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Stories from the Billabong / retold by James Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace.

By: Marshall, James Vance, 1924-Contributor(s): Jones, Francis Firebrace Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Frances Lincoln Children's, 2008Description: 61 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 9781845077044 (hbk.); 1845077040 (hbk.)Subject(s): Mythology, Aboriginal Australian | Legends -- Australia -- Juvenile literature | Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 398.20899915 Summary: MYTH & LEGEND TOLD AS FICTION. AUSTRALIAN. Traditional Aboriginal legends from top Aboriginal artist and Australian writer. From the author of "Walkabout" comes ten of Australia's ancient Aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake populated the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. The illustrations are by the Aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colourful work is known throughout Australia and beyond.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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MYTH & LEGEND TOLD AS FICTION. AUSTRALIAN. Traditional Aboriginal legends from top Aboriginal artist and Australian writer. From the author of "Walkabout" comes ten of Australia's ancient Aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake populated the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. The illustrations are by the Aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colourful work is known throughout Australia and beyond.

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