Author: Jennifer Isaacs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780725408848
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Australian Dreaming
Author: Jennifer Isaacs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780725408848
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780725408848
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Australian Dreaming
Author: Jennifer Isaacs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gadi Mirrabooka
Author: Pauline E. McLeod
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031300983X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Take a journey into the fascinating world of Australia's Aboriginal culture with this unique collection of 33 authentic, unaltered stories brought to you by three Aboriginal storyteller custodians! Unlike other compilations of tales that were modified and published without permission from the Aboriginal people, these stories are now presented with approval from Aboriginal elders in an effort to help foster a better understanding of the history and culture of the Aboriginal people. Gadi Mirrabooka, which means below the Southern Cross, introduces wonderful tales from the Dreamtime, the mystical period of Aboriginal beginning. Through these stories you can learn about customs and values, animal psychology, hunting and gathering skills, cultural norms, moral behavior, the spiritual belief system, survival skills, and food resources. A distinctive and absolutely compelling story collection, this book is an immensely valuable treasure for educators, parents, children, and adult readers. Grades K-A
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031300983X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Take a journey into the fascinating world of Australia's Aboriginal culture with this unique collection of 33 authentic, unaltered stories brought to you by three Aboriginal storyteller custodians! Unlike other compilations of tales that were modified and published without permission from the Aboriginal people, these stories are now presented with approval from Aboriginal elders in an effort to help foster a better understanding of the history and culture of the Aboriginal people. Gadi Mirrabooka, which means below the Southern Cross, introduces wonderful tales from the Dreamtime, the mystical period of Aboriginal beginning. Through these stories you can learn about customs and values, animal psychology, hunting and gathering skills, cultural norms, moral behavior, the spiritual belief system, survival skills, and food resources. A distinctive and absolutely compelling story collection, this book is an immensely valuable treasure for educators, parents, children, and adult readers. Grades K-A
Mysteries of the Dream-time
Author: James Cowan
Publisher: Prisma Press
ISBN: 9781853270772
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
First published in Britain in 1989, this edition of a study of the spiritual beliefs and practises of Aborigines includes a new chapter, TSolitude and Community'. Contains a select bibliography and an index. The author, an Australian poet and novelist, has written numerous books on Aborigines, including TSacred Places' (1991) and TThe Elements of the Aborigine Tradition' (1992).
Publisher: Prisma Press
ISBN: 9781853270772
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
First published in Britain in 1989, this edition of a study of the spiritual beliefs and practises of Aborigines includes a new chapter, TSolitude and Community'. Contains a select bibliography and an index. The author, an Australian poet and novelist, has written numerous books on Aborigines, including TSacred Places' (1991) and TThe Elements of the Aborigine Tradition' (1992).
The Rainbow Serpent
Author: Dick Roughsey
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780207174339
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent.
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780207174339
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent.
Journey Into Dreamtime
Author: Munya Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925884050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
A book that tells about the magical world of Aboriginal Dreamtime and sharing the world's oldest living culture.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925884050
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
A book that tells about the magical world of Aboriginal Dreamtime and sharing the world's oldest living culture.
Echoes of the Dreamtime
Author: Melva Jean Roberts
Publisher: ETT Imprint
ISBN: 9781923205215
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published just once before in 1988, this book contains over sixty paintings and sixty drawings by Ainslie Roberts based on Aboriginal Mythology, with texts by Melva Jean Roberts and Charles Mountford. Introduced by Dale Roberts. Quite apart from their artistic worth the paintings add a great deal to our understanding and appreciation of the myths they illustrate; and Roberts delivers them with a real sense of background, whether this is the harsh hot Centre or the green waves of the Southern Ocean. - The Australian The artist's evocation of these myths is often extremely dramatic and imaginative; this volume is valuable both for its material on Aboriginal mythology and as an example of contemporary Australian art. - British Book News
Publisher: ETT Imprint
ISBN: 9781923205215
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published just once before in 1988, this book contains over sixty paintings and sixty drawings by Ainslie Roberts based on Aboriginal Mythology, with texts by Melva Jean Roberts and Charles Mountford. Introduced by Dale Roberts. Quite apart from their artistic worth the paintings add a great deal to our understanding and appreciation of the myths they illustrate; and Roberts delivers them with a real sense of background, whether this is the harsh hot Centre or the green waves of the Southern Ocean. - The Australian The artist's evocation of these myths is often extremely dramatic and imaginative; this volume is valuable both for its material on Aboriginal mythology and as an example of contemporary Australian art. - British Book News
People of the Dreamtime
Author: Alan Marshall
Publisher: Hyland House Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
See first edition for annotation.
Publisher: Hyland House Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
See first edition for annotation.
Animal Dreaming
Author:
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A young boy learns from his elder how the animals in the dreamtime created a world in which they could all live in peace and harmony.
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A young boy learns from his elder how the animals in the dreamtime created a world in which they could all live in peace and harmony.
The Dreamtime
Author: Charles P. Mountford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description