INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 CONTENTS

Arts 2-4 Language 15-17

Audio-Visual 5-6 Myths & Legends 18-21

Biographies 7-9 Non-fiction 22-26

Fiction 10-13 Picture Books 27-32

Indij Readers 14 Order form 33

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Aboriginal Art Australian Aboriginal World of Art Paintings 321515 LS-US $17.99 594233 LS-US $49.99 Aboriginal artists today practice in This book explores how Aboriginal the world's longest continuous tra- ARTS painting has undergone a renais- dition of art. Widely sought after, sance over the past two decades as Aboriginal art has now taken its artists express the strength and place in the collections of the great resilience of their ancient religious museums and galleries. values and their deep connection to the Australian landscape itself. Aboriginal Art of Australia Billy Benn NEW 666318 LS-US $10.99 704394 LS+ $34.99 An introduction to the vast world of The third title in IAD Press’ acclaimed series about traditional Aboriginal art: rock artists, their art, country, law, language, and stories, Billy engravings, cave and bark paintings, Benn traces the artist’s return journey to country decorative and symbolic designs through painting. both sacred and secular. Burrup Rock Art Aboriginal String Ancient Aboriginal Rock Art of Bags, Nets and Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago Cordage 697382 UP+ $150.99 685869 MS+ $29.99 At last! A book showcasing the An in depth study of the making of Aboriginal rock art of Western bags, nets and cordage and includes Australia's Burrup Peninsula. Western Australia contains detailed diagrams and photographs some of the oldest, most prolific, and most spectacular of weaving techniques from the rock art in the world. Indigenous communities on the west and east coasts of Cape York Peninsula. Creating Frames Contemporary Indigenous Art History Place Theatre 634582 MP-LS $14.99 632791 US+ $26.99 Recognised art expert, Provides the first significant social Christine Nicholls, looks at the and cultural history of Indigenous astonishing diversity and visu- theatre across Australia. As well as al power of Indigenous using archival sources and national Australian art today and and independent theatre company explores the traditions and influences that have records, much of this history is drawn from interviews shaped its development. with individuals who have shaped contemporary Art Land Story Indigenous theatre in Australia. 636541 MP-LS $14.99 Indigenous Australian art Creatures of today is recognised throughout the Rainforest Australia and the world for its Two Artists Discover Djabugay strength and vitality. This book Country looks at some of the traditions 654735 MP-US $22.99 this art has come from and emphasises the continuous Have you heard about the red-eyed links between Indigenous art, place and 'The green tree frog that lives high in Dreaming' - the core of Indigenous Law and religion. the rainforest canopy? Discover the secrets of a Queensland rainforest in this captivating col- Purchase both Art... titles laboration between Djabugay artist, Warren Brim, and and save 10%! mentor Anna Eglitis, who have used their art to celebrate friendship and reconciliation.

2 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 ARTS Darby Jampijinpa Ross NEW Fiona Foley Make it Good for the People Solitaire 704406 LS+ $25.99 691363 LS+ $40.99 Darby Jampijimpa Ross (1905-2005) had a constant drive The first major publication on the to communicate the certain ways he saw the world from work of this noted artist. It presents his camp at Yuendumu, a remote community in the Foley's practice as a unique voice in Tanami Desert. Australian art and a strong presence in contemporary Aboriginal culture.

HAPPY TO BE ME Kangaroo Rock 687903 Have you ever been to the desert Pre-LP and visited Uluru? Have you ever The Big Book contains a large seen a kangaroo playing a guitar colourful map of Aboriginal in a rock and roll band? Well, put Australia to support the activities on your dancing shoes because in the Teacher Resource Book. It you're invited to the concert. Come and join kangaroo and also provides step-by-step dance his friends, dingo, lizard, cockatoo, snake and emu as they actions for ten of the songs on the 'rock, rock, rock and Uluru'. Audio CD. The simple illustrations help children perform the actions to accompany each of the ten Kids on our Block songs. 687904 Big Book 681700 $34.99 Do you like playing with friends in your neighbourhood all year Audio CD 677366 $24.99 around? The Indigenous kids in Teacher Resource Book 677372 $44.99 this story do.

HAPPY TO BE ME PICTURE BOOKS Special Land 687897 $11.99 each Imagine the wind and rain and Dean's Footy Song sunshine on your face. Imagine 687902 deserts, seas and sandy beaches. Do you love playing footy? Are Imagine the bush and all the you a 'footy freak'? Dean and his amazing animals that live here, in team mates are! Dean plays footy this special land. and goes to training every week. The Hairy One 687898 Insects 687901 Who's afraid of the Hairy one? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Not me! It's the story we love Islander people have been living best! We've heard this story in harmony with the land and before but we want to hear it just nature for thousands and thou- once more. We know it's scare sands of years. This story gives and we feel prepared. We know it's pretend, so we're not us a lot to think about. Would you help a grasshopper if it scared. got lost in your room? Tucker 687899 Kami's Country 687893 Indigenous mob, long time ago, Kami means 'grandmother' in ate from the bush and loved it so. both the Pitjantjatjara and Tucker was hunted and collected Yankunytjatjara languages. Let's from the land. Today, Indigenous listen up when Kami speaks, families living in cities buy their 'cause there's much to learn and tucker from the shops. But when the mob go out bush on Kami knows. weekends, roo and barramundi make real good nosh. Purchase all 8 Happy to Be Me Picture Books and save 15%!

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Keeping Culture Seeing the Aboriginal Tasmania Centre 685875 MS+ $49.99 The Art of Albert Namatjira Highlights the strength and diver- 1902-1959 sity of contemporary Tasmanian ARTS 616271 LS-US $45.99 Aboriginal voices through stories, Albert Namatjira is one of memories, essays and art. Cultural Australia's best-known artists, traditions. whose landscape paintings are iconic images synonymous with the Australian outback. Landscapes of Indigenous Performance Unte Nthenharenye? Music and Dance of the Torres (Where Do You Come From?) Strait and Arnhem Land 545546 LP $15.99 674466 US+ $39.99 An Arrernte Curriculum Project Individual contributors, both which features a book and audio cas- Indigenous and non-Indigenous, sette of eight contemporary demonstrate how local music and dance genres have been Arrernte songs. A fun songbook for subjected to missionary, institutional, popular and global children and helpful for those learn- influences. ing Arrernte.

Paddy Bedford NEW Winds Crossing Frontiers 563114 LS+ $10.99 704413 LS+ $50.99 The second collection from this Paddy Bedford's paintings are charecterised by vivid and major Australian poet deals with a powerful masses. His daring formal langauge evokes the range of subjects, but never strays far rocks and other amorphous features of the Kimberley from the depth of our feelings and landscape. These bold images also reflect the artist's for- our human relationships. mer rough life as a stockman.

Portraits from a Land NEW Yorro Yorro Without People Everything Standing Up Alive: A Pictorial Anthology of Indigenous Australia 1847- Rock Art and Stories from the 2008 Australian Kimberley 685425 LS+ $125.99 685859 MS+ $32.99 Portraits from a Land Without People is the most com- In a remarkable collaboration, prehensive anthology of photographs to document Aboriginal elder David Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture yet produced. Mowaljarlai and photographer The book is designed to promote understanding and tol- Jutta Malnic rekindle a story that erance of Aboriginal and Islander life, both at home and reaches back 60,000 years, consti- internationally, by showing the richness, diversity and tuting the oldest memory of humankind. resilience of Indigenous culture. Yulyurlu Lorna NEW Reversing the Fencer Napurrurla Negatives 704387 LS+ $34.99 This comprehensive profile of 685870 MS+ $9.99 Presents a vivid portrait of con- Yulyurlu illustrates her bold and temporary Aboriginal people. Over expressive artwork, with its bril- ninety images show everyday life, liant use of colour and ongoing at home and work and in communi- graphic explorations of her Yam ty activities and events throughout Dreaming complex from the Tanami Desert. Collectively Victoria. From the young to the these represent a major transitional moment in the histo- elders, the images portray the richness and dignity of ry of the contemporary Indigenous art movement. Aboriginal life.

4 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 AUDIO Australian Rules NEW CARPENTARIA NEW DVD, 2002, 94 minutes UP-LS 704404 LS+ $40.99 Carpentaria is Alexis Wright's second novel, an epic set in Australian Rules is set in a poverty- the Gulf country of north-western Queensland. stricken fishing town in South Audio CD Australia. This movie follows the story of its 16 year old protagonist 19 hours 15 minutes - Blacky (Nathan Phillips). Australian 704388 $49.99 VISUAL Rules explores the racism and bigotry of the small town MP3s on CD and Blacky's conflicting life. 19 hours 15 minutes 704389 $34.99 Birrajakoo Bush Plants of Nyikina Country, Culcha Disc Western Australia (CD-ROM) Australian Indigenous Images (CD-ROM) 675973 UP+ $25.99 584296 LP-US $40.99 To the people of the West This CD-ROM includes 447 original artworks by six Kimberley their country abounds in diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. Clip plants that meet their every need. art with a difference for the graphic artist or as an educa- Whether it be nutritious food, treat- tional resource for students and teachers. ing skin disorders and ailments such as pain or arthritis, making milk supplements for babies or stunning fish for an easy harvest. This CD- Dance and ROM introduces the English, scientific and language Body Art names of over 40 plants as well as a brief description of DVD a use for each plant. 669946 UP-US $82.99 Filmed at the Laura Dance Bran Nue Dae NEW Festival in far north Queensland, DVD, 2009, 82 minutes the Tjapukai Cultural Theatre 704405 MP+ $40.99 and other venues, this film focus- Set on the west coast of Australia es on Aboriginal dance and body art as an expression Bran Nue Dae is a coming of age, and celebration of a belief system. comedy musical road movie, which Didgeridoo celebrates the adventure of finding DVD your way back home. The cast 647798 UP-US $82.99 includes Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan, Missy Higgins, The didgeridoo is unique to the Ernie Dingo, Magda Szubanski, Rocky McKenzie and Australian continent and its Geoffrey Rush. Indigenous people. This video examines the origins and tradi- BURRAGUBBA LS-US tional use of the didgeridoo, the making of a 'didge' and regional variations in playing. Didj a Tale (Audio CD/DVD) Dreamings on Canvas 675974 $30.99 DVD This DVD and CD set features 12 tracks of pure did- 669945 UP-US $82.99 jeridoo with three of the tracks on a bonus video Dot painting has become a cultur- DVD. Also featured are images of Adrian al icon that has become immedi- Burragubba's homeland in Central Queensland. ately recognisable worldwide as The Didj in Us (Audio CD) Indigenous Australian art. This 675975 $15.99 video explores the origins of dot On these 6 tracks you hear the haunting sounds of painting from its original use as temporary ground the didjeridoo played by Adrian Burragubba, one of markings in sacred rituals which were danced over Australia's most prominent cultural educators and and subsequently destroyed. performers. A major part of his career has been spent with cultural education programs and didjeridoo per- Purchase all 3 of these DVDs formances in schools and universities. and save 15%!

