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Anna Eglitis Anna Eglitis i(A100506 works by)
Born: Established: 1931 Suva,
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Fiji,
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South Pacific, Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1934
Heritage: Australian ; Fijian
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Anna Eglitis is an artist who was born in Fiji and has lived and worked in Cairns, Queensland. She has worked with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from the Visual Arts Course at Cairns TAFE, assisting them to rediscover their culture through contemporary artwork. Eglitis collaborated with Warren Brim on the book Creatures of the Rainforest, which shows both the Aboriginal and European interpretation of the flora and fauna of the Djabugay Country of North Queensland. The text is in English and Djabugay. Creatures of the Rainforest was shortlisted for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in 2006.

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y separately published work icon Creatures of the Rainforest Djabugay Country Broome : Magabala Books , 2005 Z1330841 2005 single work information book children's 'Have you heard about the red-eyed green tree frog that lives high in the rainforest canopy? Or the ants that weave threads of silk? Or the pigeons from New Guinea that feed on quandongs and nutmeg? Discover the secrets of a Queensland rainforest, information about each animal and Djabugay name and wordlist.' Source; Libraries Australia (Sighted 03/06/2009).
2006 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
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