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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Travelling Yamani : A Story from the Ngadjon Jii People
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'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)

Notes

  • 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this book may contain images of, or references to, deceased people... ' (Front cover verso)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Pearson Rigby , ca. 2008 .
      Extent: 24p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Includes glossary and index.
      ISBN: 9781442509054 (hbk), 9780731274116 (pbk)
      Series: First Australians : Plenty Stories Pearson Rigby (publisher), series - publisher children's '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).
    • Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Pearson Rigby , ca. 2009 .
      Extent: 24p.
      Description: col. illus., maps, ports.
      Note/s:
      • In collaboration with the National Museum of Australia.
      • includes index.
      ISBN: 9781442509054 (hbk)
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Works about this Work

Untitled Jane Campbell , 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. 40)
— Review of Discovering Aboriginal Australia Trish Albert , 2008 single work non-fiction ; The Travelling Yamani : A Story from the Ngadjon Jii People Trish Albert , 2008 single work prose ; Kaisiana's Journey To Torres Strait Trish Albert , 2008 single work children's fiction
Untitled Jane Campbell , 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. 40)
— Review of Discovering Aboriginal Australia Trish Albert , 2008 single work non-fiction ; The Travelling Yamani : A Story from the Ngadjon Jii People Trish Albert , 2008 single work prose ; Kaisiana's Journey To Torres Strait Trish Albert , 2008 single work children's fiction
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