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Dougy, Gracey Stone Bros. NEW DVD, 2009, 90 minutes & Angela 704417 MS+ $40.99 18 hours 55 minutes When Charlie unwittingly loses a sacred (MP3s on CD) stone, entrusted to Eddie by his uncle, 697313 UP-LS $34.99 which he promised to one day return to MP3 bind-up edition of Books its home in Kalgoorlie. As far as Eddie is VISUAL 1-3 in the award-winning trilogy by James Moloney. concerned, this is the final straw and he sets off the - When Dougy's sister Gracey is picked for the state recover the stone and reconnect with his black fella roots. athletics championships, not everybody in their small bush town in pleased. Aborigines get special treat- ment, some of the angry white people say. The cham- The Aboriginal Art of Fire Making pionships change everything for Gracey and trigger DVD, 28 minutes dramatic events in the town too: black and white rela- 675977 MP-MS $40.99 tions reach explosion point. Fire is the most important invention in the history of AUDIO the human race and still the mainstay of our exis- Novels also available: tence, yet the art of fire making without modern see page 12 technology is all but lost. The Aboriginal Art of Growin' Up Strong NEW Ochre Painting Audio CD, 14 tracks + booklet DVD, 22 minutes 704409 LP $35.99 627349 MP-MS $40.99 Wendy Notely trained and an early childhood tracher and From gathering the ochre in the her work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander chil- mountains and rivers, preparing dren began in 1990 at Murawina Child Care Centre in it, on to traditional stencil art, Eveleigh Street, Redfern. her time with Aboriginal stu- bark painting, and hunting magic. dents is the inspiration for Aunty Wendy's Mob. The Aboriginal Art of String Making DVD, 28 minutes Rabbit- NEW 675978 MP-MS $40.99 String: from nets and traps to clothing and blankets. Proof Fence So much of our lives depend upon a basic invention DVD (Double Disc Set), 94 min- and yet without machines few people today can make utes a single strand of string. 704415 MP+ $30.99 In the 1930s, three young girls are Purchase all 3 Aboriginal Art of... DVDs snatched from their mothers' arms in and save 10%! Jigalong, Western Australia and sent to a remote settlement at Moore River, over 2,000 kilome- tres away from their home. Tudawali NEW DVD, 1987, 97 minutes Samson & NEW 704418 LS+ $40.99 Delilah Ernie Dingo delivers an outstanding portrayal of Robert Tudawali, the first DVD, 2009, 100 minutes Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in 704416 MS+ $40.99 Jedda is iconic in Australian cinema. Teenagers Samson and Delilah live in an isolated community outside Alice Springs, about 1,500 kms south of Yolngu Boy NEW Darwin. Delilah spends her days car- DVD, 2000, 83 minutes ing for and painting with her Nana, Samson is a chronic 704420 LS+ $40.99 petrol sniffer who has cast his eyes on Delilah. When Caught in a collision between the brave Delilah is blamed by community women for her Nana's new world of rap, football and street death and violence intervenes in the teenagers' lives, they cred and the oldest living culture on steal a communal car and head for Alice Springs, a place earth, Lorrpu, Botj and Milika are three no safer than their community. Aboriginal teenagers who once shared a childhood dream of becoming great hunters together.

6 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 BIOGRAPHIES Alone on the Soaks Down River TOP 30 The Life and Times of Alec The Wilcannia Mob Story Kruger 685849 UP+ $24.99 663704 LS+ $29.99 In August 2002 the song 'Down Alone on the Soaks enhances our River' became an overnight hit. Five understanding of the diverse jour- boys, aged 8 to 12, had recorded neys of Australia's stolen generations their own rap lines to a simple by offering readers intimate stories didgeridoo beat. Music lovers across told in an original and valuable voice. Australia were rapt.

Bee Hill River Man Eddie's Country Kandulangu-Bidi 675895 LS-US $29.99 526872 LS-US $18.99 Eddie Murray died in suspicious cir- With the skill and enthusiasm of a cumstances in a country NSW police born storyteller, Jack McPhee recalls cell in 1981. He was twenty-one years the events and places that shaped his old. Eddie's Country is the story of life in the Pilbara. Includes black and Arthur and Leila Murray who have white photos and Nyamal fold-out fought for over 20 years to have the map. death of their son investigated.

Born to Run Emerarra Cathy Freeman: My Story A Man of Merarra 664383 MP-LS $17.99 555724 LS-US $18.99 Ever since I was little I only had From the Kimberley region of one dream – to win a gold medal at Western Australia, this is the story of the Olympics. When I was twenty- Morndi, his two wives, Angajit and seven years old, my dream came Nyanulla and his workmates. It tells true. I'll never forget that night at us how Morndi, custodian for his land, the Sydney 2000 Games – as I effectively ran stations and cared for crossed the finish line, it was as if his land, then was just dumped when he got too old. the whole of Australia was cheering for me. Follow the TOP 30 Busted Out Laughing 620510 LS+ $21.99 Rabbit-Proof Fence Dot Collard weaves together stories 616267 UP-US $19.99 centred around her family in the The film Rabbit-Proof Fence is south-west of Western Australia. A based on this true account of mother of nine children, Dot was Doris Pilkington's mother immersed in family life. It wasn't Molly, who as a young girl led until she was in her sixties that she her two sisters on an extraordi- launched her career as a theatre and nary 1,600 kilometre walk home. television actress. This book is for anyone who loves a good belly laugh. Dot Collard is a national treasure. Home to TOP 30 Mother Dingo NEW 658314 MP-UP $16.99 601771 LS+ $19.99 A young reader's edition of Follow The Dingo family history follows the formula of any self- the Rabbit-Proof Fence. respecting soap opera. It's full of life, death, laughter, vio- lence, struggle, children, poverty, alcohol, and surprising- ly after all that, success. It is the stuff of overblown fic- tion. It is also a history shared with every other Aboriginal family, a history still unknown to many Australians.

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Hey Mum, Life B'long What's a Half-Caste? Ali Drummond 684724 MS+ $24.99 A Life in the Torres Strait Lorraine McGee-Sippel was just a 685850 US+ $24.99 small girl when she asked her par- Ali Drummond has had an extraor- ents what a half-caste was. It was dinary life, by any standards. the 1950s and the first step on a Orphaned when young, Ali took to a journey that would span decades life at sea aged just fourteen. and lead her to search for her birth Originally taken on as an appren- family. tice, Ali applied himself to learning the skills he needed to survive and prosper in a sometimes dangerous life Jandamarra seeking pearl shells, trochus and bêche de mer. And the Bunuba Resistance BIOGRAPHIES 589160 US+ $24.99 My Place The thrilling story of the great war- 225051 MS+ $24.99 rior, Jandamarra, who turned from My Place begins with Sally police assistant to resistance fighter. Morgan tracing the experiences Thought to be unstoppable, he led his of her own life, growing up in people against the white forces invad- suburban Perth in the fifties and ing their land. sixties. Through the memories of her childhood and adolescence, Jinangga vague hints and echoes begin to 582840 US+ $16.99 emerge, hidden knowledge is The life story of Monty Walgar, a uncovered, and a fascinating Yamaji man, from the Murchison story unfolds – a mystery of River area of Western Australia. identity, complete with clues Walgar recounts his experiences of and suggested solutions. drinking, rehabilitation, and drinking My Place again until he finally succeeds in 21st Anniversary Edition staying sober for good. (Hardcover) 685844 $35.99 Kaytetye Country 691347 LS+ $21.99 MY PLACE FOR YOUNG An Aboriginal history of the Barrow Creek area compiled and edited by READERS Grace Koch and translations by UP-MS $14.99 each Harold Koch. Long ago in the Sally Morgan's My Place adapted for younger readers Dreamtime the Moon Man and the and presented in three separate books. Bird Women created Kaytetye 1: Sally's Story TOP 30 Country — a land of dry spinifex 177009 plains low rocky outcrops and flat-topped hills. 2: Arthur Corunna's Story TOP 30 301913 Last Truck Out 3: Mother and Daughter TOP 30 685860 MS+ $26.99 176991 WWII, 1942, Broome - pearling town on the far north coast of Western Australia. The enemy Purchase all 3 was snaking its way towards the My Place for Australian coastline. Broome was Young Readers being evacuated. Aboriginal fami- lies were being trucked to Beagle titles and Bay Mission, 120 kilometres save 10%! north, under the care of the German brothers and Irish nuns.

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Out of the Desert The Man from BIOGRAPHIES Stories from the Walmajarri the Sunrise Side Storytellers 675896 UP-US $21.99 620516 MS+ $39.99 An insight into a man's precarious A compelling collection of stories, journey from traditional beginnings art and photographs from the in the Kimberley bush under the pro- Walmajarri people of the Great tection of ancient, ancestral rock Sandy Desert, in north western paintings, to life under the alien colo- Australia. nial system of Kalumburu Mission.

