Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji Country / Termites Gurindji (Australian people) Aboriginal Australians Human-animal relationships Gurindji language C20. Gurindji Kriol language P6. Animals - Invertebrates - Insects - Termites. Gathering - Insects - Ants and termites.
Wadrill, Violet, 1942-
Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji Country / words, Violet Wadrill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, [and six others] ; artwork and photography, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Violet Wadrill, [and twenty-five others]. - 80 pages : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 27 cm.
"Scan the QR code to listen to an audio version of Tamarra in language" -- Back cover.
Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste made from termite mound is used to strengthen a Gurindji baby's body and spirit? Or that spinifex (which termites eat) is one of the strongest plants in the world? Created as a collaboration between over 30 First Nations and non-Indigenous contributors, the story and artworks explore how termites and their mounds connect different parts of Country, from tiny Gurindji babies and their loving grandmothers, to spiky spinifex plants growing in the hot sun. Written in traditional Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol and English (with a QR code to an audio version spoken in language), Tamarra is a truly original story with beautiful artwork that takes readers on an educational and cultural journey through Gurindji Country.
Primary.
Parallel text in English and the Gurindji language, with some Gurinji Kriol language.
9781741178302 21.30
Termites--Juvenile literature.
Gurindji (Australian people)--Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians--Juvenile literature.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile literature.
Gurindji language C20.
Gurindji Kriol language P6.
Animals - Invertebrates - Insects - Termites.
Gathering - Insects - Ants and termites.
Creative nonfiction.
595.7360994295
Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji Country / words, Violet Wadrill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, [and six others] ; artwork and photography, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Violet Wadrill, [and twenty-five others]. - 80 pages : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 27 cm.
"Scan the QR code to listen to an audio version of Tamarra in language" -- Back cover.
Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste made from termite mound is used to strengthen a Gurindji baby's body and spirit? Or that spinifex (which termites eat) is one of the strongest plants in the world? Created as a collaboration between over 30 First Nations and non-Indigenous contributors, the story and artworks explore how termites and their mounds connect different parts of Country, from tiny Gurindji babies and their loving grandmothers, to spiky spinifex plants growing in the hot sun. Written in traditional Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol and English (with a QR code to an audio version spoken in language), Tamarra is a truly original story with beautiful artwork that takes readers on an educational and cultural journey through Gurindji Country.
Primary.
Parallel text in English and the Gurindji language, with some Gurinji Kriol language.
9781741178302 21.30
Termites--Juvenile literature.
Gurindji (Australian people)--Juvenile literature.
Aboriginal Australians--Juvenile literature.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile literature.
Gurindji language C20.
Gurindji Kriol language P6.
Animals - Invertebrates - Insects - Termites.
Gathering - Insects - Ants and termites.
Creative nonfiction.
595.7360994295