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'When an old man tricks his sons into believing he is blind, he triggers a series of tragic events, culminating in a terrible bushfire.' (Publisher's blurb)

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  • A father tricks his sons into believing he is blind. When the boys kill his pet kangaroo, he makes a terrible magic fire.

  • The traditional owner of this story is Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa.

  • Illustrated by children from the Yuendumu and Lajamanu Community Education Centres.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kingswood, Mitcham area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Working Title Press , 2003 .
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      Extent: [32]p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 1876288353
      Series: y separately published work icon Dreaming Narrative Christine Nicholls (editor), Sue Williams (editor), Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2002-2003 22804698 2002 series - publisher picture book children's Indigenous story dreaming story
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Works about this Work

Maintain Your Order Stella Lees , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 254 2003; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Junkyard Dogs Margaret Balderson , 2002 single work picture book ; Hooray for Chester! Rina A. Foti , 2003 single work picture book ; Dancing Night, Tonight Ian Bone , 2002 single work picture book ; Cat and Fish Joan Grant , 2003 single work picture book ; The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa , 2003 single work picture book ; The Spotted Cat Molly Tasman Napurrurla , 2003 single work picture book ; Dragons of Galapagos Bruce Whatley , 2003 single work picture book
[Review] The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu J. A. Mawter , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 7 2003; (p. 37)
— Review of The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa , 2003 single work picture book
[Review] The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Annette Dale Meiklejohn , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 18 no. 2 2003; (p. 28)
— Review of The Spotted Cat Molly Tasman Napurrurla , 2003 single work picture book ; The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa , 2003 single work picture book
[Review] The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Annette Dale Meiklejohn , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 18 no. 2 2003; (p. 28)
— Review of The Spotted Cat Molly Tasman Napurrurla , 2003 single work picture book ; The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa , 2003 single work picture book
[Review] The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu J. A. Mawter , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 7 2003; (p. 37)
— Review of The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa , 2003 single work picture book
Maintain Your Order Stella Lees , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 254 2003; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Junkyard Dogs Margaret Balderson , 2002 single work picture book ; Hooray for Chester! Rina A. Foti , 2003 single work picture book ; Dancing Night, Tonight Ian Bone , 2002 single work picture book ; Cat and Fish Joan Grant , 2003 single work picture book ; The Magic Fire at Warlukurlangu Dolly Daniels Granites Nampijinpa , 2003 single work picture book ; The Spotted Cat Molly Tasman Napurrurla , 2003 single work picture book ; Dragons of Galapagos Bruce Whatley , 2003 single work picture book
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