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Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of five much loved members of our people who helped with the making of the book but did not live to see it finished.
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Includes: Sounds, spellings and meanings, and List of people who appear in the story.
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You've Come a Long Way, Baby : Multicultural Literature for Children
1995
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criticism
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy , November vol. 18 no. 4 1995; (p. 270-281) -
Book Reviews
1992
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1992; (p. 95-97)These four books are undeniably Aboriginal in nature and are all important books but there the similarities end. They present three different perspectives. The Legend of the Seven Sisters and Wunambi are traditional stories from Western Australia written by May O'Brien and illustrated by Sue Wyatt with a definite educational purpose. Pigs and Honey, written and illustrated by a non-Aboriginal person, Jeanie Adams, gives an insight into the life of the Aurukun community on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The Story of the Falling Star is not only a traditional story but also a story about the Paakantji people and their land in the Darling River area of New South Wales. It is told by one of their own people, Elsie Jones, in collaboration with the Western Regional Aboriginal Land Council.' (Introduction)
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Retelling the Original Stories of This Continent
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 September 1991; (p. C9)
— Review of The Story of the Falling Star 1989 single work picture book -
The Story of the Falling Star
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , vol. 14 no. 2 1990; (p. 239-240)
— Review of The Story of the Falling Star 1989 single work picture book -
Book Notes [17 March 1990]
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 March 1990; (p. 80)
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The Story of the Falling Star
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , vol. 14 no. 2 1990; (p. 239-240)
— Review of The Story of the Falling Star 1989 single work picture book -
Memories Tap the Past
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 117 1989-1990; (p. 9)
— Review of The Story of the Falling Star 1989 single work picture book -
The Telling of the Falling Star
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , September no. 8-9 1990; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Story of the Falling Star 1989 single work picture book -
Retelling the Original Stories of This Continent
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 September 1991; (p. C9)
— Review of The Story of the Falling Star 1989 single work picture book -
You've Come a Long Way, Baby : Multicultural Literature for Children
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy , November vol. 18 no. 4 1995; (p. 270-281) -
Book Notes [17 March 1990]
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 March 1990; (p. 80) -
Book Reviews
1992
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1992; (p. 95-97)These four books are undeniably Aboriginal in nature and are all important books but there the similarities end. They present three different perspectives. The Legend of the Seven Sisters and Wunambi are traditional stories from Western Australia written by May O'Brien and illustrated by Sue Wyatt with a definite educational purpose. Pigs and Honey, written and illustrated by a non-Aboriginal person, Jeanie Adams, gives an insight into the life of the Aurukun community on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The Story of the Falling Star is not only a traditional story but also a story about the Paakantji people and their land in the Darling River area of New South Wales. It is told by one of their own people, Elsie Jones, in collaboration with the Western Regional Aboriginal Land Council.' (Introduction)
- Far West NSW, New South Wales,