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The bat and the crocodile : an Aboriginal story

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This story comes from the Aboriginal people at Warmun (Turkey Creek) in Western Australia. It was told in the Kija language by Jacko Dolumyu and then in English by Hector Jandany. The illustrations are adapted from paintings of the story done by the children living at Warmun. Eileen Bray, of the Kija Language Group at Warmun, said, "When we talk about the Dreamtime, we think about the beginning. It was that sacred time when the land, water, trees, animals, sacred sites and people came to be. Our ancestors have passed on the Dreamtime to us through our culture - law, language, song and dance. The Dreamtime is that special thing in the hearts of all Aboriginal people."

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01199

398.2 DOL

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Available

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Call Number

398.2 DOL

Publisher

Sydney, Australia : Scholastic Australia Press., 1987

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781865046273

Classification

398.2

Content Type

text

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology)

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