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Is part of
Yinti Series
2019
series - author
children's fiction
children's fiction
autobiography
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
1992...
1992
Yinti : Desert Child
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'Yinti, an Aboriginal child growing up in the Western Australian desert, has no contact with white people until the last chapter of the book.' Source: https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/ (Sighted 24/11/09)
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Notes
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Yinti, Desert Child became book one of the Yinti Series in 2019. The original publication was not part of a series.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Aboriginal Australians in Asia : Travel Experiences of Three Men from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Change - Conflict and Convergence : Austral-Asian Scenarios 2010; (p. 29-34) -
[Review] Yinti : Desert Child
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 8 no. 4 1993; (p. 36)
— Review of Yinti : Desert Child 1992 selected work children's fiction -
[Review] Yinti : Desert Child
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 37 no. 2 1993; (p. 28)
— Review of Yinti : Desert Child 1992 selected work children's fiction -
Loss of Innocence in The Desert
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 December no. 40 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Yinti : Desert Child 1992 selected work children's fiction 'Yinti Desert Child is a fictionalised narrative based on real experiences as recorded in oral tradition and told to Pat Lowe. It tells of the rites of passage for a young boy-to-be-man from the Walmajarri people of the Great Sandy Desert. Skilfully penned by Pat Lowe and featuring the striking illustrations of renowned artist Jimmy Pike, Yinti Desert Child is about the history of the desert and first contact, from an Aboriginal vantage point.'
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[Review] Yinti : Desert Child
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 37 no. 2 1993; (p. 28)
— Review of Yinti : Desert Child 1992 selected work children's fiction -
[Review] Yinti : Desert Child
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 8 no. 4 1993; (p. 36)
— Review of Yinti : Desert Child 1992 selected work children's fiction -
Loss of Innocence in The Desert
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 December no. 40 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Yinti : Desert Child 1992 selected work children's fiction 'Yinti Desert Child is a fictionalised narrative based on real experiences as recorded in oral tradition and told to Pat Lowe. It tells of the rites of passage for a young boy-to-be-man from the Walmajarri people of the Great Sandy Desert. Skilfully penned by Pat Lowe and featuring the striking illustrations of renowned artist Jimmy Pike, Yinti Desert Child is about the history of the desert and first contact, from an Aboriginal vantage point.' -
Aboriginal Australians in Asia : Travel Experiences of Three Men from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Change - Conflict and Convergence : Austral-Asian Scenarios 2010; (p. 29-34)
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