Stories from the Billabong (Hardcover)
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at 10:17 am
From Booklist
Ten Aboriginal stories relate how the world was created, why frogs croak, and other legends associated with various Australian wildlife. Each story runs a brief three pages in length, with an additional page of information about a prominent creature from the tale. The stories lack the tension, character, and precision that usually occurs with retelling and seem to be remembered pieces of longer stories. Back matter includes one page on Aboriginal culture, two pages on their symbols, and a glossary. Francis Firebrace’s vibrant Aboriginal art outshines the stories, but the book may prove helpful in multicultural studies. Grades 3-5. –Linda Perkins
Tens of thousands of years before Tutankhamen was buried in his pyramid, the Yorta-Yorta people — one of Australia’s aboriginal tribes — told the stories in this volume beside the campfires and waterholes of the Australian desert. Here readers discover how Great Mother Snake created the world and filled it w (more…)
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