| ISBN |
9781442526105 (paperback) |
| 9781442526044 (hardback) |
| Author |
Thompson, Liz, 1963- (author) |
| Title |
The frog and the brolga : a story Purnululu Community / Purnululu Community with Liz Thompson. |
| Other title |
Frog & the brolga |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Port Melbourne, Vic. : Pearson, 2010. |
| Description |
24 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Sharing our stories |
| Note |
Previously published: Pearson Rigby, 2008. |
| Includes index. |
| Contents |
Our community -- Sharing our story -- The Frog and the Brolga -- Our children's voices -- Our elders' voices -- Sharing the story in Kija language. |
| Summary |
Purnululu Aboriginal Community is located in the East Kimberley in Western Australia. The Kija people from Purnululu community have chosen to share one of their traditional stories, the tale of The Frog and the Brolga. The Frog and the Brolga is a Creation story that tells of Purnululu Country. This story is traditionally told in the Kija language and has been translated into English for Sharing Our Stories. |
| Level |
For primary school age. |
| Subjects |
Purnululu Aboriginal Community |
| Religion - Dreaming - Creation / Cosmology |
| Folklore -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.) |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Roper River |
| Frogs -- Northern Territory -- Roper River -- Folklore |
| Brolga -- Northern Territory -- Roper River -- Folklore |
| Frogs -- Northern Territory -- Folklore |
| Brolga -- Northern Territory -- Folklore |
| Animals - Birds - Brolgas |
| Stories and motifs - Frogs and toads |
| Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology |
| Mythology |
| Gija / Kija language K20 |
| Gija / Kija people K20 |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Purnululu Aboriginal Community |
| Series |
Sharing our stories |
| Call number |
PAM 2021.007 |
