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First Australians : Plenty Stories series - publisher   children's  
Date: 2010
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'First Australians: Plenty Stories is a collaboration between the National Museum of Australia and Rigby to provide primary classrooms with a comprehensive resource to successfully implement Australian Indigenous studies. This resource has been developed to enable teachers to approach the teaching of Indigenous culture and issues with confidence.' Source: www.hi.com.au/ (Sighted 15/12/2009).

Notes

  • The series was launched in Canberra at the National Museum of Australia, April 2010.

Includes

y separately published work icon Kaisiana's Journey To Torres Strait Trish Albert , Sydney : Pearson Rigby , 2008 Z1649138 2008 single work children's fiction children's

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Source: Publisher's blurb.

 Sydney : Pearson Rigby , 2008
y separately published work icon Special Objects Trish Albert , Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008 Z1674446 2008 single work non-fiction biography lyric/song 'Special Objects Through objects such as tools, jewellery, artworks and toys, traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are kept alive. Traditions show people's beliefs, identity and history. Objects are special cultural items that can represent voices of ancestors or living persons. In this book we discover five special objects and their makers.' (Source: Back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008
y separately published work icon Fighting for Rights Trish Albert , Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008 Z1674546 2008 single work non-fiction biography 'Fighting For Rights Today all Australians have equal rights by law, however Indigenous Australians did not always have the same rights as other Australians. This book shows how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have fought to have their voices heard and to make Australia a fairer place for their people.' (Source: back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008
y separately published work icon Indigenous Sporting Greats Trish Albert , Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008 Z1674919 2008 single work biography 'Indigenous Sporting Greats Sport is an Australian way of life. Through the actions and voices of Indigenous sportsmen and women, we learn about policies and attitudes in Australia towards Indigenous people. This book celebrates their sporting achievements and the contributions they have made in Australian life.' (Source: back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008
y separately published work icon Discovering Aboriginal Australia Trish Albert , Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008 Z1674999 2008 single work non-fiction 'Discovering Aboriginal Australia What does an archaeologist do? Do you know where the oldest boomerangs have been found in Australia? In this book we discover amazing facts about Australia's human history as we journey through time. We also learn why sites or places are culturally significant and continue to be special to Aboriginal people today.' (Source: back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008
y separately published work icon The Travelling Yamani : A Story from the Ngadjon Jii People Trish Albert , Port Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008 6059661 2008 single work prose young adult 'The Travelling Yamani In this book, Ngadjon Jii rainforest people share their beliefs through a creation story about a Rainbow Serpent. We discover an elder's traditional knowledge of bush foods from the rainforest. We also learn about Ngadjon Jii's continuing connection to special places on their traditional lands of the Atherton Tableland area in North Queensland.' (Source: back cover) Port Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2008
y separately published work icon Life At Mulga Bore Trish Albert , Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009 Z1674231 2009 single work life story 'Life at Mulga Bore Meet Lindsay Bird Mpetyane, an Anmatyerr man from Mulga Bore in Central Australia. Follow the making of Lindsay's Bush Plum Dreaming painting, and discover why he paints this special story. Learn how Lindsay and other elders celebrate and teach their Anmatyerr culture to children through variouse activities, from painting to finding bush tucker and water 'out bush'.' (Source: back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009
y separately published work icon Caring For Country Trish Albert (editor), Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009 Z1674302 2009 anthology poetry non-fiction lyric/song autobiography 'Caring for Country Items left behind in the landscape by Aboriginal people tell of a fascinating human history stretching back 50, 000 years. Find out why the discoveries of human burials and footprints are of world-wide importance. Explore the cultural heritage of the Willandra Lakes region : a special place for Paakantji, Nyampaa and Mutthi Mutthi peoples, and discover how they 'care for country' today.' (Source: back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009
y separately published work icon Keeping Strong Through Art Trish Albert , Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009 Z1675526 2009 single work non-fiction 'Keeping Strong Through Art Art is a very important part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Through art, traditions are kept alive-traditions tell of people's beliefs, identity and history. This book tells stories of many types of Indigenous art including paintings, carvings, costumes, storytelling and dance.' (Source: back cover) Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009
y separately published work icon It's More Than Art Trish Albert , Port Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009 Z1862390 2009 single work life story Port Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2009
y separately published work icon Unsung Hero Trish Albert , Port Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2010 8125824 2010 single work biography children's

'Written for upper primary students this book tells the story of Eddie Albert who joined the Army in 1940, enlisting in North Queensland. Eddie gives an account of a battle he was in, was captured by the Germans and taken to a number of prison camps in Italy. He returned home safely in 1945, married and had children and was reunited with his brother. Eddie’s story is contextualised in the social history of the time, both before and after the war, including the story of his removal from his mother.' (Source: AIATSIS website)

 Port Melbourne : Pearson Rigby , 2010

Works about this Work

Children's Book Series Launched 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 May no. 475 2010; (p. 37) 'Indigenous educator Trish Albert has written a children's book series and curriculum resource called First Australians: Plenty Stories, which was launched at the National Museum of Australia last month.' Koori Mail no. 475, 5 May, 2010
Children's Book Series Launched 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 May no. 475 2010; (p. 37) 'Indigenous educator Trish Albert has written a children's book series and curriculum resource called First Australians: Plenty Stories, which was launched at the National Museum of Australia last month.' Koori Mail no. 475, 5 May, 2010
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