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Donna Atkins Donna Atkins i(8397310 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah/Noonygar
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1 y separately published work icon The Blue Tongue Lizard Donna Atkins , 2007 8397367 2007 single work prose dreaming story

A story about a bossy lizard that sets off on a journey to the Blue Ranges with all his other lizard "Yorna" friends. After a long journey they arrive in the Blue Ranges and find everything blue. After a while the Blue Ranges make them feel lonely and frightened and the bossy lizard decides to return home. The others follow with great difficulty. When at home they compare their difficult experience and physical changes, including one lizard who now has a blue tongue.
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