Gender:
Male
Heritage:
Aboriginal
;
Aboriginal Wiradjuri
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Wiradjuri Country
Canberra
:
National Library of Australia
,
2021
23071802
2021
single work
picture book
children's
'Welcome to Wiradjuri Country.
'The Wiradjuri are the people of the three bila (rivers) and their nguram-bang (Country) is the second largest in Australia. Come with Uncle Larry Brandy on an enlightening journey through his Country’s rivers, woodlands, grasslands and rocky outcrops, as well as the murri-yang (sky world).
'Along the way, young readers will encounter animals such as bila-durang (platypus), and maliyan (wedge-tailed eagle), plants like the maybal (grass tree) and yirany (yam daisy), and discover stories like that of Tiddalik the giant frog. They will learn how Wiradjuri people lived on their Country, using the flower spikes of the grass tree as spears, soaking its flowers in water to make a sweet drink and weaving its leaves into baskets.
'This is a unique book combining language, culture, Indigenous history and storytelling, written by a Wiradjuri author. It features colour photographs of animals, plants and habitats, as well as illustrations by Indigenous artists Kristie Peters and Scott ‘Sauce’ Towney.'
Source : publisher's blurb
- 2021 shortlisted ACT Notable Awards — Children's — Big Press
- 2022 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Karajia Award
- 2022 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year
- 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Eve Pownall Award
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