ISBN |
9780642279552 (paperback) |
Name |
Hartley, David, 1979- author. |
Title |
Strangers on Country / David Hartley & Kirsty Murray ; illustrated by Dub Leffler. |
Published |
Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, [2020]. |
©2020 |
Description |
vii, 116 pages : colour illustrations, portraits, 1 map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Contents |
The Night Islanders and the cabin boy : Princess Charlotte Bay, 1858-1875 -- The Kaurareg Islanders and the Ghost Girl : Torres Strait, 1844-1849 -- The Bindal and the shipwreck survivors : Townsville to Bowen, 1846-1863 -- The Kabi Kabi and the convict : Moreton Bay, 1829-1842 -- The Mer Islanders and the Lost Boys : Torres Strait, 1834-1836. |
Summary |
This book is fiction and non-fiction. The fictional part tells the story of five white castaways or runaways who were found and cared for by Indigenous groups. There are five pairs of stories: each pair of stories has one written by an Indigenous author and one by a non-Indigenous author. After each story there is a non-fiction section that tells the true story from history. |
© National Library of Australia 2020 |
Text © David Hartley and Kirsty Murray |
Illustrations © Dub Leffler |
Subjects |
Children's stories, Australian |
Castaways -- Queensland -- Juvenile fiction |
First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Queensland -- Juvenile fiction |
Castaways -- Queensland -- Juvenile literature |
First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Queensland -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- Relations with Europeans -- Juvenile fiction |
Torres Strait Islanders -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile literature |
Torres Strait Islanders -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile fiction |
Genre |
Alternative histories (Fiction) |
Historical fiction |
Nonfiction novels |
Other Names |
Murray, Kirsty author. |
Leffler, Dub illustrator. |
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