Paddy's Road The Mirning Life Stories of Patrick Dodson We are the Whales 642209 MS-US $29.99 588431 UP+ $16.99 While Patrick Dodson's bearded image Iris Burgoyne lives through phenome- is well known, the remarkable history nal tides of change in this family histo- of this outstanding Aboriginal leader ry from the Mirning and Kookatha peo- has never before been told. ple of South Australia's stormy west coast. Paint Me Black Memories of Croker Island and Unna You Fullas Other Journeys 321465 UP-US $18.99 666333 LS-US $24.99 Sprattie relives the regimented days Claire Henty-Gebert's life is remark- and mischievous nights of her child- able and inspiring. Born in the late hood at Wandering Mission. She 1930s, the daughter of a white set- shares in the secrets of mission kids, tler and an Alyawarra woman, Claire driven by their longing for family and was four years old when she was taken to the Bungalow home. By the bestselling author of mission in Alice Springs. Wandering Girl.

Rene Baker Warlpiri Women's File #28/E.D.P 643984 LS-US $24.99 Voices Rene Baker, at 4 years old, was literally 538774 LS+ $21.99 snatched from the arms of her mother Warlpiri karnta karnta-kurlangu by a missionary. Fifty years later, with yimi Our lives our history Stories the help of Bernadette Kennedy, Rene collected by Georgina Napangardi Baker … went searching for her file. Janet Nakamarra Long and edited by Petronella Vaarzon-Morel. In River Girl NEW Warlpiri Women's Voices Aboriginal women tell the stories of their lives and histo- 649923 LS+ $15.99 ry on the Lander River in Central Australia. Glenda Andrew tells vividly of childhood fun, teenage fears and family hopes in a changing world. She grew up as a granddaughter of, on one side the famous Pastor Yumba Days Doug Nichols and, on the other, traditional Nan Karpany. 581581 MP-LS $19.99 The Yumba – an Aboriginal settle- Rob Riley ment – is home to Herbie, his broth- ers, sisters, relations and friends on An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for the outskirts of town. From his back Justice door the view of his playground 666803 LS-US $39.99 stretches beyond the banks of the Rob Riley was at the centre of debates Warrego River – as far as the eye can that polarised views on race relations in see. Australia: land rights, treaty, deaths in custody, self-determination, justice sys- tem, native title and the Stolen Generations.

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Watershed NEW The Story of the NEW Bayet-Charlton, Fabienne Miracles at Cookie's Table 704398 UP+ $22.99 Enoch, Wesley As Eve and Marconi Beunetti eke out a living from their 704374 UP+ $18.99 block on the Murray River, Eve is caught in a current that In the 1870's a girl is born under a tree – her birth tree – A - G) is slowly pulling her under. In her attempts to cope with chosen to give her strength and wisdom. the loss of their son David, she grabs at anything that helps keep her afloat – anything except her husband, who would pump the dying river dry to save his land and mar- Digger Jones NEW riage. Frankland, Richard J 665061 MP-LS $15.99 Digger is keeping a diary about the things that matter to Legacy NEW him. This moving and funny novel captures the voice of a Behrendt, Larissa young boy involved in the Yes Campaign for the 1967 ref-

Authors 690345 MS+ $24.99 erendum. Simone Harlowe is young and clever, an Aboriginial lawyer straddling two lives Walking the Boundaries and two cultures while studying at Harvard. Can Simone accept her father French, Jackie for the man he is and forgive him for the 656279 MP-LS $14.99 man he's not? Martin lives in the city with his mum. He has come to walk the boundaries of the farm that's been in his family for Rabbit-Proof NEW generations. But up in the gorge Fence: Play Martin meets Meg, from almost a FICTION ( Australian Screen Classics century ago, and Wullamudulla from Behrendt, Larissa thousands of years in the past. 704373 UP+ $16.99 Released in 2002, Rabbit Proof Fence Rabbits & NEW was internationally lauded for expos- Snakes ing the misery and realities behind Garth, Richard the policy of forced removal of Aboriginal halfcaste chil- 704206 MP+ $12.99 dren. Richard Garth grew up in Tasmania and this is one excerpt Her Sister's Eye NEW of a yarn about his unhappy Cleven, Vivienne childhood. Illustrated with imaginative cartoon charac- 613846 UP+ $20.99 ters. Ideal for older readers with low levels of literacy. Vivienne Cleven was born in 1968 in Surat and grew up in western Queensland. She left school at age 13 to work with her father as a jillaroo. Deadly, Unna? Gwynne, Phillip Crow Feathers NEW 567920 UP-LS $19.99 Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a Edwards, Rebecca & Evans, lot in common. Dumby's the star of Janelle the footy team, he's got a killer smile 651776 LS+ $15.99 and the knack with girls, and he's a Selected work of 28 emerging Nunga. Indigenous writers and artists. The book is an outcome of the Nukkin Ya inaugural Indigenous writers and illustrators awards. Gwynne, Phillip 588320 UP-LS $19.99 The sequel to Deadly, Unna?. Visit our website to Fifteen-year-old Gary Black, 'Blacky', isn't sure what he wants or order online where he is going. The one thing www.network-ed.com.au he does know is that he wants to escape the small country town he's grown up in.

10 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 FICTION ( FICTION Dhuuluu-Yala: NEW Bad Blood NEW To Talk Straight Lever, Casey Publishing Indigenous Literature 658568 MP+ $22.99 Bad Blood links to studies of Australian history. The Heiss, Anita novel has been written as a dual narrative telling the 704372 UP+ $34.99 Dhuuluu-Yala is a Wiradjuri phrase story from the point of view of both fifteen year Will meaning ‘to talk straight’ and this book is straight talk today and Ruby, an indigenous servant girl, in the 1940's. about publishing Indigenous literature in Australia. Awabakal Word Finder NEW

Manhattan Dreaming NEW And Dreaming Stories Companion Authors Heiss, Anita Maynard, John 704384 LS+ $19.99 691359 MP+ $20.99 Lauren is a curator at the NAG - the National Aboriginal There is no more important aspect of Aboriginal culture Gallery in Canberra. She's good at her job, passionate than the language itself. Language is all encompassing of about the Arts, and focused on her work - that is, when Aboriginal culture, identity and relationship to land and she's not focusing on Adam, half-back for the Canberra environment. Cockatoos.

My Girragundji M) - H Not Meeting NEW McDonald, Meme & Pryor, Mr Right Boori Heiss, Anita 572287 MP-LS $14.99 The multi-award-winning 675308 LS+ $19.99 Bored rigid by her married, mortgaged story of an Aboriginal boy and motherly former classmates, Alice whose house is invaded by a Aigner decides to prove that a woman Hairyman - a spirit the old peo- can have it all: a man, marriage, career, ple call a Quinkin. When a little kids and a mind of her own. green tree frog lands on his windowsill, he knows she has been sent by the ances- tors to help him face his fears. Paris Dreaming NEW Heiss, Anita The Binna Binna Man 704385 LS+ $32.99 McDonald, Meme & Pryor, Boori Libby is on a man-fast: no more romance, no more cheat- 581722 UP-LS $15.99 ing men, no more heartbreak. After all, she has her three The Binna Binna man is a big fulla best girlfriends and two cats to keep her company at night and he stinks like a goat. He can be and her high-powered job at the National Aboriginal good and heal you, but if you poke Gallery in Canberra to occupy her day - isn't that enough? fun at him then you can get into big trouble, like die.' The Burnt Stick Hill, Anthony Njunjul the Sun 573730 MP-UP $16.99 McDonald, Meme & Pryor, John Jagamarra grew up at the Pearl Boori Bay Mission for Aboriginal children in 608651 UP-MS $16.99 the far north-west. This is a tale for Completes the trilogy, begun everyone about the pain of separation, with My Girragundji and The and the strength of the human spirit. Binna Binna Man, charting the journey of self-discovery of a All My Mob NEW young Aboriginal boy as he Langford Ginibi, Ruby learns to draw strength from his traditional heritage 692930 MS+ $24.99 and to find a way of living in contemporary Ruby Langford Ginibi – one of Australia’s great story- Australia. tellers – is a survivor. Featuring the best stories from Purchase all 3 Girragundji titles Ruby’s Real Deadly, plus many unpublished gems dating as far back as 1992. and save 10%!

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Ubby's NEW Doin Wildcat NEW Underdogs: Mudrooroo 704235 LS+ $26.99 The Legend of the Mudrooroo Narogin has created a Phoenix Dragon memorable character in Wildcat, the prison graduate, drifting through life,

M - N) McKenna, Brenton E. 702303 UP-LS $24.99 making the most of the opportunities The small pearling settlement of that come his way, relishing the pick- Broome thrives with eccentric small town characters, ings of the late 1980s. mythical creatures and fantastic beasts in Brenton’s McKenna’s first book of the epic trilogy, Ubby’s Dr Wooreddy's NEW Underdogs. Prescription for Enduring Mudrooroo

Authors Dougy TOP 30 563112 LS+ $26.99 Moloney, James The author evokes with irony the bewilderment and 690694 LS-US $19.99 frailty of the best native Tasmanians, as they come face to When Dougy's sister Gracey is face with the clumsy but inexorable power of their white picked for the sale athletics champi- destroyers. His masterpiece. onships, not everybody in their small bush town is pleased. Indigenous Literature NEW Aborigines get special treatment, of Australia some of the angry white people say - it's not fair! Mudrooroo 560286 LS+ $29.99 FICTION ( Gracey TOP 30 Here is a wide-ranging, critical survey of the literature, Moloney, James both oral and written, of the indigenous people of 691426 LS-US $19.99 Australia. Gracey is the sequel to James Moloney's Dougy which was cho- Wild Cat Falling sen as an Honour book in the CBC Mudrooroo Children's Book of the Year 627862 UP-US $22.99 Awards (1994). Wild Cat Falling is the story of an Aboriginal youth, a 'bodgie' of the Angela early sixties who grows up on the Moloney, James ragged outskirts of a country town, 691425 LS-US $19.99 falls into petty crime, goes to gaol, and In this final in the Dougy and comes out to do battle once more with Gracey trilogy, James Moloney the society who put him there. proves he is a master storyteller. This novel shows his depth and My People NEW knowledge of humanity and his 4th Edition ability to brilliantly weave this understanding into a Noonuccal, Oodgeroo story. 704400 UP+ $19.99 Oodgeroo's writing is often a provocative and passionate plea for justice. My People is a collection of Also available in poetry and prose and a reminder of MP3 Audio: Oodgeroo's contribution to indige- see page 6 Purchase all 3 nous culture and the journey to reconciliation. Dougy books and save 10%!

