Cooee mittigar : a story on Darug songlines
Seymour, Jasmine2019
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'Warami mittigar. Hello friend. We welcome you to Darug Country.' Cooee Mittigar, meaning Come Here Friend, is an invitation to yana (walk), on Darug Country. In this stunning picture book, Darug creators Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson tell a story on Darug Songlines, introducing children and adults-alike to Darug Nura (Country) and language. Greeted by Mulgo, the black swan, readers are welcomed to Nura. Journeying through the seasons, Mulgo describes the land, skyscape, birds, animals and totems. It is a gentle guide to how Darug people read the seasons, knowing when it is time to hunt and time to rest. It is also an appeal to remember, off ering new ways of seeing and reading the lands of the surrounding Sydney region. With Darug language interspersed with English and an extensive glossary throughout, Cooee Mittigar presents an important tool for learning, told as a tender story with exquisite illustrations.
Main title:
Cooee mittigar : a story on Darug songlines / Jasmine Seymour & Leanne Mulgo Watson.
Author:
Seymour, Jasmine, authorWatson, Leanne Mulgo, illustrator
Imprint:
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2019.©2019.
Collation:
46 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Item in English with words in the Darug language.
Audience:
Interest age level: 5+.
ISBN:
9781925936865 (hardback)
Dewey class:
A823.4JF
Language:
EnglishAustralian languagesS64
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BRN:
513444