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Stories from the Billabong
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- Book Synopsis
- From the renowned author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. The illustrations are by the aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colourful work is known throughout Australia and beyond, and use the four traditional colours of aboriginal art (black, white, red and yellow). Frances comes from the tribe of the Yorta-Yorta and learnt some of his stories of the Dreaming in his early years, when he worked as a drover and a stockman in New South Wales and Queensland. The author, James Vance Marshall, has had two of his previous books turned into movies. His novels have sold over 15 million copies and been translated into 16 languages.
- About The Author
- James Vance Marshall is also published under the names Ian Cameron and Donald Payne. His most famous book, Walkabout, was first published as The Children, and was later made into a movie by the director Nicholas Roeg. His other books include A River Ran Out of Eden, The Lost Ones (dramatised by Disney as The Island at the Top of the World) and White-Out. He lives in Dorking, Surrey
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781847801241
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Frances Lincoln Children's Books, (05 August 2010)
- Number of Pages
- 61
- Weight
- 296 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 270 x 214 x 5 mm
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