12 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 FICTION ( FICTION THE BARRUMBI KIDS That Deadman Dance NEW Scott, Kim Norrington, Leonie 701056 UP+ $22.99 MP-LS $17.99 each In playful, musical prose, the book explores the early con- 1. The Barrumbi Kids tact between the Aboriginal Noongar people and the first 617656 European settlers. Dale and Tomias are best mates. Tomias's ancestors have lived at True Country NEW Long Hole since the Dreaming. Scott, Kim Dales's grandfather was the first 685907 LS+ $22.99 Authors white man to settle here. An Billy is drifting, looking for a place to land. A young exciting, funny first novel about school teacher, he arrives in Australia’s remote far north children moving between in search of his own history, his Aboriginality, and his Aboriginal and white cultures future. 2. The Spirit of Barrumbi 625110 There's a shadow behind him, a huge dark cloud, Smoke NEW loose like smoke. But it doesn't drift away; it tightens, rising up tall and thin. It draws back into an S shape. Encrypted Whispers It's a snake! A death adder! Dale's dream tells him that Watson, Samuel Wagan Z) - N his brother Sean is in danger. 633622 MS+ $22.99 3. Leaving Barrumbi 666227 TOP 30 These poems pulse with the language Dale is going away for weeks, for months. Not com- and images of a mangrove-lined river ing home till the term is over. Bugger that! he thinks. city, the beckoning highway, the just- I'm not going to no boarding school. Gotta get outta glimpsed muse, the tug of childhood here, gotta jump, run, hide! and restless ancestors.

Purchase all 3 Barrumbi Kids titles Kings with Empty Pockets NEW and save 10%! Wharton, Herb 632319 LS+ $25.99 Herb Whartons first scribbled words have led to a liter- Under the NEW ary career that has seen him leave his hometown of Wintamarra Tree Cunnumulla in south-west Queensland and travel the Pilkington, Doris world. 612630 MS+ $24.99 The wintamarra tree is a perma- Unbranded NEW nent reminder of the beginning of Wharton, Herb my life. The journey of healing 331324 MS+ $24.99 and the healing process is similar From the riotous picnic races to the to the wintamarra tree. famous Mt Isa rodeo, from childhood in the yumba to gutsy outback pubs, Benang NEW Unbranded presents a strikingly Scott, Kim original vision of Australia. 576776 LS+ $26.99 Oceanic in its rhythms and under- standing, brilliant in its use of lan- Carpentaria NEW guage and image, moving in its Wright, Alexis largeness of spirit, compelling in its 704371 UP+ $26.99 narrative scope and style, Benang is a Alexis Wright is one of Australia’s novel of celebration and lament. finest Aboriginal writers. Carpentaria is her second novel, a soaring epic set in the Gulf country of north-western Queensland, from where her people come.

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INDIJ READERS amusing way with issues that affect the lives of all chil- dren: culture, family, self esteem, setting goals, good health, tolerance and school attendance. Each Teacher's Guide includes lesson plans, cultural information and blackline masters for every book in the series. The aim of Indij Readers' stories is twofold: to help students learn to read; and to encourage and support teachers to explore with their students, contemporary Indigenous perspec- tives and issues, and thus progress Reconciliation in Australia. The stories deal in a relaxed and often amusing way with issues that affect the lives of all children: cul- ture, family, self esteem, pride, setting goals and working toward them, good health, humour, tolerance and school attendance.

Title Code Age Price Title Code Age Price Series 2 Series 3 For Little Fullas For Little Fullas All About Jada 643882 RR 8-10 $10.99 Bush Tucka, Good Tucka 672125 RR 15-17 $13.99 All About Jada (Big Book) 646781 RR 11 $45.99 Fat Head the Bird 672122 RR 15+ $13.99 Nan and Dad and Me at the Zoo 643873 RR 18-20 $13.99 Little Fullas Rap at the Games 672124 RR 15-17 $13.99 Nan and Dad and Me at the Zoo Our Aunty Sharon 672121 RR 14+ $13.99 646780 RR 18-20 $45.99 (Big Book) What I Wanna Be 672120 RR 7-10 $13.99 Nan and Dad and Me at the Zoo For Big Fullas 654088 MP $15.99 (DVD) Dreamtime at the 'G 672127 UP $14.99 Raps 4 Little Fullas 643883 RR 18-20 $10.99 Firewood and Rabbits 672129 UP $14.99 Raps 4 Little Fullas (Big Book) 646783 RR 18-20 $45.99 Lake Mungo, Our Story 672126 UP $14.99 Raps 4 Little Fullas & Big Fullas XVIII Commonwealth Games 644801 LP-UP $15.99 672128 UP $14.99 Audio CD Melbourne Wanja, One Smart Dog 643878 RR 6-7 $10.99 Series 3 Teacher's Guide 675174 TR $39.99 For Big Fullas An Indij Sports Report: Preston 643887 UP $14.99 Campbell Edition An Indij Sports Report: Preston 646786 UP $45.99 Campbell Edition (Big Book) Inside Sydney Swans with Michael Purchase any 6 643888 UP $14.99 O'Loughlin Indij Readers Inside Sydney Swans with Michael 646787 UP $45.99 O'Loughlin (Big Book) titles and Our Rooster, Jack 643886 UP $13.99 Our Rooster, Jack (Big Book) 646788 UP $45.99 save 10%! Pet Crabs 643885 UP $10.99 Raps 4 Big Fullas 643884 UP $13.99 Series 2 Teacher's Guide 643890 TR $39.99

14 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 LANGUAGE Aboriginal Languages NEW Central & Eastern of Central Australia Anmatyerr to English A Guide to the Languages Currently Spoken in Dictionary Aboriginal Communities in Central Australia, Their 697369 UP+ $69.99 Locations and Spellings The Heart of Anmatyerr country 675987 LS+ $12.99 lies in central Australia, several hun- This handy pocket-size book reveals the richness, dred kilometres north of Alice strength and diversity of the Aboriginal languages of Springs. For the Anmatyerr people, Central Australia. their language is much more than a means of communi- cation; it links them with family, their country and their Aboriginal Words NEW ancestral stories. This landmark publication is the first of Australia comprehensive dictionary of the Anmatyerr language. 569333 UP-US $19.99 A compilation of Aboriginal words and Gamilaraay names in use throughout Australia. Yuwaalaraay The list provides information on the origin and location of each word, Yuwaalayaay developing an understanding of Dictionary Aboriginal language and culture. Arranged in both 686062 LS+ $24.99 English and Aboriginal lists in a dictionary format. Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay and Yuwaalayaay (G-Y) is one of the A Learner's Guide NEW largest Aboriginal language groups to Kaytetye in New South Wales. This landmark dictionary contains the most extensive list of G-Y words yet published as 704395 MP+ $49.99 well as example sentences illustrating word use a helpful Kaytetye is spoken at Barrow Creek, non-technical learner's guide to the grammar of the lan- Artarre (Neutral Junction), Ilewarr guages and cultural information. (Stirling), Alekarenge (Ali Curung) and other communities in Central Australia. This learner’s guide comes GUDJAL BOOKS NEW with two audio CDs which give clear, practical instruction in the basics of the Kaytetye language. LP+ $8.99 each These are simple word books (Gudjal and English) which will entertain people of all ages, but especially A Learner's Guide NEW introduce new words to young children. The artwork to Pintupi-Luritja is original and bright, the design simple and striking. 704392 MP+ $21.99 Gudjal is the language as spoken by the people from This learner's guide is a concise and around Mt. Garnet and Charters Towers. These clearly explained practical manual small books have a companion in the Gudjal Pocket that features: a pronunciation guide Dictionary by the same author which includes a map to Pintupi- Luritja; a step by step and a guide to pronunciation. approach to understanding and Gudjal Book of Animals 670072 speaking Pintupi-Luritja; simple examples that illustrate Gudjal Book of Birds 670070 the language and grammar; a selection of useful words My Country 670069 and phrases in Pintupi-Luritja. Gudjal Language Pocket Dictionary 670071 A Learner's NEW Guide to Warumungu 686067 MP+ $27.99 Warumungu the language spoken in and around Tennant Creek has lent its name (in other spellings) to a suburb of Canberra and a battleship.

