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Joe Kirk Joe Kirk i(A152707 works by) (a.k.a. Uncle Joe)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Wakka Wakka ; Aboriginal
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1 1 y separately published work icon Bun Bun and Milby Go Walkabout Joe Kirk , Sandi Harrold (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2015 8438774 2015 single work picture book children's

'Bun Bun and his little sister Milby are very excited. Tonight is the night of the big Gathering. The children love spending the night around the huge campfire. Bun Bun hears a mob of kangaroos hopping past. Together, he and Milby follow the kangaroos under the bright moonlight, deeper and deeper into the thick bush... far away from their family.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Duelgum : The Story of the Mother Eel Joe Kirk , Greer Casey , Sandi Harrold (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2014 7580051 2014 single work picture book children's

'The freshwater eel is an aboriginal spiritual totem. This is the story of the mother eels as told by Uncle Joe Kirk. It follows the journey of the mother eels as they travel out of their waterholes to the river and out to sea to lay their eggs.

'Freshwater eels have a special significance in Aboriginal culture as they represent 'going back to their traditional waterhole where they belong'. Uncle Joe as a young boy watched the mother eels going down the river and he saw the young eels returning.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Karana : The Story of the Father Emu Joe Kirk , Sandi Harrold (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2014 7580005 2014 single work picture book children's

'These are my chicks. I love them a lot...

I will stay with them, no matter what!

'This is the story of Karana, the father emu. Karana cares for his chicks and teaches them everything they need to know to survive in the bush.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Wakka Wakka Joe Kirk , Greer Casey , Sandi Harrold (illustrator), 2014 Scholastic Australia , 2014 7579980 2014 series - author picture book
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