Alternate Title(s)

Australian aboriginal tales from the dreaming
World folklore series

ISBN

1563089238; 9781563089237

Statement of Responsibility

edited by Helen F. McKay ; retold by Pauline E. McLeod, Francis Firebrace Jones, and June E. Barker ; illustrations by Francis Firebrace and Helen McKay.

Publication Information

Englewood Colo. : Libraries Unlimited

Physical Description

xviii, 135 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (p.5, p. [35]) 26 cm.

Contents

|g Pt. 1. |t Australia and the Aboriginal people -- |t Overview of Australia -- |t Aboriginal people -- |t Customs: the totemic system -- |t Recent history -- |t Reconciliation -- |g Pt. 2. |t Tales -- |g 1. |t Mirrabooka: a story about the Southern Cross -- |g 2. |t Beginning island: a creation story from the first time, when Tasmania was born -- |g 3. |t Lumerai, the mother snake: a rainbow serpent creation story from the Northern Territory -- |g 4. |t Murray cod: a creation map story from the Murray river basin on the border of New South Wales and Victoria -- |g 5. |t Boomerang: Alinga, the lizard man: a story from Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory -- |g 6. |t Birth of the butterflies: a story of when death first came to the land, from the Murray river, New South Wales -- |g 7. |t Why the kookaburra laughs: a Wiradjuri creation story from New South Wales -- |g 8. |t Whale man and his canoe: a story from the Northern Territory -- |g 9. |t How the birds got their colors: a Wiradjuri story from New South Wales -- |g 10. |t First platypus, Gaygar -the little mother duck: a creation story from the top end of the Darling River region, Northern New South Wales -- |g 11. |t How the kangaroo got her pouch: a Wiradjuri story from New South Wales -- |g 12. |t Little flying fox: a creation story from New South Wales North Coast -- |g 13. |t How Koolah the koala lost his tail: a story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 14. |t Pikkuw, the crocodile: a story from the Cape York area of Northern Queensland -- |g 15. |t Goolbree - how the emu lost its wings: a story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 16. |t Story of the didgeridoo: a story from the Gulf country of the Northern Territory -- |g 17. |t How the night owl came to be: a story from Northwest New South Wales -- |g 18. |t Myee, the Bogong moth woman: a story from the Albury region of New South Wales -- |g 19. |t Frog and the lyrebird: a story from the People of the Blue Mountains -- |g 20. |t Special platypus: a story from New South Wales Central Coast -- |g 21. |t Tidalick: a story from the Murray river region of New South Wales -- |g 22. |t Wayambah, the turtle: a story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 23. |t Brolga, the dancing brid: a story from the Mutti Mutti people of lake Mungo and the Darling basin -- |g 24. |t Bunyip in the forest: an original scary story from Victoria -- |g 25. |t Little koala and the bunyip: a story from Queensland -- |g 26. |t Min Min light: a space story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 27. |t Djididjidi and Kuburi: a story from the Kimberley, a region of Western Australia -- |g 28. |t Marmoo and Biamee: a creation story from New South Wales -- |g 29. |t Belah, the sun woman: a story from the Flinders ranges of South Australia -- |g 30. |t Sturt desert pea: a story from around Lake Eyre in South Australia -- |g 31. |t Fire keeper: a story from the Northern Territory Area -- |g 32. |t First Waratah: a love story from the Illawarra region of the South Coast of New South Wales -- |g 33. |t Girilambone, place of falling stars: a story from Northern New South Wales.$a|g Pt. 1. |t Australia and the Aboriginal people -- |t Overview of Australia -- |t Aboriginal people -- |t Customs: the totemic system -- |t Recent history -- |t Reconciliation -- |g Pt. 2. |t Tales -- |g 1. |t Mirrabooka: a story about the Southern Cross -- |g 2. |t Beginning island: a creation story from the first time, when Tasmania was born -- |g 3. |t Lumerai, the mother snake: a rainbow serpent creation story from the Northern Territory -- |g 4. |t Murray cod: a creation map story from the Murray river basin on the border of New South Wales and Victoria -- |g 5. |t Boomerang: Alinga, the lizard man: a story from Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory -- |g 6. |t Birth of the butterflies: a story of when death first came to the land, from the Murray river, New South Wales -- |g 7. |t Why the kookaburra laughs: a Wiradjuri creation story from New South Wales -- |g 8. |t Whale man and his canoe: a story from the Northern Territory -- |g 9. |t How the birds got their colors: a Wiradjuri story from New South Wales -- |g 10. |t First platypus, Gaygar -the little mother duck: a creation story from the top end of the Darling River region, Northern New South Wales -- |g 11. |t How the kangaroo got her pouch: a Wiradjuri story from New South Wales -- |g 12. |t Little flying fox: a creation story from New South Wales North Coast -- |g 13. |t How Koolah the koala lost his tail: a story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 14. |t Pikkuw, the crocodile: a story from the Cape York area of Northern Queensland -- |g 15. |t Goolbree - how the emu lost its wings: a story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 16. |t Story of the didgeridoo: a story from the Gulf country of the Northern Territory -- |g 17. |t How the night owl came to be: a story from Northwest New South Wales -- |g 18. |t Myee, the Bogong moth woman: a story from the Albury region of New South Wales -- |g 19. |t Frog and the lyrebird: a story from the People of the Blue Mountains -- |g 20. |t Special platypus: a story from New South Wales Central Coast -- |g 21. |t Tidalick: a story from the Murray river region of New South Wales -- |g 22. |t Wayambah, the turtle: a story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 23. |t Brolga, the dancing brid: a story from the Mutti Mutti people of lake Mungo and the Darling basin -- |g 24. |t Bunyip in the forest: an original scary story from Victoria -- |g 25. |t Little koala and the bunyip: a story from Queensland -- |g 26. |t Min Min light: a space story from Northwestern New South Wales -- |g 27. |t Djididjidi and Kuburi: a story from the Kimberley, a region of Western Australia -- |g 28. |t Marmoo and Biamee: a creation story from New South Wales -- |g 29. |t Belah, the sun woman: a story from the Flinders ranges of South Australia -- |g 30. |t Sturt desert pea: a story from around Lake Eyre in South Australia -- |g 31. |t Fire keeper: a story from the Northern Territory Area -- |g 32. |t First Waratah: a love story from the Illawarra region of the South Coast of New South Wales -- |g 33. |t Girilambone, place of falling stars: a story from Northern New South Wales.