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Language and Culture in Aboriginal Noongar NEW Australia Mambara Bakitj 376344 US+ $29.99 704386 UP+ $24.99 How many Aboriginal languages are there? Where are Noongar Mambara Bakitj was they spoken? How are they learned by children? Are there created as part of an dictionaries of Aboriginal languages? Indigenous language recovery project led by Kim Scott and the Wirlomin Noongar Lenny and the Big Gulla Language and Stories Project. Inspired by a creation story told to the American linguist Gerhardt Laves at A Yugambeh Language Book Albany, Western Australia, around 1931 and returned to 691390 LP+ $20.99 LANGUAGE As Lenny takes his walk and collects insects, we learn the Noongar people by his family after his death in the some of the words that relate to the bush, to the land- 1980s, the story was workshopped through a series of scape and the little creatures that can be found there. A community meetings involving elders. beautifully illustrated book that teaches words from the Yugambeh language region of south-east Queensland. Pitjantjatjara/ Yankunytjatjara Macquarie Learner's Guide Aboriginal Words 686066 LS+ $17.99 497662 UP+ $39.99 In Aboriginal Australia, the There is an astonishing richness Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara lan- and variety in the many languages guage areas are the ones most visited of Australia's Aboriginal and by government representatives and service providers. Torres Strait Islander people. This This book explains Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara gram- book gives a snapshot of a diverse mar in a clear way and is intended as a guide. selection from these languages - some of them still alive and devel- Pitjantjatjara/ oping vigorously, others already lost to the past. Yankunytjatjara to Mamang NEW English Dictionary 702352 UP+ $24.99 686071 LS+ $49.99 Mamang was created as Contains the most commonly used part of an Indigenous lan- words from these dialects of the guage recovery project led Western Desert language. Includes by Kim Scott and the ranges of word usage grammatical and cultural informa- Wirlomin Noongar tion and examples of usage. Language and Stories Project. From a creation story told to the American linguist Gerhardt Laves at Albany, Thanakupi's Guide to Language & Western Australia, around 1931 and returned to the Culture Noongar people by his family after his death in the 1980s, the story was workshopped through a series of commu- A Thaynakwith Dictionary nity meetings involving elders. 691310 UP+ $45.99 The first Indigenous guide to western Cape York. Weipa elder, Thancoupie, has long used the language of her art Ngaanyatjarra to convey the legends of her people, the Thaynakwith. Learner's Guide This book is the culmination of her life's work. It com- Book + Audio CD bines her art with a Thaynakwith language dictionary, 686069 LS+ $29.99 cultural guide and stunning photographs. Ngaanyatjarra and Ngaatjatjarra are spoken in the central east of Yawuru Ngan-Ga Western Australia, near the border A Phrasebook of the Yawuru Language of the Northern Territory and 685868 LS+ $14.99 South Australia. This is an essential A delightful and quirky phrasebook for one of the major resource for residents and visitors to Central Australia language groups located in and around Broome in the and is accompanied by an audio CD. West Kimberley, Western Australia.

16 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 LANGUAGE - PICTURE DICTIONARIES PICTURE - LANGUAGE Alyawarr Picture Luritja Picture Dictionary NEW Dictionary 704396 MP+ $29.99 The Luritja Picture Dictionary is part of an innovative 646628 LP-LS $29.99 This picture dictionary is part of an series of illustrated Aboriginal language dictionaries. innovative series of illustrated This picture dictionary is a valuable resource for school Aboriginal language dictionaries. It children and their teachers, for Luritja speakers wanting is valuable for Alyawarr school chil- to learn Luritja literacy, and for anyone wanting to learn dren, teachers and those wanting to about the Luritja language of Central Australia. become literate in the language. It includes example sentences with English translations. Ngaanyatjarra Picture Dictionary Central Anmatyerr 686056 LP-UP $29.99 Picture Dictionary Ngaanyatjarra is a dialect of the Western Desert language spoken 686052 LP-UP $29.99 This picture dictionary contains by about 3000 people who live in approximately 580 Anmatyerr key- the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in the words, each of which is used in an Central Desert region of Western example sentence and illustrated in Australia near the borders of a relevant picture. A map of com- Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern munities who speak the language, Territory and by people further west in the Eastern translations of language sentences to English and com- Goldfields area of Western Australia. Most of the con- prehensive word lists in language and English are also tributors to this picture dictionary live in Warburton, the included. largest of the 11 communities in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Eastern and Pitjantjatjara/ Central Arrernte Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary Picture Dictionary 686053 LP-UP $29.99 Part of an innovative series of 686057 LP-UP $29.99 illustrated Aboriginal language Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara dictionaries. It is a valuable are strong languages, spoken every resource for schools and for adults day by about 1600 people in Central working to develop literacy in Australia. Most speakers live on the Eastern and Central Arrernte. It includes more than 400 Anangu Pitjantjatjara freehold black and white illustrations and 600 Eastern and Central lands in the northwest of South Australia, or just over the Arrernte keywords in stand-out colour, example sen- borders in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. tences, developed by communities, with translations into Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara-speaking communities English and comprehensive cross-referenced word lists. include Mutitjulu, Utju (Areyonga), Fregon, Pukatja (Ernabella), Indulkana, Watarrka (Kings Canyon), Wingellina, Kaltukatjara (Docker River) and Tanytjipa Kaytetye Picture (Oodnadatta), Coober Pedy, Port Augusta and Yalata. Dictionary 686055 LP-UP $29.99 Western Arrarnta Kaytetye is the language and name Picture Dictionary of the people whose traditional lands are about 300km north of 686058 LP-UP $29.99 Alice Springs. This picture diction- Western Arrarnta is part of the large ary contains about 580 Kaytetye Arandic group of languages, of keywords illustrated in more than which there are about 4500 speakers 400 black and white culturally relevant pictures with in total - a relatively large number accompanying example sentences. Translations and com- compared to many other Indigenous prehensive and cross-referenced word lists are also Australian languages. The Western Arrarnta dialect is included. spoken mostly in a region west of Alice Springs, centred around Hermannsburg (Ntaria).

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Aboriginal TOP 30 Aboriginal Stories Fables & Legendary of Australia Tales 568980 MP-MS $15.99 A collection of traditional Aboriginal 567353 LP-UP $14.99 A collection of over 70 stories that tales, myths and legends. Learn how retell Aboriginal fables and leg- Yhi the sun goddess introduced life to endary tales. Subjects include how the world, why the emu cannot fly and the black snake became poisonous how the kangaroo got its tail. and how the Murray River was formed. Aboriginal Tales of Australia Aboriginal 569332 LS+ $15.99 Legends Delve into this fascinating collection of legends and fables gathered from Animal Tales Aboriginal groups across Australia 568979 LS+ $14.99 Learn about the powerful Rainbow and discover lively and beautiful Snake, red and black flying foxes, the explanations for the nature of the Eagle-hawk and the Medicine-man in world around us. MYTHS & LEGENDS these incredible tales of the Dreamtime. About This Little Devil and This Aboriginal TOP 30 Little Fella Myths 579266 LP-MP $14.99 Tales of the Dreamtime A delightful picture book based on 569331 LS+ $14.99 the traditional story for children, From acts of creation and the deeds from the Worora people of the of the Great Spirit, to totemic ances- Kimberley. As you'd expect, there's a moral or two, but tors and tales explaining natural phe- mostly it's scary fun. nomena, this delightful collection of stories paints a picture of the mysti- Eagle's Nest cal bond that exists between Aboriginal people, the envi- Warlawurra Manngutjarra ronment and the spirit life of the Dreamtime. 564328 LP-MP $20.99 A morality tale of jealousy and its Aboriginal Myths, terrible consequences, from the Legends & Fables Warburton-Warakurna area of Western Australia. The text is writ- 423117 LS+ $23.99 Presents a wealth of poetic and ten in both English and imaginative tales from Aboriginal Ngaanyatjarra, with illustrations. cultural heritage. While retelling the stories simply, this book captures the Enora and the mystical bonds that exist between Black Crane Aboriginal people, their environment 685864 LP-LS $22.99 and the spirit life of the Dreamtime. A traditional story based on Arone Meeks' knowledge of the bush, the Aboriginal Stories spirits who lived there and their 609429 LS+ $22.99 laws. Enora lives with his family in Presents a collection of myths and leg- a tropical rainforest. The natural ends gathered from various sources, world is being created and Enora's people are surrounded representing the rich and diverse tapes- by delicious bush foods and amazing animals. When try of beliefs of Aboriginal people Enora discovers a shimmering rainbow of colour flying throughout Australia. through the forest, his curiosity overwhelms him and he sets out to discover its meaning.

18 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 MYTHS & LEGENDS & MYTHS DREAMING NARRATIVES The Pangkarlangu TOP 30 642803 LP-MP $14.99 each and the Lost Child Luurnpa, the TOP 30 A traditional Walrpiri Dreaming narrative, belonging to Molly Tasman Napurrurla from the Tanami Desert. It Magical Kingfisher 617749 tells the story of a small boy who decides to ignore his This is a traditional Dreaming narra- parents' advice and follow them out hunting and how he tive, belonging to Bai Bai Napangarti comes face to face with a huge creature with wild eyes, from the Balgo Hills region of Western knotty hair, and long sharp nails and teeth - the Australia. It tells the story of Luurnpa, Pangkarlangu! who saves the Kukatja people from The Spotted Cat TOP 30 dying of thirst by showing them his magic rock hole full 623816 of water. An evil monster is terrorising the The Cocky, TOP 30 land and the people are afraid. The the Crow and Spotted Cat knows he must act quick- the Hawk 623817 ly to end this reign of fear. But how A traditional Dreamtime narrative, will he do it, when he is so small and belonging to Matingali (Bridget) the monster is so big? Napanangka Mudgedell from the Balgo The Two TOP 30 Hills region of Western Australia. It Wallabies 642802 tells the story of how the cockatoo, the crow and the hawk During the Dreaming, two wallabies got their colours. criss-cross the country, bringing The Magic Fire TOP 30 many places and plants into being. at Warlukurlangu 623815 But then a flood comes, and one of The dramatic story of Jampijinpa Blue the wallabies is swept away. Tongue, who deceives his two sons, and who is in turn deceived by them, with tragic consequences for the two boys. Purchase all 6 This narrative offers an important Dreaming Narratives explanation for the presence of the flame-like anthills that and save 10%! can be found in the Warlukurlangu region.

Gelam How the The Man from Moa Kangaroos Got 407935 LP-MP $17.99 A traditional story from the Their Tails Torres Strait. 'The hungry Dhogai 630735 LP-UP $16.99 suddenly grinned and sang to her- This book is based on a story self, I can smell a woman and a told by George Mung Mung small boy. They are hiding from Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal people liv- me somewhere on the island.' ing in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of How the Birds Got the story. Hector Jandany and George Dingmarie of the Kija Language Group said, We have to keep this language Their Colours which we got from our old people who have passed away. 299690 LP-UP $16.99 This book is based on a story Jirrbal told by Mary Albert, of the Rainforest Dreamtime Stories Bardi people, to Aboriginal chil- 605343 LP-MP $24.99 dren living in Broome, Western Australia. The illustra- Children love these witty and wise tions are adapted from their paintings of the story. Mary moral fables from the Rainforest Albert said, Would you like to hear a story from long ago? people of northern Queensland. My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I Each story is brought to life by Michael Boiyool Anning's loved the best, because I loved the birds. delightfully drawn rainforest characters.

