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Bawoo Stories

Author: May O'Brien

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781921361159

Four wonderful traditional teaching stories of the Wongutha people are collected together here for the first time: Barn Barn Barlala The Kangaroos Who Wanted to be People How Crows Became Black Why the Emu Can't Fly First published as individual titles in 1992, these stories were seen as ground-breaking publications, presenting traditional Indigenous stories in a bi-lingual text. Sales of the individual titles now exceed 26,000 copies each. Updated with a vibrant new design, the stories are still as fresh and appealing as ever. The collected work contains a map, explanatory note and a simple pronunciation guide for the Wongutha words used in the text.

Wongutha Tales

Author: May O'Brien

Publisher: Fremantle Press

Published: 2024-02-27

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1760993581

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First published as individual titles in 1992, May O' Brien' s stories were ground-breaking publications, presenting traditional Indigenous stories in a bilingual text and giving a unique insight into learning English as a second language from a First Nations perspective. Classic tales such as How Crows Became Black and Why the Emu Can' t Fly are still as fresh and appealing as ever for a new generation of junior readers. Plus May' s simple pronunciation guide for Wongutha words are perfect learning activities for the classroom.

Australian Books in Print 1998

Author: Bowker

Publisher: Bowker-Saur

Published: 1998-04

Total Pages: 888

ISBN-13: 9781864520156

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The Bawoo Stories

Author: May O'Brien

Publisher: Fremantle Arts Center Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781863680349

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These four picture books consolidate May O'Brien's status as the most important Aboriginal storyteller to appear on the children's book scene since the late Dick Roughsey. This 48 page book of teaching ideas for May O'Brien's titles is suitable for use in most middle and upper primary classes.

How Crows Became Black

Author: May O'Brien

Publisher: Fremantle Arts Center Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781863680271

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How Crows Became Black explains how the crows who were grey, wanted to change colour because no one liked their silver-grey feathers. They fell out and thought if they were black they would be accepted.