Title Aukam : (the woman who wove by the light of the moon) / told and illustrated by Belinda Kabai

Published Thuringowa, Qld. : Black Ink Press, [2006] ©2006

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	398.20994 Kab/Atw		AVAILABLE

Description 24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm regular print Summary Part of indigenous Australia's wealth of stories about the moon, this traditional tale is beautifully told and illustrated by a young Saibai island woman. Age 6+ Analysis All Australian Indigenous Material Folk tales (Australia) Notes "Translated back into the Top Western Torres Strait island language of Kalaw Kalaw Ya by Father Ezra Waigana" -- back cover Translated back into the Top Western Torres Strait Island language of Kalaw Kawaw Ya Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Aboriginal Australians -- Languages. Torres Strait Islanders -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. Torres Strait Islanders -- Folklore -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction. SUBJECT Moon -- Folklore http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90003042 -- Pictorial works http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Genre/Form Illustrated works. Fiction. Author Waigana, Ezra ISBN 1863340211 (paperback) 9781863340212 (paperback)

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