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Kuiyku Mabaigal Rainbow Bird: Waii & Sobai An Aboriginal Folk 571646 LP-UP $16.99 A traditional children's story from Tale from Northern Badu Island about the warrior Australia society that existed in the Torres 579867 MP $15.99 Strait Islands before the coming of I'm boss for Fire, growls rough, the missionaries. tough Crocodile Man, and he keeps the rest of the world cold Kupi-Kupi and the Girl and dark - until one day clever Bird Woman sees her 616260 LP-UP $16.99 opportunity and seizes it. A traditional bilingual story from Areyonga in the Northern The Echidna and the Territory, this is a whimsical Shade Tree account of a young girl who spends her time chasing willy-willies. One 629137 LP-UP $16.99 day, the Kupi-Kupi spirits her away This book is based on a story to a waterhole, where she is guarded by a giant water- told by Mona Green, of the snake. Her bold rescue by a witchdoctor restores her to Jaru people, to Aboriginal chil- MYTHS & LEGENDS her family. dren living in Halls Creek, Western Australia. The illus- trations are adapted from the children's original paintings of the story. Learning from the Land The Frog Who 545535 MP+ $10.99 Wouldn't Laugh Aboriginal culture cannot be separated from the land. On the land are stories 680409 LP-MP $6.99 Aboriginal stories that explain why An adaptation of an people rockholes the hills and the trees Aboriginal legend for chil- came to be there. dren to read and understand. This is a funny story, with colour illustrations of many of our unusual native animals. Listen Deeply Let These Stories In The Kangaroo and 691318 MP+ $34.99 Lavishly illustrated full-colour the Porpoise internals with more than 200 illus- 639659 LP-UP $16.99 trations including details of art- This story was told by Agnes works. Features traditional Lippo from the Aboriginal com- Eastern Arrernte stories in English and Eastern munity of Belyuen in the Arrernte. Includes an audio CD with seven traditional Northern Territory, where people from the Larrakia and stories told in Eastern Arrernte. Waigite language groups live.

NYIKINA STORIES NEW LP+ $35.99 each Ngalyak & Karnanganyja 704401 Contains two stories about features of the physical environment. Ngalyak (Bluetongue Lizard) explains why a rocky hill near the Fitzroy River is formed in a particular way. Karnanganyja (Emu) explains why a certain type of wild plum grows in the hills and not on the plains, and why the greedy emu has small wings. Contains a Windows-friendly CD. Woonyoomboo & Jandamarra 704402 Contains stories of two important characters in Nyikina history. Jandamarra is a Bookarrarra (Beginning or Dreamtime) character who turned into a rock that is still in the landscape today. This story tells how he discovered a method of easily catching fish and so provided the people with the means of feeding themselves from the river.

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The Little Tjarany Roughtail LEGENDS & MYTHS Platypus and the 552661 LP-UP $22.99 The mysteries of the Dreamtime Fire Spirit with the cultural history of the 697392 LP-UP $19.99 Kukatja people of the Kimberley The duck-billed, web-footed, region of Western Australia. paddle-tailed, fur-covered platypus used not to look so peculiar. The platypus used to play in the bush, chasing bugs and butterflies, nipping Warnayarra the emus long skinny legs, and running up and down the tails of kangaroos. the Rainbow Snake Dreamtime Narratives The Magic Colours 494607 LP-UP $16.99 This story is based on a story 607627 LP-MP $6.99 When all the birds of Australia told by the Senior Boys Class at were black, a small dove with Lajamanu School, a bi-lingual school where Aboriginal an injured claw received help children are taught to read and write their own language, from all its feathered friends Warlpiri. The illustrations are adapted from original except the crow. Their kindness was rewarded with a coat paintings done by the children for their story. of colour for all. When the Snake Bites The Opal That the Sun Turned Into Fire 639658 LP-UP $16.99 This book is based on a story told 431413 MP-US $29.99 A collection of dramatic and humorous by David Mowaljarlai of the legends handed down by storytellers Ngarinyin people to Aboriginal children living in the from the Riverina area of NSW, Kimberly, Western Australia. Victoria and other parts of Australia. White Clay The Willy-Willy and and the Giant the Ant Kangaroos 680407 LP-MP $6.99 607629 LP-MP $6.99 A Dreamtime story about a A story from Thursday Island. Willy-Willy (whirlwind) that Young Wirroowaa asked the spirit Byamee for protection meets an ant and offers to against the giant kangaroos. cook it a tasty fish. But when the Willy-Willy falls asleep, the ant steals the fish. What will happen when the Willy- Winin Willy finds the ants feasting on his fish? Why the Emu Cannot Fly 369501 LP-MP $8.99 Tiddalick TOP 30 This traditional story about fool- The Frog Who Caused a Flood ishness and jealousy is delightful- 249851 LP-UP $14.99 ly illustrated and told in English Tiddalick was so thirsty that he and Nyulnyul, a language spoken in the Kimberley. drank up all the rivers and billabongs in the land. And the other animals Wunambi the had to find a way to get the water back. Water Snake 652686 LP-UP $19.99 Visit our website to This is a story of the time when the earth was young and the land was order online being created. It tells of a powerful www.network-ed.com.au and awesome water snake called Wunambi.

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Aboriginal NEW ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA Australians WALL MAP 692726 LS+ $35.99 LP-US In the creation of any new society, The Aboriginal Australia wall there are winners and losers. So it map represents work carried was with Australia as it grew from out for the Encyclopaedia of a colonial outpost to an affluent Aboriginal Australia. Using society. Richard Broome tells the the published resources avail- history of Australia from the able between 1988 and 1994, standpoint of the original the map attempts to represent Australians: those who lost most in the early colonial language, tribal or nation struggle for power. groups of Australia's NON-FICTION Indigenous peoples. A Concise LARGE (841 X 1189MM) Companion to Large Flat TOP 30 Aboriginal History 666828 $24.99 677113 MS+ $29.99 Large Folded This book provides an overview of 666829 $24.99 Australian Aboriginal history from SMALL (594 X 841MM) creation stories involving the Small Flat Dreaming through to Aboriginal 666332 $14.99 cultural and political activity in the Small Folded 21st century. 666827 $14.99 A Remote Possibility NEW The Battle for Imparja Television Aboriginal Australia 704393 MS+ $27.99 An Introductory Reader in When the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Australian Aboriginal Studies Association (CAAMA), based in Alice Springs, decided to 566083 MS-US $26.99 apply for a remote television satellite licence, in 1998, suc- Presents selected themes that relate cess seemed a remote possibility. Winning the licence to Indigenous Australians against a would make Imparja the first indigenous-controlled com- background of traditional, colonial mercial television station, not only in Australia but the and contemporary experiences. world, with a transmission footprint larger than Western Particular facets of the lives of Europe. Wendy Bell’s well-researched book explores Aboriginal Australians are revealed through an examina- CAAMA’s battle to satisfy remote communities, two gov- tion of their struggle to maintain a strong identity and ernments, the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, and the heritage while actively participating in Australian society. media.

Aboriginal Arrernte Traditional Australia Healing A Traditional Culture in an Arelhe-Kenhe Merrethene Organic World 691319 LS+ $24.99 652495 UP-LS $56.99 Arelhe-Kenhe Merrethene - The Indigenous inhabitants of Arrernte Traditional Healing is a Australia had a rich and highly comprehensive overview of the developed culture before the com- different methods of healing used ing of the Europeans. Not all ini- by the Arrernte people of Central tial contact between European and Aboriginal culture Australia. Previously titled and was negative and some early settlers left detailed impres- promoted as Bush Medicines, the scope of this book has sions of the culture and daily life of the Aboriginal peo- broadened to include other forms of healing and, impor- ple they encountered. The aim of this book is to try and tantly, the spiritual aspect of Arrernte healing and its impart an understanding of traditional Aboriginal cul- integral connection to the land. ture and society at the time of this 'first contact'.

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Australian Blood on the Wattle NON-FICTION Aborigines 3rd Edition People Under Threat 620544 US+ $29.99 Draws together, in a single volume, 697312 LP+ $22.99 Introduces readers to the most of the information about the Aboriginal people from Australia massacres of Aboriginal people whose culture and way of life is which has been recorded in books under threat from western influ- and journals. ences. People Under Threat looks at the contemporary situation of Australian Aborigines, as well as detailing their history and culture. Bluff Rock NEW Autobiography of a Massacre Big River Country 704378 MS+ $29.99 This is an original and courageous book. 548929 LS+ $16.99 Stories from Elsey Station Told by Schlunke, who grew up in the New Amy Dirngayg, Betty Lardy, England area, takes this one story — the Jackeroo Lirrawi, Jessie Roberts, massacre(s) of Aborigines at Bluff Rock, Lulu Jilimbirrnga, Mary Nurniyn, in New England during the 1840s — and Rita Morgan, Sheila Conway, looks at the many ways it is organised as a memory of Splinter Harris and compiled by Indigenous/non-Indigenous relations. Francesca Merlan. Elsey Station famous as the setting for We of the Never-Never is Botany Bay revealed through the words of the country's original Where Histories Meet inhabitants the Mangarrayi and Yangman people of the 666306 LS-US $39.99 Roper River area. Botany Bay is renowned as the site of Captain Cook's first landing on the Bittersweet NEW east coast of New Holland in 1770, infamous as the place chosen by the Journey British as a dumping ground for con- 626883 MS+ $26.99 victs, and celebrated as the birthplace After twenty-two years under of Australia. Government control as an inmate of Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission, Ruth Bush Food journeys towards freedom by marry- ing Joe Hegarty and moving to a 613232 LS+ $45.99 nearby settlement. However, the set- For perhaps fifty thousand years tlement 'with its origins as a camp for displaced the Aboriginal people have lived, Aboriginal families, its system of food rations and short- and lived well, in Australia. They age of housing and jobs' is a difficult start for the young have developed a unique knowledge couple. of native plants and a deep under- standing of the value of many ani- mal products. This book is an Black and White exploration of these traditional skills and a compendium Together of the kinds of foods eaten by Aborigines. FCAATSI: The Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines Bush Foods and Torres Straight Islanders Arrernte Foods from Central 1958-1972 Australia 644287 US+ $24.99 545539 MP+ $15.99 This rigorously researched and Margaret Kemarre Turner OAM, a absorbing book on Australia's pre- respected Arrernte woman shares eminent Indigenous civil rights organisation began as an the intimate knowledge of the coun- oral history and contains rare interviews with former try showing how Aboriginal people members and strategists, including Faith Bandler, obtain food from an arid environ- Charles Perkins, Stan Davey, Shirley Andrews and Joe ment. McGinness.

