Stories from the Billabong
by James Vance Marshall (9781847801241)

Brings the distinctive Aboriginal look and sound of Australia to a wider audience From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. The illustrations are by the aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colourful work is known throughout Australia and beyond. •Renowned Australian author of Walkabout, who has had two novels turned into movies •Illustrations by one of Australia's top Aboriginal artists. Painted in combinations of the four colours traditionally used by Aboriginal artists •"Marshall's simple, moving language manages to bestow individuality and vunerability on these mythological agents acting in a timeless sphere. Firebrace's full page pictures and detailed marginalia present rich elaborations of Aboriginal motifs." Books for Keeps

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