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y separately published work icon Bawoo Stories selected work   picture book   children's   Indigenous story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Bawoo Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
How Crows Became Black, May L. O'Brien , Angela Leaney (illustrator), single work picture book children's Indigenous story

Wongutha story from Eastern Goldfields of how silver-grey crows became black and how the salt lakes were made by the tears of the crows. The story explains how the crows who were grey, wanted to change color because no one liked their silver-grey feathers. They felt left out and thought if they were black they would be accepted. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
Barn-Barn Barlala : The Bush Trickster, May L. O'Brien , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), single work picture book children's Indigenous story
'Wongutha story from Western Australia about children who become lost after following a bird when searching for mistletoe berries.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
The Kangaroos Who Wanted to Be People, May L. O'Brien , Angela Leaney (illustrator), single work picture book children's Indigenous story
Why the Emu Can't Fly, May L. O'Brien , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), single work picture book children's Indigenous story
'Wongutha story which tells of the efforts of small birds to stop the boasting and meanness of the flying emus.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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