Stories from the billabong
By: retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace
Contributors: Jones, Francis Firebrace
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
ISBN-13: 9781845077044
Subjects: Legends; Folklore; Juvenile literature; Aboriginal Australians; Mythos; Aboriginal Australian Mythology
Description: Ten ancient legends of the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's Aboriginal tribes, are retold here. You will discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what made Frog croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special.
Table of contents: title: The Rainbow Serpent and the story of creation; title: How the kangaroo got her pouch; title: Why frogs can only croak; title: Why brolgas dance; title: Why the platypus is such a special creature; title: The mountain rose; title: The two moths and the flowers of the mountain; title: How the crocodile got its scales; title: The lizard-man and the creation of Uluru; title: The butterflies and the mystery of death.