How the Birds Got Their Colours

How the Birds Got Their Colours PDF Author: Mary Albert
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9781741699678
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
This book is based on a story told by Mary Albert, of the Bardi people, to Aboriginal children living in Broome, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. Mary Albert said, 'Would you like to hear a story from long ago? My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I loved the best, because I loved the birds.'

How the Birds Got Their Colours

How the Birds Got Their Colours PDF Author: Mary Albert
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9781741699678
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
This book is based on a story told by Mary Albert, of the Bardi people, to Aboriginal children living in Broome, Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their paintings of the story. Mary Albert said, 'Would you like to hear a story from long ago? My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I loved the best, because I loved the birds.'

Gadi Mirrabooka

Gadi Mirrabooka PDF Author: Pauline E. McLeod
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031300983X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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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

The Magic Colours

The Magic Colours PDF Author: Cecilia Egan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977511440
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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How the Finch Got His Colors

How the Finch Got His Colors PDF Author: Annemarie Riley Guertin
Publisher: Familius
ISBN: 9781945547775
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
"Based on a Belgian folktale"--Jacket flap.

How the Birds Got Their Colours

How the Birds Got Their Colours PDF Author: Helen Chapman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781537921044
Category : Aboriginal Australian Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Book Description
"A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, telling how the koala lost his tail, the kangaroo got her pouch, as well as how the birds got their colours."--Publisher's promotional description.

The Rainbow Serpent

The Rainbow Serpent PDF Author: Dick Roughsey
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780207174339
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent.

How the Animals Got Their Colors

How the Animals Got Their Colors PDF Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780152367831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Book Description
A collection of tales from around the world explaining how various animals got their colors.

Rainbow Crow

Rainbow Crow PDF Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0679819428
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Illus. in full color. This story of how the Rainbow Crow lost his sweet voice and brilliant colors by bringing the gift of fire to the other woodland animals is "a Native American legend that will be a fine read-aloud because of the smooth text and songs with repetitive chants. The illustrations, done in a primitive style, create a true sense of the Pennsylvania Lenape Indians and their winters."--School Library Journal.

How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails

How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails PDF Author: George Lirrmiyarri Mung Mung
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741699692
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
This book is based on a story told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal people living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of the story. Hector Jandany and George Dingmarie of the Kija Language Group said, 'We have to keep this language which we got from our old people who have passed away. We don't want to lose it. The younger generation has to carry on the language that they learn from us.'

Bring On the Birds

Bring On the Birds PDF Author: Susan Stockdale
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 1682635910
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Brightly colored, richly textured illustrations and an energetic rhyming text introduce young readers to birds and their unique qualities. Birds come in all sorts of interesting shapes, sizes, and colors—and many of them can do amazing things as well. From the Blue-footed Booby to the Red-billed Oxpecker, the breadth of bird life depicted in this stunning book will captivate young ornithologists. Susan Stockdale's bold colors and crisp, clean lines capture the reader's attention and introduce us to a remarkable world filled with distinctive creatures. An afterword identifies each animal and tells a little bit about it and where it lives.