Alyawarr Colouring Book
A celebration of traditional Aboriginal culture for bush kids and city kids to colour in. Each colouring book features key words and examples sentences in language with English translations. ISBN: 1864650745 $6.95 Paperback
Arrernte Colouring Book
A celebration of traditional Aboriginal culture for bush kids and city kids to colour in. Each colouring book features key words and examples sentences in language with English translations. ISBN: 1864650419 $6.95 Paperback
Bundoola
Retold by George Brown. Adapted by Kim Cairns and Peter Houweling
This Dreaming story tells of the significance of Beecroft Peninsula, Jervois Bay. Many South Coast people identify with this place because it was here that the Creator, Mirrigaal took the dust of the Earth and created people. The ideas presented in this Dreaming story were retold by Mr George Brown to the children of Kemblawarra Primary School near Devil's Hole, Beecroft Peninsula. The impact of this led to the production of this book. ISBN: 18636100512 $15.95 Paperback
Down The Hole
by Edna Tantyjingu Williams and Eileen Wani Wingfield, illustrated by Kunyi June-Anne McInerney
In the stark desert mining town of Coober Pedy, when the government people came to take the fair-skinned Aboriginal children away, they didn't always find them. They were 'down the hole, up the tree, across the sandhills….running from the State and Daisy Bates'. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book is a true story. Includes informative historical and cultural supplementary material. ISBN: 1864650249 $27.95 Hardback
Frog who Wouldn’t Laugh, The
by Cecelia Egan & Elizabeth Alger
Tiddalick the giant frog wouldn’t laugh until he met ….
This wonderful legend of the native Australians has been adapted to be read and understood by young children, giving them an insight into the rich and complex culture that existed for tens of thousands of years before European settlement. ISBN: 097751143X $6.95 Paperback
Going For Kalta
by Yvonne Edwards, Brenda Day and Tjitji Tjuta (all the kids)
Illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, this engaging story takes us on a journey with Yvonne, Brenda and the kids. They tell us about kalta, sleepy lizards - where they live and what they eat. We discover how Aboriginal people track and catch kalta and learn how they cook them in the bush. The key words in this story are written in both Pitjantjatjara and English, and a pronunciation guide is included. Winner: 1999 CBC Children's Book of the year: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, and 1998 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing. ISBN: 1864650125 $12.95 Paperback
Jimmy and Pat meet the Queen
by Pat Lowe with illustrations by Jimmy Pike
One day, Jimmy the desert man heard that the Walmajarri people were going to have a meeting in Fitzroy Crossing to talk about Native Title. "I'm a Walmajarri man,: said Jimmy. "I better go to the meeting."….. ISBN: 1876332069 $7.95 Paperback
Magic Boomerang
by Frané Lessac and Mark Greenwood
"Greetings Dear Cody," the letter began, "I hope you have fun with this old boomerang. It has amazing powers so legends here say. It will always come back if you throw it away." ISBN: 095795512X $14.95 Paperback
Magic Colours, The
by Cecelia Egan & Elizabeth Alger
The Magic Colours tells the story that all birds were black and how their feathers became coloured. A wonderful legend of the native Australians which has been adapted to be read and understood by young children, giving them an insight into the rich and complex culture that existed for tens of thousands of years before European settlement ISBN: 0977511448 $6.95 Paperback
Mysteries of the Darling Downs
by Colin Edwards
Five adventure stories set in Queensland with Rob and Lyn and their two young Aboriginal friends Jim and Julie. Violent robbers, strange happenings in a deserted house, even a replica castle in an isolated valley. All mildly improbable but good fun. Historical and environmental themes interwoven. ISBN: 0864451725 $14.95 Paperback
Our Big Island
by Frané Lessac and Mark Greenwood
The Captain and his crew of four set sail around the island's shore, Cody, Napuru, Nangala and Sheila, his brave shipmates and a little blue heeler. ISBN: 0957955103 $14.95 Paperback
Outback Adventure
by Frané Lessac and Mark Greenwood
They danced that night in the dust and sand, to the music of a Country and Western band. The group played fiddle, guitar and drums, and a washboard strummed with thimbles on thumbs. ISBN: 0646406000 $14.95 Paperback
Too Flash
by Melissa Lucashenko
Bring problems to us before they're too big to handle,' the principal advises Zo when she arrives at her new school. But good advice isn't much help to Zo. Her mum's still a workaholic, and her best friend is still a thousand miles away, back home. Zo soon teams up with fifteen-year-old Missy, who is cheeky, smart, a mean soccer player and believes in magic. She's all muscles and attitude, like a cattle dog on the warpath. Zo is more laid back - having money makes for a bigger comfort zone, even if you are Fat and black. A showdown can't be far away. ISBN: 1864650486 $17.95 Paperback
Tracker Tjugingji
by Bob Randall, illustrated by Kunyi June-Anne McInerney
The first-ever children's book by the award-winning song-writer ('Brown Skin Baby') and author, Bob Randall. Tracker Tjugingji lived out bush with his family. One time his parents decided to go to a big lake, a long way from where they were camped. Tjugingji wanted to go too, but he didn't expect the trip to be quite such an adventure! Includes an audio CD of Bob Randall's 'Animal Song", a lively tune about kangaroos hopping, dingoes howling and big emus walking. ISBN: 1864650303 $24.95 Hardback
Waterlilies
by Diane Lucas and colwyn Campbell
This is a story of a rich Indigenous food source and of traditional life that traces a young boy's instruction in food-gathering. With his mother he learns from their indigenous family, how to collect the edible seeds of lilies and learns how to prepare this bush food. ISBN: 9780646474816 $19.95 Paperback
White Clay and the Giant Kangaroos
by Cecelia Egan & Elizabeth Alger
Based on the wonderful legends of the native Australians, ‘White Clay and the Giant Kangaroos’ tells of a young man’s bravery and how fire became known to the Wiradjuri people. This legend has been adapted to be read and understood by young children, giving them an insight into the rich and complex culture that existed for tens of thousands of years before European settlement ISBN: 9780980352115 $6.95 Paperback
Whitefellers are Like Traffic Lights
by Harry Reade
Harry Reade's delightfully, illustrated book will appeal to children of all ages with its message of tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Written with humour and gentle irony, Harry Reade achieves his aim of making people think. ISBN: 0864450508 $19.95 Paperback
Willy Willy and the Ant, The
by Cecelia Egan & Elizabeth Alger
‘The Willy Willy and the Ant’ is about selfishness and sharing. Another wonderful legend of the native Australians which has been adapted to be read and understood by young children, giving them an insight into the rich and complex culture that existed for tens of thousands of years before European settlement. ISBN: 9780980352108 $6.95 Paperback
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