| ISBN |
1865046272 (paperback) |
| 9781865046273 (paperback) |
| Name |
Dolumyu, Jacko author. |
| Title |
The bat and the crocodile : an Aboriginal story / told by Jacko Dolumyu and Hector Jandany ; compiled by Pamela Lofts. |
| Published |
Lindfield, N.S.W. : Scholastic Press, 2004. |
| ©2004 |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, port. ; 18 x 22 cm. |
| Notes |
Previously published: Ashton Scholastic, 1987. |
| Summary |
This story comes from the Aboriginal people at Warmun (Turkey Creek) in Western Australia. It was told in the Kija language by Jacko Dolumyu and then in English by Hector Jandany. The illustrations are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children living at Warmun. Eileen Bray, of the Kija Language Group at Warmun, said, "When we talk about the Dreamtime, we think about the beginning. It was that sacred time when the land, water, trees, animals, sacred sites and people came to be. Our ancestors have passed on the Dreamtime to us through our culture - law, language, song and dance. The Dreamtime is that special thing in the hearts of all Aboriginal people." |
| Target audience note |
4-7 years. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature |
| Bats -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature |
| Crocodiles -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature |
| Folklore -- Australia -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4 |
| Genre |
Picture books |
| Easy facts |
| Other Names |
Lofts, Pamela compiler. |
| Jandany, Hector author. |
| Series |
An Aboriginal story |
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