Birrung, the secret friend / Jackie French.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, N.S.W. Angus & Robertson, 2015Description: 135 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0732299438 :; 9780732299439 :Subject(s): Secret friends -- Juvenile fiction | Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction | Race discrimination -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Families -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction | Family secrets -- Australia -- Juvenile fictionSummary: Birrung, a young indigenous girl, befriends orphaned Barney and his friend Elsie. Birrung is living with Mr Johnson, chaplain to the Australian colony in 1790, and his family. Generous in spirit, the Johnson family also take in Barney and Elsie who have only just been surviving on their meagre daily rations. Despite living with the Johnsons, Birrung's connection to her people remains strong, and when Mr and Mrs Johnson see how Barney's feeling for Birrung are growing, they gently explain that his friendship with a 'native' girl and all that she taught him about her language and lore must remain a secret - forever.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF FRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | al42000202185b |
Birrung, a young indigenous girl, befriends orphaned Barney and his friend Elsie. Birrung is living with Mr Johnson, chaplain to the Australian colony in 1790, and his family. Generous in spirit, the Johnson family also take in Barney and Elsie who have only just been surviving on their meagre daily rations. Despite living with the Johnsons, Birrung's connection to her people remains strong, and when Mr and Mrs Johnson see how Barney's feeling for Birrung are growing, they gently explain that his friendship with a 'native' girl and all that she taught him about her language and lore must remain a secret - forever.
For ages 7-10.
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