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y separately published work icon Cooee Mittigar : A Story on Darug Songlines single work   picture book  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Cooee Mittigar : A Story on Darug Songlines
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'Cooee Mittigar, meaning Come Here Friend, is an invitation to yana (walk), on Darug Country.  In this stunning picture book, Darug creators Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson tell a story on Darug Songlines, introducing children and adults-alike to Darug Nura (Country) and language.

'Greeted by Mulgo, the black swan, readers are welcomed to Nura. Journeying through the seasons, Mulgo describes the land, skyscape, birds, animals and totems. It is a gentle guide to how Darug people read the seasons, knowing when it is time to hunt and time to rest. It is also an appeal to remember, off ering new ways of seeing and reading the lands of the surrounding Sydney region.   

'With Darug language interspersed with English and an extensive glossary throughout, Cooee Mittigar presents an important tool for learning, told as a tender story with exquisite illustrations. It is Jasmine and Leanne’s wish that with this book, everyone will know that the Darug mob are still here and still strong.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Unit Suitable For AC: Year 4 (NSW Stage 2)

Duration One month

Curriculum Summary

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Themes

connections to Country, fauna, First Nations languages, First Nations texts, flora, kinship, songlines, welcome

General Capabilities

Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding, Literacy

Cross-curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

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Teachers' notes via publisher's website.

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Language: Aboriginal Dharug AIATSIS ref. (S64) (NSW SI56-05) , English

Works about this Work

Nurturing Our Stories Gives Magabala a Win 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 May no. 726 2020; (p. 30)
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards : The Yield and The Lost Arabs Throw Fragile Lines across Cultural and Linguistic Divides Jen Webb , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2020;
Walking the Songline 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 September no. 710 2019; (p. 55)

— Review of Cooee Mittigar : A Story on Darug Songlines Jasmine Seymour , 2019 single work picture book
y separately published work icon Best Books of 2019 Angela Crocombe (presenter), Leanne Hall (presenter), 2019 18804805 2019 single work podcast interview

'In the third episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela do a whistle-stop tour of their favourite books of the past year. This episode also includes a bonus interview with YA author Will Kostakis about his new fantasy book, Monuments.'

Source: Soundcloud.

Walking the Songline 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 September no. 710 2019; (p. 55)

— Review of Cooee Mittigar : A Story on Darug Songlines Jasmine Seymour , 2019 single work picture book
y separately published work icon Best Books of 2019 Angela Crocombe (presenter), Leanne Hall (presenter), 2019 18804805 2019 single work podcast interview

'In the third episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela do a whistle-stop tour of their favourite books of the past year. This episode also includes a bonus interview with YA author Will Kostakis about his new fantasy book, Monuments.'

Source: Soundcloud.

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards : The Yield and The Lost Arabs Throw Fragile Lines across Cultural and Linguistic Divides Jen Webb , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2020;
Nurturing Our Stories Gives Magabala a Win 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 May no. 726 2020; (p. 30)
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