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ABORIGINAL LEGENDS

Rainbow Bird: An Aboriginal Folktale from Northern Australia
Eric Maddern, Adrienne Kennaway (Illustrator). How crocodile gave aborigines fire. Ages 4-8.

The Story of the Falling Star
Western Regional Aboriginal Land Council (Editor). Ages 4-8.

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Arnhem (Marrkula clan) | Butchulla | Broome| Ngarrindjeri | Ngiyaampaa |Thurrawal | Wong ta thu | Yuin | Stolen Generation (For story help)

Aboriginal (multiple versions; Gundungurra. Jerringa, Murronong)
Red Waratah New South Wales version; 1802 Burragorang version Burragorang history
A picture of the red waratah

Arnhem Marrkula clan
Emu and the Jabiru
Morality story about greed Marrkula clan in Arnhem Land. Story Background

Butchulla
How Water Reached the Plains
Band located on World Heritage Fraser Island off Queensland coast.Story Background Version française

Broome
Min-na-wee and Why the Crocodile Rolls.
Story Background .Version française

Ngarrindjeri
Thukeri
A morality story about sharing fish from the lower Murray Valley Backround to the story.

Ngiyaampaa
Koockard (Goanna) Version française
Creation story
Eaglehawk and Crow Animals in human form

Thurrawal tribe
Illawarra and the five islands
Koala, Starfish and Whale were still people, they shared an island together Story from New South Wales.Hungarian version

Wong ta thu
Two Wise Men and Seven Sisters
Version française

Yuin Monaro
New South Wales community
Gulaga:the story behind the creation of two mountains and an island. Version française
Toonkoo and Ngaardi how the rivers and creeks were formed, where the boomerang originated and another account of the origin of the red waratah. Umbarra

The Burnt Stick
Anthony Hill, Mark Sofilas (Illustrator). The best young person's intorduction to the "stolen generation." Ages 9-12.

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The Moas
Katie Beck. The story of the flightless bird hunted to extinction. Ages 9-12.

Maori children's Stories
No pictures; read aloud; contains many Maori words, may not work for US, Canadian, or Australian children) Ages 9-12

 
  HISTORY

Children's Stories
(Read aloud; no pictures; contains many Maori words, may not work for US, Canadian, or Australian children) Ages 9-12

What is the Waitangi Tribunal?
Ages 9-12

 NATIVES TODAY

An Aboriginal Family
Rollo Browne. Ages 4-8

Aboriginal Art of Australia : Exploring Cultural Traditions (Art Around the World)
Carol Finley. Ages 4-8.

Books are listed alphabetically by TITLE within each category. To find children's books by the name of a tribe, look here. Worthwhile out of print titles are in italics, available in your local library, on E-Bay or Half.com. Stories are fiction not based upon legend. All books listed are or .

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