Brave young eagle
Collard-Spratt, Rhonda, 1951-2024
Book
On Goonya-Wardu Country, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Walgathu the wedge-tailed eagle chick falls from his nest and then is scared to fly. The Nyingari zebra finch family take care of him. Walgathu goes in search of his eagle family, in the sandhills, the water and the claypans. An ancient law is broken, and the Great Water Snake spirit causes a flood. Can Walgathu save his finch family?
Main title:
Brave young eagle / written by Rhonda Collard-Spratt & Jacki Ferro ; illustrated by Rhonda Collard-Spratt.
Author:
Collard-Spratt, Rhonda, 1951-, author, illustratorFerro, Jacki, author, composer, lyricist
Work:
Imprint:
Tingalpa, QLD : Boolarong Press, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, music ; 25 x 29 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes children's song "Believe" 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 Ingarda language (some write Yinggarda) of Western Australia."Indigenous Literacy Foundation" -- Back cover.
Audience:
Interest age level: Ages 5-12.
ISBN:
9780975650875 (hardback)
Dewey class:
398.209941
Language:
English
Subject:
Animals - Birds - Eagles / Hawks / CrowsYingkarta people W19Badimaya people A14Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literatureYamatji (Australian people) -- Folklore -- Juvenile literatureWedge-tailed eagle -- Juvenile literatureFriendship -- Juvenile literatureAnimals -- Australia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CollectionCarnarvon (WA South Pilbara / Gascoyne SG49-04)Folk talesPicture books
BRN:
2287039