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Charmaine Bennell Charmaine Bennell i(A12519 works by) (a.k.a. Charmaine Dianne Bennell)
Born: Established: Pingelly, Narrogin - Pingelly area, Far Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah/Noonygar ; Aboriginal
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1 y separately published work icon Ngalak Waakarl Ngardanginy We're going on a Rainbow Serpent Hunt Charmaine Bennell , Maree Klesch (editor), Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2013 7439123 2013 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'A young boy takes us on an adventure through Noongar country in search of the great Rainbow Serpent. The text invites young readers to join in the adventure as the boy makes his way through tall grass, thick forest, deep rivers and windy country until he reaches the dark, dark cave of the Waakarl.'

'The story is structured to encourage learning Noongar sentence structure through repetition. At the end of the book there is a word by word Noongar to English translation, key word list and pronunciation guide to support teachers and learners. Accompanying the book is an audio CD by Charmaine Bennell reading the adventure in Noongar Balardong.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon Nganyang Ngaangk Denise Smith-Ali , Gloria Dann , Charmaine Bennell , Maree Klesch , Marissa Clausen (illustrator), Lois Spehn-Jackson (translator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2012 9367117 2012 single work picture book children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Koorlbardi wer Waardong : The Magpie and the Crow Kathy Yarran , Maree Klesch (editor), Karen Manton (editor), Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2010 Z1768641 2010 single work picture book children's

'Koorlbardi wer Waardong tells the story of how the magpie and the crow got their patterns. It is a bilingual children's book in Noongar Balardong and English, and comes with an accompanying audio CD.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon Karda Wer Noorn = The Goanna and the Snake Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Charmaine Bennell , Phyllis Bennell , Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2009 11517466 2009 single work picture book children's Indigenous story

'The Goanna and the Snake Karda wer Noorn is a bilingual book in Noongar Bardalong and English about how the snake got his beautiful colours. This book is a story told to Charmaine Bennell and her mother Phyllis by the late Glen Bennell to whom the book is lovingly dedicated.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Maawit Nget-nget Koomba Keba Waakarl The Little Mouse and the Great Big Water Snake Kathy Yarran , Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2006 Z1385402 2006 single work picture book children's 'A hungry mouse is looking for food when he comes to a waterhole. In order to claim it, he fights a water snake who lives their.' Source: Publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon Koora Koora : Long Long Time Ago Gloria Dann , Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2005 Z1385318 2005 single work picture book children's 'Noongar elders think about the past and the impact of colonisation.' Source: Publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon Kaditj-Kaditj Charmaine Bennell , Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2005 Z1385281 2005 single work picture book children's 'This children's book in Noongar Balardong is about a family that goes for a drive and comes across a road kill.' Source: Publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon Nyingarn Koorda Djinanginy : Echidna Looks for a Friend Charmaine Bennell , Cindy Garlett , Charmaine Bennell (illustrator), Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2005 Z1385260 2005 single work picture book 'After asking several animals to be his friend and being rejected by all of them, Echidna is feeling lonely and sad. Luckily, a new friend is just around the corner.' Source: Publisher's blurb
1 Sorry Is i "Not letting us walk in freedom", Alice Haines , Charmaine Bennell , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 June no. 229 2000; (p. 7)
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