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Christopher Fry Christopher Fry i(A82802 works by) (a.k.a. Chris Fry)
Born: Established: 1957 Maningrida, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Burarra
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1 2 y separately published work icon Djomi Dream Child Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary Christopher Fry , Delphine Sarago-Kendrick (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2004 Z1126092 2004 single work children's fiction Indigenous story children's

'The little dream child placed herself in a giant coneshell and floated downstream towards the coast of Maningrida. As she was swept along, she sailed past the sacred dreaming waterhole called Djomi. It was in this sacred place where her destiny lay, where all her dreams would become reality.' (Source: On-line)
1 4 y separately published work icon Nardika Learns to Make a Spear Christopher Fry , Broome : Magabala Books , 2001 Z912016 2001 single work non-fiction children's 'Nardika is a young boy from Maningrida, a remote aboriginal community in Arnhem Land. It is time for him to learn make a chittabutta, a fishing spear, so he can catch his own fish. Who better to show him than his own father? First comes the wood, then the fire, and then...' Source: Publisher's blurb
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