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Declaration NEW Growing Up on the Rights of Kaytetye Indigenous Peoples 630451 LP-UP $24.99 Renowned storyteller and Aboriginal 689151 LS+ $24.99 On 13 September 2007 the General elder Tommy Kingwarraye Assembly of the United Nations, with Thompson shares his stories about an overwhelming majority of votes, the world of the Kaytetye people of adopted the Declaration on the Central Australia. Presented in Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Michel Kaytetye with English translations, Streich's simple yet moving illustrations add powerful Growing Up Kaytetye portrays the Kaytetye way. resonance to this highly topical and controversial issue. Indigenous Futures

NON-FICTION Ecosystems and 685878 US+ $39.99 As a result of self-determination poli- Indigenous Peoples of cy, the 'Indigenous Sector' - thousands the World of Indigenous organisations estab- Environmental Geography lished since the early 1970s - has flour- Book 1 ished, enhancing the Indigenous capac- 639131 UP-LS $51.99 ity to make choices. Introduces students to the idea of an ecosystem and through exer- Indigenous NEW cises and activities, identifies vari- People of Western ous types of ecosystems, examines how they function, and how humans interact with them. Australia SOSE Alive Topic Books Fantome Island NEW 635037 LS $17.99 SOSE Alive Topic Books are a great 651776 LS+ $15.99 Kathy Gibson and Jack Bell were resi- new idea for customising your dents of Palm Island and have brought Society and Environment course to together the memories of the neigh- suit your home state. bouring island, Fantome. Kayang & Me NEW 704381 MS+ $29.99 Grog War NEW Award-winning novelist Kim Scott and his elder, Hazel Brown, have created a 704390 LS+ $29.99 Miles Franklin award-winning author monumental family history of the Alexis Wright describes how a Wilomin Noongar people. Kayang & remote town in Australia dealt with Me is a powerful story of community the invasion of grog on their tradi- and belonging, revealing the deep and tional lands. Wright describes the enduring connections between family, country, culture shocking effects of alcohol abuse and and history that lie at the heart of Indigenous identity. racism in this vivid portrayal of a small town fighting to bring about change. Keeping the NEW Wanjinas Fresh Growing Up at Uluru 643959 MS+ $35.99 595721 LP $14.99 This is the story of the people of Anangu are the traditional custodi- the Wanjinas and their unbroken liv- ans of the great rock Uluru and the ing cosmology of Lalai, the awe-inspiring domes of Kata Tjuta. Dreaming. It is also the story of Stan Breeden's brilliant images show Sam Woolagoodja, who was respon- how Anangu lore and culture are sible for repainting the sacred passed on to the children who will Wanjinas in many of the rock shelters that dot the become Uluru–Kata Tjuta's next custodians. Kimberley landscape, and was among the first to paint the sacred stories on bark and board for Worrorra children.

24 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 NON-FICTION Living Alongside Old Man Fog NEW the Animals And the Last Aborigines of Barrow Point Anangu Way 593523 LS+ $30.99 Weaving together Roger Hart's childhood recollections, 691353 MP+ $12.99 Features Yankunytjatjara and the myths of Old Man Fog, and excerpts from other South Australian Government and missionary records, John Haviland Aboriginal cultural knowledge of local fauna, and affec- reconstructs the rich, complicated history of the Barrow tionate personal stories told by respected elders about Point people and their removal to the Hopevale Mission, human and animal interactions. Features: lively illustra- during a period when traditional Aboriginal life was tions throughout; map; translation and pronunciation being systematically dismantled. guides. Songlines NEW Macquarie Atlas of and Stone Axes Indigenous Australia Transport Trade and Travel in 653350 MP-LS $80.99 Australia Both authoritative and accessible, 663484 LS+ $29.99 the Macquarie Atlas of Magical pearl-shell pendants, Indigenous Australia is the first of greenstone axe-heads, belts made its kind. It opens up a window of human hair, outriggers for onto the landscape on Aboriginal canoes, body paint, feathers, extra strong glue, cloaks and Torres Strait Islander lives, from 60 000 years ago to made of 80 possum skins sewn with kangaroo sinew. today. Story About Macquarie Feeling PEN Anthology of 321549 UP-US $16.99 From the master storyteller, this Aboriginal Literature book links personal discovery to a 676800 LS+ $39.99 sense of nature. It restores us to a An authoritative collection of wisdom that is at once powerful Australian Aboriginal writing over and fresh. Includes reproductions two centuries, across a wide range of of bark paintings and artworks. fiction and non-fiction genres. Including some of the most distinc- Teaching NEW tive writing produced in Australia, it offers rich insights into Aboriginal culture and experience. Aboriginal Studies New Edition Mitakoodi Bush Tucker NEW 699977 TR $49.99 Teaching Aboriginal Studies has 661379 LS+ $20.99 Margaret Ah Sam has documented her knowledge of been a practical guide for class- bush tucker with photos by Dale Rackham and with lin- room teachers in primary and guist Cassy Nancarrow to advise as she wrote down her secondary schools, as well as stu- own Mitakoodi language. Includes scientific species dent teachers, across Australia. names for plants and pronunciation notes. Telling the Mowanjum NEW Truth About Aboriginal 50 Years Community History History 704382 LS+ $55.99 666303 LS-US $37.99 This is a lively and richly illus- One of Australia's leading Aboriginal trated book produced to mark historians takes us to the heart of the the 50th anniversary of the history war over our Aboriginal past. Mowanjum Aboriginal Bain Attwood argues that controver- Community. Mowanjum shares sy over interpretations of our Aboriginal past has never the Wandjina traditions in been so intense, and never mattered more. songs, myth, stories and poems alongside photographs.

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The 1967 Referendum The Original 667164 US+ $34.99 Australians On 27 May 1967 an overwhelming Story of the Aboriginal majority of electors voted in a People national referendum to amend claus- 658860 LS-US $39.99 es of the Australian Constitution The Original Australians tells concerning Aboriginal people. The the story of Australian referendum is commonly considered Aboriginal history and society the turning point in Australian his- from its distant beginnings to the torical and cultural life. present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime, to the first contacts The Aboriginal NEW between Europeans and Indigenous Australians, right through to modern times, it offers an insight into the life NON-FICTION Soccer Tribe and experiences of the world's oldest culture. 704391 UP+ $24.99 A first in sporting literature, The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe is the large- Written True NEW ly untold story of Aboriginal Not Gammon involvement with the ‘world game’ A History of Aboriginal Charters Towers in our nation’s sporting history. The 704234 LS+ $30.99 acceptance that Aboriginal players The community helped an anthropologist to fill a gap in found within the post-World War II migrant communi- historical accounts of their town, oral history supple- ties had a profound impact on their lives. mented with archival research. Accessible for school stu- dents with photos from community members. Won a The Last of the Nomads NEW University Medal from JCU. 704383 LS+ $22.99 Warri and Yatungka were believed to be the last of the Yirra Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live permanently Land, Law and Language in the traditional way. Their deaths in the late 1970s 691317 UP+ $16.99 marked the end of a tribal lifestyle that stretched back An account of the diversity of more than 30,000 years. Aboriginal culture and ceremony in the Kimberley region of Western The Little Red Yellow Australia. Black Book An Introduction to Indigenous Australia You Are What You Make NEW 681207 LS+ $14.99 Yourself To Be This new edition of this popular 704236 LS+ $24.99 book is a superbly priced introduc- When the Kurnai of Gippsland first met the white colo- tion to Australia's Aboriginal and nizers, they said, 'Inna ngutch-bun agey'. (We don't know Torres Strait Islander peoples; their what you are saying.) The white man resorted to guns to history and their cultures. aid communication and the Kurnai were quick to under- stand what the white man meant. But the white man has The Long and NEW been slow to understand the Kurnai, and it is only now, Winding Road more than 150 years later, that the Kurnai story is being told. Phillip Pepper traces his family's history from his 704197 LS+ $25.99 A small group of Indigenous grandfather Nathaniel - a Wotjoballuk of the Wimmera women tell their story of how they who moved to Gippsland and married Louise at survived domestic violence. This Ramahyuck mission - to the present day. book looks at the stress levels and survival mechanisms that have enabled each of them to cope. It acknowledges that violence is transgenerational and dis- cusses the effect that it has on other family members.

26 Network Educational Australia Freecall: 1800 801 332 | Fax: 07 5568 0277 www.network-ed.com.au INDIGENOUS RESOURCES 2012 PICTURE BOOKS ( BOOKS PICTURE An Australian TOP 30 W is for NEW 1, 2, 3 of Animals Wombat Bancroft, Bronwyn My First Australian Word Book 690435 Pre-LP $14.99 Bancroft, Bronwyn This book is both a delightful introduc- 694156 Pre-LP $14.99 tion to the numbers 1–20, and a unique exploration of In this book, Possum and Wattle: My Australian wildlife–some familiar, others more unusual–as Big Book of Australian Words has been specifically seen through the eyes of an Indigenous artist. redesigned for little hands and bright minds.

