Bobtail's friend : from the desert to the sea
Collard-Spratt, Rhonda, 1951-2022
Book
Balharda the bobtail felt pretty in her necklace of wildflowers. But the Bidi-bidi butterflies laughed and said she was ugly. Who will be bobtail's friend? In this Aboriginal Dreaming story, follow Balharda downriver from the desert to the sea and learn how words can hurt or heal, and how making friends can open up whole new worlds.
Main title:
Bobtail's friend : from the desert to the sea / written by Rhonda Collard-Spratt & Jacki Ferro ; illustrated by Rhonda Collard-Spratt.
Author:
Collard-Spratt, Rhonda, 1951-, author, illustrator, composer, lyricistFerro, Jacki, author, composer, lyricist
Imprint:
Tingalpa, Qld : Boolarong Press, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
34 unnumbered pages pages : colour illustrations, colour map, music ; 25 x 29 cm.
Series title:
Spirit of the Dreaming series ; bk. 2.
Notes:
Includes children's song "Words can hurt or heal" with music and lyrics by Aunty Curlew and Dragonfly Girl.Aunty Curlew is a pseudonym for Rhonda Collard-Spratt. Dragonfly Girl is a pseudonym for Jacki Ferro.Includes glossary of Aboriginal words from Yamatji languages of Western Australia."Indigenous Literacy Foundation" -- Back cover.
Audience:
Interest age level: Ages 5-12.
ISBN:
9781922643339
Dewey class:
398.209941
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
602715