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In the central desert of Australia, lives a small nocturnal marsupial group called mala, that inhabits the Spinifex and hummock grasslands. Their numbers have declined since 1990s due to habitat destruction and predation. Warla the shy mala, tells how the Warlpiri people rescued her and now she lives in a safe environment. (Libraries Australia record).
Notes
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Contains Foreword by Boori Pryor .
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
- Wildlife
Food types - Everyday drinks
- Bushtucker
Food practices n/a Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place n/a Setting - Bush, beach, nature
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity - Indigenous Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Picturing Sustainable Futures
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 25-40)This chapter considers how children’s picture books represent the contemporary environmental position of sustainability to socialise young readers into becoming environmentally aware adults, who appreciate the interconnectedness of natural systems, recognise that sustainability has local and global implications, and identify actions that support sustainable futures.The chapter directly aligns with the cross-curriculum priority (sustainability) and suggests ways for engaging with texts in the classroom that draw on the general capabilities of critical and creative thinking.
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 51 no. 1 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of The Shy Mala 2006 single work single work picture book
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 51 no. 1 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of The Shy Mala 2006 single work single work picture book -
Picturing Sustainable Futures
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 25-40)This chapter considers how children’s picture books represent the contemporary environmental position of sustainability to socialise young readers into becoming environmentally aware adults, who appreciate the interconnectedness of natural systems, recognise that sustainability has local and global implications, and identify actions that support sustainable futures.The chapter directly aligns with the cross-curriculum priority (sustainability) and suggests ways for engaging with texts in the classroom that draw on the general capabilities of critical and creative thinking.
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