An Australian TOP 30 E is for NEW A, B, C of Animals Echidna Bancroft, Bronwyn My Australian Word Book 651469 Pre-LP $14.99 Bancroft, Bronwyn An Australian ABC of Animals is 694156 Pre-LP $14.99 a lavishly illustrated alphabet Following the success of W is for book by well–known Aboriginal Wombat, Bronwyn Bancroft has created a companion title, artist Bronwyn Bancroft. E is for Echidna. A beautiful book of Australian words for the very young. Authors Possum and Wattle My Big Book of Australian Words Patterns of Bancroft, Bronwyn Australia 696192 Pre-LP $16.99 Bancroft, Bronwyn A lavishly illustrated word book of 662228 Pre-MP $14.99 Australia. With over 100 words Patterns of Australia represents a about Australian animals‚ plants and series of Australian landscapes and landscapes and aimed specifically at habitats (including the rainforest, C) - A children‚ this book is definitively the first of its kind. desert, waterhole, coastal/ocean, bush, river, sky, wetlands, Words include blossoms and bees through to wombats and night–time and wildflowers) in 'patterns', as seen through willy willys. the eyes of acclaimed Indigenous artist Bronwyn Bancroft. Kangaroo NEW and Crocodile Why I Love NEW My Big Book of Australian Australia Animals Bancroft, Bronwyn Bancroft, Bronwyn 693757 Pre-MP $24.99 701142 Pre-LP $24.99 Australia is a continent of many and Following the success of Possum and varied landscapes. Each of them is Wattle, Bronwyn Bancroft has created a companion vol- dramatic and all inspire awe and rev- ume, Kangaroo and Crocodile, a book of Australian ani- erence. mals and landscapes - from eagles to echidnas, geckos to crocodies, from desert animals to the coral reef.

The Grumpy NEW Camping at NEW Lighthouse Keeper Mount Garnet Corpus, Terrizita Cowan, Nancy 701681 LP+ $17.99 704201 LP+ $15.99 ‘Who’s that in the lighthouse An elder recalls the happier times keeper’s bed?’ This delightful of her childhood when families story takes place on a stormy went camping in the bush to wet-season night at the relax and hunt together over Gantheaume Point Lighthouse, happy weekends, enlivened with in Broome, the beautiful coastal town in Australia’s another elder’s delicate paintings. north-west.

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Cranky the NEW Walkabout With NEW Crocodile Our Mates Delacour, Gavin Fischer, Esther 704221 LP+ $15.99 702035 LP+ $15.99 Crocodiles are scary animals but Esther Fischer and Kerensa McCann have combined their D - G) not so in this picture storybook, talents again in this story for an older audience. told from the viewpoint of a very small baby croc. Booyooyburra NEW A Story of the Wakka Murri Little Moo Cow NEW Fogarty, Lionel Delacour, John 369246 LP+ $25.99 704226 LP+ $15.99 In this children's book Lionel This picture storybook conveys Fogarty's words tell a story of how Authors the distinctive atmosphere of a rock got it's name and tells how a north Australian cattle country fishing trip came to a magical end. through the adventures of a small This story also teaches why you calf and its family. must always greet strangers in the right way.

The Magic Tree NEW Fair Skin NEW Delacour, John Black Fella 704198 LP+ $15.99 Fogorty, Renee A fanciful tale about two lost chil- 692588 LP+ $16.99 dren in a patch of North This is the story of Mary, a young Queensland bush, who are helped Aboriginal girl who lives on a red and dusty cattle station. by a friendly, wise tree that also Shunned by the other girls because of her fair skin, Old creates harmony amongst the wildlife. Ned, one of the community elders, finally speaks up.

My Mob Going to NEW Bajirriga the Turtle NEW the Beach Fourmile, Trevor Emmerton, Sylvia & Elliot, Jaquanna 661461 LP+ $15.99 651778 LP+ $15.99 Second traditional-style tale, but quite a different book PICTURE BOOKS ( The late Sylvia Emmerton who was a primary teacher from this creative mother-and-son pair. While explaining turned her memories of growing up in North Queensland in a traditional style how the boy turns into a turtle, into a lyrical story. Trevor’s story explores issues of a teenager’s relationship to his community. Junjardee and NEW the Red Bank How the Cassowary NEW Evans, Janelle Got Its Helmet 661462 LP+ $15.99 Fourmile, Trevor This is a story for those all over 651774 LP+ $15.99 Australia who ever wondered See the rainforest from an Indigenous viewpoint. Share where the hairy little boy comes the treasures of their forest and help children think about from. bullying.

Jakobi and Nan NEW Over the Back Fence NEW Fischer, Esther Gee-Hoy, Fay & Elliott, Jaquanna 689698 LP+ $15.99 704230 LP+ $15.99 Jakobi is two years old. He and his A memory of a childhood experience prompted this city Nan love to do things together. story. It focuses on the importance of children being Grandparents and grandchildren aware of stranger danger, being smart and protecting everywhere will recognise the dif- themselves. A good discussion starter. ferent slants each has on life, and their love for each other.

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Yirra and her Deadly NEW Ernie Dances to the Dog, Demon Didgeridoo Heiss, Anita Lester, Alison 665419 LP+ $14.99 657411 LP-MP $16.99 Yirra’s mum’s sick of vacuuming up fur balls and her Ernie is going to live in Arnhem step-dad just wants his slippers back. If Yirra doesn’t find Land for a year. He flies above the desert for hours, trav- a dog-trainer soon, she’ll have to give her beloved Demon els over the floodplains, crosses the East Alligator River to a new family. and arrives at his new home.

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Walking with the The Flying NEW Seasons in Kakadu Emu Lucas, Diane A Collection of Australian 644049 LP-UP $16.99 Stories This sumptuous book invites us Morgan, Sally L - O) to closely observe the birds, 702473 LP+ $19.99 plants and animals that inhabit the unique environment of The witty stories, with a folktale Kakadu, through an understanding of the six Aboriginal feel, are based around a host of seasons and their characteristics. characters which are Australian animals, non-native ani- mals, spirits, planets, the sun and moon, and humans. Barramundi NEW Tale Painting NEW

Authors Lucas, Rodney With Sally 704199 LP+ $20.99 Murdoch, Jane This Karumba man knows the 704231 LP+ $15.99 Southern Gulf Barramundi very well Come with the children of and has used his artistry to tell their Mornington Island to the Aged story in lively detail for children. Persons Hostel, to visit their famous great grandmother Sally Gabori. A delightful Anna the TOP 30 demonstration of family care, community connection and Indigenous teaching styles. Goanna MacDougall, Jill Father Sky and NEW 675988 LP-UP $19.99 Cheeky dogs, slippery snakes and Mother Earth crocodiles with big smiles join 3rd Edition Anna in this collection of lively illustrated poems. Noonuccal, Oodgeroo 704399 LP+ $24.99 Sissy's Secret NEW Father Sky and Mother Earth filled the world with plants and animals, and everyone lived in peace and happiness... McKeown, Althea until Human Animals came along with their noise, rub- 704207 LP+ $15.99 PICTURE BOOKS ( For Sissy, the family party turned bish, smoke and oil. sour when a friendly uncle took advantage of her. She was sad and You and Me: Our quiet but eventually shared the secret with her mum, and Place didn’t feel frightened any more. Norrington, Leonie 683519 LP-UP $14.99 Our Pet Pelican NEW Every morning Uncle Tobias Mooka, Laura & Carol goes fishing. Sometimes he is 673019 LP+ $15.99 joined by two little boys. A The book is based on an event that story about difference - old and really happened during Carol and new cultures that exist side by side - but more important- Laura’s childhood in the Torres ly it is about sameness. Strait Island community on Prince of Wales Island, near Thursday Island. Bawoo Stories NEW O'Brien, May My Country NEW 676478 LP+ $26.99 Morgan, Sally Four wonderful traditional teach- 700957 LP+ $24.99 ing stories of the Wongutha peo- Best-selling author and inter- ple are collected together here for nationally renowned artist the first time. Sally Morgan teams up with Ezekiel Kwaymullina for a story celebrating country.

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622591 LP-UP $16.99 Authors Too Big for 426370 This multi-award-winning book your Boots tells the story of how Anangu from five different lan- When Bindabinda’s teacher guage groups came to live together at Papunya. tells her she’s too big for her boots, she worries about Moon Story NEW what it might mean. The Pootchemunka, Minoota & last time she wore shoes Kowearpta, Alice was two years ago. When 673017 LP+ $15.99 all the kids in her class start One of Indigenous Australia’s S) - O to tease her about having a body too big for her feet, many moon stories, this tradition- Bindabinda takes things into her own hands and al story is from the Pootchemunka decides to stop eating. family whose land includes a lovely lagoon south of What Do You Say? Aurukun. 426388 Saying ‘Thank-you’ is not Crocodile NEW the Wongutha way, but when Buruwan wins a prize at Story school she must decide Pootchemunka, Pat & Eva whether or not to live up to 673018 LP+ $15.99 her teacher’s expectations of An illustrated story from Cape appropriate behaviour. York Peninsula of true heroism Which Jack? 426347 in the face of a mother and baby Wanu arrives at the Mount taken by a crocodile. Margaret Mission without knowing any English. So, Biddys NEW when he’s asked to get a car Fishing-Line jack for the local mechanic, Priman, Bridget he returns with something 651780 LP+ $15.99 unexpected. ‘What did you do when you were little?’ This is one of Bridget’s many stories of growing up in Purchase all 4 Badudu Stories titles Queensland as a resourceful child, as told to her curious and save 10%! family.

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Whitefellers TOP 30 Down to NEW Are Like Traffic Lights the Pond Reade, Harry Sirriss, Violet 559568 LP-MP $19.99 704203 LP+ $12.99

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