| ISBN |
9781922370853 paperback |
| Name |
Fourmile, Trevor, 1977- author. |
| Title |
Gindaja, the cassowary / Trevor Fourmila; illustrated by Dean Maynard. |
| Published |
Sandgate, Queensland : Knowledge Books and Software, 2022. |
| ©2022. |
| Description |
24 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Notes |
Cover title. |
| Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Reading recovery level 14. Word count: 550. |
| Summary |
"This book explains in detail the special characteristics of Gindaja, The Southern Cassowary and the importance of this bird to the local Yidinji people, past and present. Find out why this clever bird is called "the rainforest gardener", why you should always keep your distance from them, and how its population is being protected for future generations." -- back cover. |
| Subjects |
Torres Strait Islanders -- History |
| Indigenous people -- Australia -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- History |
| Cassowaries -- Australia |
| Genre |
Easy to read (green : intermediate) |
| First Nations |
| Other Names |
Maynard, Dean illustrator. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Knowledge Books and Software (Firm) issuing body. |
| Series |
History of the first Australians 64 |
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