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Ngarla Songs
By Alexander Brown & Brian Geytenbeek
Published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press
$24.95
Ngarla Songs is a unique bilingual presentation of sixty-eight anecdotal songs composed by Ngarla people.
They describe the thrill of the hunt, the wonder of whales and other events and life experiences as seen through Ngarla eyes.
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Songman - the story of an aboriginal elder
By Bob Randall
Published by ABC Books
$29.95
Like other members of the Aboriginal Stolen Generation, Bob Randell was taken from his family by white authorities at the age of seven.
As an adult he began the long process of finding his family again, being educated and establishing a career as an Aboriginal educator.
He is now a renowed singer and performer whose song My Brown Skin Baby They Take Him Away has become a major rallying cry for the Stolen Generation.
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Warnayarra, the Rainbow Snake
An aboriginal story told by the Senior Boys Class, Lajamanu School
Published by Scholastic
$12.95
Our law and our ceremonies are still important to us; it is the law of Walyajarra, the people who lived and died thousands of years ago, and we cannot change that.
Abie Jangala (from Stories from Lajamanu)
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Papunya School Book of Country and History
By Papunya School
Published by Allen & Unwin
$29.95
This book tells the story of how Anangu from five different language groups came to live together at Papunya. From the time of first contacts with explorers, missionaries and pastoralists, through to the Papunya art movement and the Warumpi Band, this multi-layered text finally leads us to the unique environment that is Papunya School.
As an example of two way learning, it is a profound metaphor for reconciliation.
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When I was Little Like You
By Mary Malbunka
Published by Allen & Unwin
$29.95
"When I was little, like you, I loved to go bush with my family. The other kids and I used to play all sorts of games, and we used to get our own food and cook it. At night-time, we sat around the fire and listened as our elders told us Tjukurrpa Yara - stories of the Dreaming. Then we went to sleep under the stars."
In this book, Mary Malbunka creates a vivid picture of a truely Australian childhood in which country - ngurra - is life itself.
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Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu
Published by Allen & Unwin
$29.95
Join Diane Lucus and Ken Searle as they walk through the bush of northern Australia.
Follow the seasonal calendar of the Gundjeihmi speaking people of Kakadu.
Feel the changes each season brings to the plants, animals, insects and birds of this rich and inspiring land.
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Kip's Favourites |
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The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu - A Dreaming Narrative
Belonging to Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa
Published by working title press
$11.95
When an old man named Jampijinpa Bluetongue tricks his two sons into believing he is blind, he triggers a series of tragic events culminating in a terrible bushfire.
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The Spotted Cat - A Dreaming Narrative
Belonging to Molly Tasman Napurrurla
Published by working title press
$11.95
An evil monster is terrorising the land and the people are afraid.
The Spotted Cat knows he must act quickly to end this reign of fear.
But how will he do it, when he is so small and the monster is so big?
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Njunjul the Sun
By Meme McDonald & Boori Monty Pryor
Allen & Unwin
$15.95
"I'm heading out on m' own, down the highway to the big city. Going south. I lost my taste for knowing the old ways. I'm wanting what's new. What's exciting, what's out there on the other side of town. That's what got me on this bus. I gotta get out, see. This is my chance. My chance to do something."
An outstanding honest, original, eye-opening story about a young man daring to step out into a complex world. "Njunjul the Sun" will make you laugh, even as it grips your heart.
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The Spirit of Barrumbi
Leonie Norrington
Published by Scholastic
$16.95
"There's a shadow behind him. A huge dark cloud, loose like smoke. But it doesn't drift away: it tightens, rising up tall and thin.
It draws back into an S shape. It's a snake! A death adder!"
Dale's dream tells him that his brother Sean is in danger!
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Remembering Barak
Various Authors and Images
Published by the National Gallery of Victoria
$34.95
William Barak - Yarra Yarra chief, 1824 - 1903
Many say that Barak was a communicator, a diplomat, and an Ambassador for his people. I have no doubt about this. But I wonder what he might have seen himself as being. Perhaps in the Aboriginal way Barak was simply doing his job. - Joy Murphy-Wandin
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The Two Wallabies - A Dreaming Narrative
Belonging to Henry Cook Jakamarra
Published by Working Title Press
$11.95
During the Dreaming, two wallabies criss-cross the country, bringing many places and plants into being. But then a flood comes, and one of the wallabies is swept away, leaving the other alone and looking for a new companion.
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Anna the Goanna and other poems
By Jill McDougall & Jenny Taylor
Published by Aboriginal Studies Press
$27.44
"The ten years or so I have spent teaching Aboriginal students in remote schools have provided me with the most treasured experiences of my life. The one frustration however, has been the endless search for reading material that will capture the hearts and minds of my students.
...This book is for those children." - Jill McDougall
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The Story of the Falling Star
told by Elsie Jones, drawings by Doug Jones, and collages by Karin Donaldson
Published by Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra
$24.95
The welcome return of a story from the Paakantji people of the Darling River.
"This story is so old, we don't even know how old it is... Malkarra was a special kind of person... he told the Paakantji people something bad was going to happen... but they didn't trust him..."
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My Girragundji
By Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor
Published by Allen & Unwin
$13.12
"I wake with a start. The doorknob turns. It's him. The hairyman...."
It's hard to sleep when a hairy old Quinkin hand might grab you in the night.
And in the day you've got to watch yourself. It can be rough. Words come yelling at you that hurt.
Alive with humour, "My Girragundji" is the vivid story of a boy growing up between two worlds.
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The Binna Binna Man
by Meme McDonald & Boori Pryor
Published by Allen & Unwin
$13.12
"The Binna Binna man is a big fulla and he stinks like a goat. He can be good and heal you, but if you poke fun at him or go to touch him then you can get into big trouble - like die."
Filled with laughter and affection this is the powerful story of a boy who is learning that if you forget where you come from, you get weak. To stay strong you must listen to the old people with your eyes and your ears - and your heart.
This book is a companion to "My Girragundji".
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Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo
By Alison Lester
Published by Hodder Children's Books
$27.44
Ernie is going to live in Arnhem Land for a year.
He flies above the desert for hours, travels over the floodplains, crosses the East Alligator River, and arrives at his new home.
Here are Ernie's letters to Clive, Nicky, Rosie, Frank, Tessa and Celeste describing the life he discovers with his new friends in their wild and beautiful land.
Alison Lester collaborated with children and staff at Gunbalanya P. S. in Arnhem Land to create this book
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