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y separately published work icon Dabu, the Baby Dugong single work   picture book   children's  
Alternative title: Dabu, Kazi Dhangal
Note: English and Kala Lagaw Ya language published together.
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Dabu, the Baby Dugong
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'From the Torres Strait comes this moving story about Dabu, a shy baby dugong, and his family, the great dugong herd, as they face the dangers of sea life and the traditional hunters that roam their feeding grounds.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

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Notes

  • Prequel to Dabu Grows Up.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Torres Strait Kalaw Lagaw Ya AIATSIS ref. (Y1) (Qld TSI SC54-07)
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Dabu Grows Up : The Tale of a Dugong Selena Solomon , Dennis Nona (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2002 Z988011 2002 single work picture book children's 'Set in the tropical waters of the Torres Strait, Dabu Grows Up tells what happens to Dabu, a young dugong, after his mother is taken by hunters. Dabu learns about life, respect of the natural world, loneliness and friendship as he explores a tropical reef, finally deciding that to survive he must return to his herd.' Book Jacket.
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Works about this Work

Untitled Anne Hanzl , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 8 no. 5 1993; (p. 29)
— Review of Dabu, the Baby Dugong Selena Solomon , Ephraim Bani (translator), 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 20)
— Review of Dabu, the Baby Dugong Selena Solomon , Ephraim Bani (translator), 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 20)
— Review of Dabu, the Baby Dugong Selena Solomon , Ephraim Bani (translator), 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Anne Hanzl , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 8 no. 5 1993; (p. 29)
— Review of Dabu, the Baby Dugong Selena Solomon , Ephraim Bani (translator), 1992 single work picture book
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