Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji Country
Wadrill, Violet2023
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Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country is a fascinating, illustrated science book that takes kids inside the life of termites through storytelling from the Gurindji People. Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste made from termite mound is used to strengthen a Gurindji baby's body and spirit? Or that spinifex (which termites eat) is one of the strongest plants in the world? Created as a collaboration between over 30 First Nations and non-Indigenous contributors, the story and artworks explore how termites and their mounds connect different parts of Country, from tiny Gurindji babies and their loving grandmothers, to spiky spinifex plants growing in the hot sun. Written in traditional Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol and English (with a QR code to an audio version spoken in language), Tamarra is a truly original story with beautiful artwork that takes readers on an educational and cultural journey through Gurindji Country.
Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji Country / words: Violet Wadrill, Topsy Dodd Mgamjal, Leah Leaman, Cecelia Edwards, Cassandra Algy, Felicity Meakins, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti ; artwork and photography: Topsy Dodd Mgamjal, Violet Wadrill, [and twenty-four others], Kalkaringi School students.
Wadrill, Violet, author, illustratorMgamjal, Topsy Dodd, author, illustratorLeaman, Leah, authorEdwards, Cecelia, authorAlgy, Cassandra, authorMeakins, Felicity, 1977-, authorBarr, Briony, authorCrocet, Gregory, authorKalkarinji School (N.T.)
Wurundjeri Country, Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Publishing, 2023.©2023
80 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 27 x 27 cm
In Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol and English.
Suitable for children aged 7 to 12 years.
9781741178302 (hbk)9781741178302
305.89915305
English
Termites -- Northern Territory -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literatureGurindji (Australian people) -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literatureNature -- Australia -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literatureArt, Aboriginal Australian -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literaturePicture booksCreative nonfiction
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305 WAD | Available |