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Author Marshall, James Vance, 1924-2018.

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

Imprint London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 398.2 Mar    ---  Available
Description 61 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Indexed In: Bklst 04/01/2009
SLJ May 2009
Kirkus 04/01/2009
Contents The Rainbow Serpent and the story of creation -- How the kangaroo got her pouch -- Why frogs can only croak -- Why brolgas dance -- Why the platypus is such a special creature -- The mountain rose -- The two moths and the flowers of the mountain -- How the crocodile got its scales -- The lizard-man and the creation of Uluru -- The butterflies and the mystery of death.
Summary Colorful illustrations enhance this collection of ten magical stories from the Yorta-Yorta people, one of Australia's aboriginal tribes.
Source NBK 9/9 PPLY
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore.
Aboriginal Australian mythology.
Legends -- Australia.
Added Author Jones, Francis Firebrace, illustrator.
ISBN 9781845077044
1845077040

 
    
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