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'Imagine being at a camp in the Great Victorian Desert in Western Australia with two of Australia's best-loved author/illustrators and working with them to produce your very own illustrated story. Ten lucky kids had just such an opportunity. In June 2015, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation brought together Sally Morgan and Ann James, and kids from Tjuntjuntjara, Mt Margaret, Menzies and Melbourne for a 5-day writing and illustrating camp on Spinifex Country.
'The illustrated stories they produced at the camp were so special we've put them together in this book for all to read and enjoy. In this stunning collection you'll encounter stories of friendship and loyalty, experiments that go badly wrong, a battle over a dinosaur bone, and a mysterious bowl. Then there's a story about a very scary goanna...' (Publication summary)
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WA Kids Now Authors Thanks to Foundation
2016
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 21 September no. 635 2016; (p. 32) 'Children from Tjuntuntjara, Mt Margaret and Menzie in Western Australia have had their stories published in the Indigenous Literacy Foundation's (ILF) latest bookThe Goanna Was Hungry. ...' -
Remote Kids Sydney-bound for Literacy Day
2016
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— Appears in: National Indigenous Times [Online] , 7 September 2016;
— Review of The Goanna Was Hungry and Other Stories 2016 anthology short story 'Students from three remote schools are in Sydney to launch their new book, The Goanna Was Hungry, as part of Indigenous Literacy Day. ...' -
Indigenous Literacy Day : Outback Kids' Book The Goanna Was Hungry Takes Over Opera House
2016
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2016; '... Thanks to a collaborative effort involving the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, he and 12 other kids from the "spinifex country" communities of Tjuntjuntjara, Mount Margaret and Menzies produced a book, The Goanna Was Hungry, which they read in front of hundreds of other children as well as many a noted author. ...' -
Desert Blooms with Natural Storytellers
2016
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— Appears in: The Australian , 8 September 2016; (p. 3)
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Remote Kids Sydney-bound for Literacy Day
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times [Online] , 7 September 2016;
— Review of The Goanna Was Hungry and Other Stories 2016 anthology short story 'Students from three remote schools are in Sydney to launch their new book, The Goanna Was Hungry, as part of Indigenous Literacy Day. ...' -
Desert Blooms with Natural Storytellers
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 September 2016; (p. 3) -
Indigenous Literacy Day : Outback Kids' Book The Goanna Was Hungry Takes Over Opera House
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2016; '... Thanks to a collaborative effort involving the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, he and 12 other kids from the "spinifex country" communities of Tjuntjuntjara, Mount Margaret and Menzies produced a book, The Goanna Was Hungry, which they read in front of hundreds of other children as well as many a noted author. ...' -
WA Kids Now Authors Thanks to Foundation
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 21 September no. 635 2016; (p. 32) 'Children from Tjuntuntjara, Mt Margaret and Menzie in Western Australia have had their stories published in the Indigenous Literacy Foundation's (ILF) latest bookThe Goanna Was Hungry. ...'
