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y separately published work icon Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative single work   picture book   prose   children's   dreaming story  
Note: "Original and adapted illustrations in this book were done by the senior girls class at the Luurnpa Catholic School, Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills), W.A., under the guidance of the school's art teacher, Lidia Godijn."--Verso. Note: The traditional owner of this narrative is Bai Bai Napangarti.
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative
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'For many years the Kukatja people lived on land where there was plenty of water. But then a drought came and the people cried out for Luurnpa, the magical kingfisher to help them.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • Kingswood, Mitcham area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Working Title Press , 2002 .
      image of person or book cover 4620292759280243843.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website
      Extent: 1 v. (unpaged)p.
      Description: col. illus., map, port.
      ISBN: 1876288248
      Series: y separately published work icon Dreaming Narrative Christine Nicholls (editor), Sue Williams (editor), Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2002-2003 22804698 2002 series - publisher picture book children's Indigenous story dreaming story
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Works about this Work

One World: Books for Children by Children Margaret Robson Kett , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 26 no. 3 2011; (p. 18-20)
Time for Bed Now Rodney Chester , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 February 2008; (p. 25)
Untitled Alan Brissenden , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Bibliofile , August vol. 10 no. 4 2002; (p. 33-34)
— Review of Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose
[Review] The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk Sue Clancy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 46 no. 2 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk : A Dreaming Narrative Matingali (Bridget) Napanangka Mudgedell , Marie Nakamarra Mudgedell (translator), 2002 single work picture book ; Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose
[Review] The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk Anne Hanzl , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose ; The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk : A Dreaming Narrative Matingali (Bridget) Napanangka Mudgedell , Marie Nakamarra Mudgedell (translator), 2002 single work picture book
[Review] The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk Sue Clancy , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 46 no. 2 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk : A Dreaming Narrative Matingali (Bridget) Napanangka Mudgedell , Marie Nakamarra Mudgedell (translator), 2002 single work picture book ; Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose
Untitled Alan Brissenden , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Bibliofile , August vol. 10 no. 4 2002; (p. 33-34)
— Review of Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose
CoverNotes Lucy Sussex , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 31 March 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose
New Ways of Telling Margot Hillel , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 241 2002; (p. 61-62)
— Review of Guess the Baby Simon French , 2002 single work picture book ; In Flanders Fields Norman Jorgensen , 2002 single work picture book ; The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk : A Dreaming Narrative Matingali (Bridget) Napanangka Mudgedell , Marie Nakamarra Mudgedell (translator), 2002 single work picture book ; Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose ; Walers Go to War Vashti Farrer , 2001 single work picture book
[Review] The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk Anne Hanzl , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Luurnpa, the Magical Kingfisher : A Dreaming Narrative Bai Bai Napangarti , 2002 single work picture book prose ; The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk : A Dreaming Narrative Matingali (Bridget) Napanangka Mudgedell , Marie Nakamarra Mudgedell (translator), 2002 single work picture book
Time for Bed Now Rodney Chester , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 February 2008; (p. 25)
One World: Books for Children by Children Margaret Robson Kett , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 26 no. 3 2011; (p. 18-20)
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