Australian Legendary Tales

Australian Legendary Tales

Author: K. Langloh Parker

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-04-05

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 3732650332

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Reproduction of the original: Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker


The Fairytale

The Fairytale

Author: H. G. Nelson

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

Published: 2021-10-26

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1760989193

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A sporting nation is only limited by its imagination. Every time this story is told it changes; something is always added, embellished or dropped from the run-on side. For more than thirty years, H.G. Nelson has been finding the poetry in the punt and humour during half-time. Now, he turns his keen eye for facts and folly to the illustrious history of our great sporting nation. In his trademark fast and furious style, H.G. dives deep into the moments that have truly made us who we are. He reminds us of our leaders' great sporting triumphs, from Harold Holt's swimming to John Howard's bowling; rewrites the record on legends such as 'Aussie Joe' Bugner and Jack Brabham; and explains why Australia's reality TV is the best in the world. The Fairytale is H.G. Nelson's magnum opus - an all-encompassing, no-holds-barred history of Australia at play, told through the stories of our sporting highs, lows and middles.


Wombat Stew

Wombat Stew

Author: Marcia Kay Vaughan

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781761290688

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One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo caught a wombat... and decided to make... Wombat stew, Wombat stew, Gooey, brewy, Yummy, chewy, Wombat stew! In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his stew, and the result is something the dingo will never forget!


More Australian Legendary Tales

More Australian Legendary Tales

Author: Katie Langloh Parker

Publisher:

Published: 1898

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Collected from natives belonging to Murrumbidgee, Darling, Barwon, Paroo, Warrego, Narran, Castlereagh Rivers, Braidwood, Yass and other districts to the Gulf country in Queensland; Author has confined herself as far as possible to the Noongahburrah names to stop confusion over dialects.


Gadi Mirrabooka

Gadi Mirrabooka

Author: Pauline E. McLeod

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2001-11-15

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 031300983X

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Take a journey into the fascinating world of Australia's Aboriginal culture with this unique collection of 33 authentic, unaltered stories brought to you by three Aboriginal storyteller custodians! Unlike other compilations of tales that were modified and published without permission from the Aboriginal people, these stories are now presented with approval from Aboriginal elders in an effort to help foster a better understanding of the history and culture of the Aboriginal people. Gadi Mirrabooka, which means below the Southern Cross, introduces wonderful tales from the Dreamtime, the mystical period of Aboriginal beginning. Through these stories you can learn about customs and values, animal psychology, hunting and gathering skills, cultural norms, moral behavior, the spiritual belief system, survival skills, and food resources. A distinctive and absolutely compelling story collection, this book is an immensely valuable treasure for educators, parents, children, and adult readers. Grades K-A


Whale's Canoe

Whale's Canoe

Author:

Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780872265097

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A traditional Aboriginal tale relating how the animals of Australia used Whale's canoe to travel to that country from a distant shore.


Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Author: W. Ramsay Smith

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780486427096

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For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colorful compilation of oral traditions, readers can savor the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without any attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories. The myths range in nature and tone from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to legends about the roots of religious and social customs, to fanciful and humorous animal fables. Unabridged republication of Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, Ballantyne Press-Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London, n.d., ca. 1930. Index. 63 black-and-white illustrations.


Fairytales for Wilde Girls

Fairytales for Wilde Girls

Author: Allyse Near

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1742758517

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A deliciously dark bubblegum-gothic fairytale from a stunning new Australian talent. 'He's gone the same way as those little birds that bothered me with their awful songs! And you will too, you and your horrible heart-music, because you won't stay out of my woods!' There's a dead girl in a birdcage in the woods. That's not unusual. Isola Wilde sees a lot of things other people don't. But when the girl appears at Isola's window, her every word a threat, Isola needs help. Her real-life friends - Grape, James and new boy Edgar - make her forget for a while. And her brother-princes - magical creatures seemingly lifted from the pages of the French fairytales Isola idolises - will protect her with all the fierce love they possess. It may not be enough. Isola needs to uncover the truth behind the dead girl's demise . . . before the ghost steals Isola's last breath.


Australian Fairy Tales

Australian Fairy Tales

Author: James Hume-Cook

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-07-10

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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"Australian Fairy Tales" by James Hume-Cook. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.


Australian fairy tales

Australian fairy tales

Author: Atha Westbury

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2022-08-21

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13:

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"Australian fairy tales" by Atha Westbury. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.