Walking the rock country in Kakadu = Karrire kundenge karribolknan kunwarddehwardde
Lucas, Diane Elizabeth2024
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Look into these lush green bushes. We might find something... There is alyurr! Kakkak Kapindi, my mother's mother, told us alyurr are the Lightning people's children. When the rains begin, they come out of the soil. As they grow, they shed their skins and their bright colours are revealed. Soon they will find a mate. Australia's iconic Kakadu National Park, this book brings together First Nations Australian knowledge and history with Western science.
Main title:
Walking the rock country in Kakadu = Karrire kundenge karribolknan kunwarddehwardde / Diane Lucas and Ben Tyler ; illustrated by Emma Long.
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Imprint:
Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
34 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 x 30 cm.
Series title:
Walking Country ; 2.
Notes:
Includes index."The language in this book is Kundjeyhmi. Kundjeyhmi is one of the Bininj Kunwok languages of Kakadu" -- Title page verso.2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award Notables.Some words in the Kundjeyhmi language.
Audience:
Primary.
ISBN:
9781761067860 (hardback)
Dewey class:
577.540994577.54
Language:
EnglishAustralian languagesN71
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Subject:
Animals -- Northern Territory -- Kakadu Region -- Juvenile literatureAnimals -- Northern Territory -- Kakadu National Park -- Juvenile literaturePlants -- Northern Territory -- Kakadu Region -- Juvenile literaturePlants -- Northern Territory -- Kakadu National Park -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CollectionKakadu Region -- Juvenile literatureKakadu National Park (N.T.) -- Juvenile literatureCreative nonfiction
BRN:
2072777