| ISBN |
9781742589664 paperback |
| Name |
Scott, Kim, 1957- author. |
| Title |
Noorn / an old story retold by Kim Scott, Ryan Brown and the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project ; with artwork by Alta Winmar. |
| Published |
Crawley, W.A. : UWA Publishing, 2017. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
40 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
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. |
| Summary |
This story comes from the wise and ancient language of the First People of the Western Australian south coast. Noorn is a story of alliances between humans and other living creatures, in this case a snake. It tells of how protective relationships can be nurtured by care and respect. |
| Target audience note |
Primary school age. |
| Language note |
Parallel text in Noongar language and English. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Fiction |
| Human-animal relationships -- Western Australia -- Fiction |
| Snakes -- Western Australia -- Fiction |
| Australian fiction |
| Bilingual books |
| Western Australia -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Picture books |
| First Nations |
| Other Names |
Brown, Ryan (Of the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project) author. |
| Winmar, Alta illustrator. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project contributor. |
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