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Leigh Maynard Leigh Maynard i(A100374 works by)
Born: Established: 1958 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 y separately published work icon Kannenner The Brave (The Tasmanian Tiger) Leigh Maynard , 2007 8390348 2007 single work prose dreaming story

Learn how the Tasmanian Tiger got its stripes by saving Palana a young boy.
1 y separately published work icon The Creation of Trowenna (Tasmania) Leigh Maynard , 2007 8389203 2007 single work prose dreaming story

A creation story of how Trowenna known today as Tasmania came to be.
1 1 y separately published work icon How the Tasmanian Tiger Got Its Stripes Leigh Maynard , Lindfield : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2004 Z1328976 2004 single work picture book children's Indigenous story

One day Palana, the son of the great god Moinee, is out hunting. He begins to track a big kangaroo called Tarna. Tarna hides behind a tree and attacks Palana when he comes close. Only a young pup hears Palana's cries for help and runs to the rescue.
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