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An illustrated story of true heroism from Cape York Peninsula. Back in the 1940s, a young mother and her baby, fishing in a bark canoe near Aurukun, were taken by a crocodile. The bravery of her father-in-law meant that they both lived to tell the story. The badly injured mother, Eva, died only last year.
Samuel Pootchemunka received an award for his bravery, but has long since passed away.
Garry Namponan's paintings dramatically recreate the characters and set the scene vividly in the Archer River estuary in Cape York.
Samuel Pootchemunka received an award for his bravery, but has long since passed away.
Garry Namponan's paintings dramatically recreate the characters and set the scene vividly in the Archer River estuary in Cape York.
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'This book is dedicated to Eva Pootchemunka and her father in law Samuel Pootchemunka. This is a true story of heroism and survival.' Source: Back cover.
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 53 no. 2 2009; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Crocodile Story 2007 single work oral history ; Moon Story 2007 single work life story -
Aurukun Artists Create Two New Story Books
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Torres News , 19 - 25 March no. 803 2008; (p. 9) "Now people everywhere have the chance to read about the real Aurukun heroes and see how the past and the present cannot be separated." Jeanie Adams (Torres News 19-25 March, 2008) -
With Respect
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 March no. 421 2008; (p. 45)
— Review of Crocodile Story 2007 single work oral history ; Moon Story 2007 single work life story
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With Respect
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 March no. 421 2008; (p. 45)
— Review of Crocodile Story 2007 single work oral history ; Moon Story 2007 single work life story -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 53 no. 2 2009; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Crocodile Story 2007 single work oral history ; Moon Story 2007 single work life story -
Aurukun Artists Create Two New Story Books
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Torres News , 19 - 25 March no. 803 2008; (p. 9) "Now people everywhere have the chance to read about the real Aurukun heroes and see how the past and the present cannot be separated." Jeanie Adams (Torres News 19-25 March, 2008)
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