The Resource Stories from the billabong, retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace
Stories from the billabong, retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace
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The item Stories from the billabong, retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Internet Archive - Open Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (61 pages
- Contents
-
- The Rainbow Serpent and the story of creation
- How the kangaroo got her pouch
- Why frogs can only croak
- Why brolgas dance
- Why the platypus is such a special creature
- The mountain rose
- The two moths and the flowers of the mountain
- How the crocodile got its scales
- The lizard-man and the creation of Uluru
- The butterflies and the mystery of death
- Label
- Stories from the billabong
- Title
- Stories from the billabong
- Statement of responsibility
- retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace
- Subject
-
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Aboriginal Australians
- Australia
- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
- Legends -- Australia -- Juvenile literature
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Legends -- Australia
- Legends
- Aborigines
- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore | Juvenile literature
- Mythos
- Juvenile works
- Folklore
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1924-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Marshall, James Vance
- Dewey number
- 398.20899915
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GR366.A87
- LC item number
- M37 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Jones, Francis Firebrace
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Legends
- Aboriginal Australians
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Legends
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal Australians
- Legends
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Australia
- Mythos
- Aborigines
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Stories from the billabong, retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Rainbow Serpent and the story of creation -- How the kangaroo got her pouch -- Why frogs can only croak -- Why brolgas dance -- Why the platypus is such a special creature -- The mountain rose -- The two moths and the flowers of the mountain -- How the crocodile got its scales -- The lizard-man and the creation of Uluru -- The butterflies and the mystery of death
- Extent
- 1 online resource (61 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color))
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036877885
- Label
- Stories from the billabong, retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Rainbow Serpent and the story of creation -- How the kangaroo got her pouch -- Why frogs can only croak -- Why brolgas dance -- Why the platypus is such a special creature -- The mountain rose -- The two moths and the flowers of the mountain -- How the crocodile got its scales -- The lizard-man and the creation of Uluru -- The butterflies and the mystery of death
- Extent
- 1 online resource (61 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color))
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036877885
Subject
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore | Juvenile literature
- Aborigines
- Australia
- Folklore
- Juvenile works
- Legends
- Legends -- Australia
- Legends -- Australia -- Juvenile literature
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Mythos
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