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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Tamarra : A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country
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A colourful, fun and educational First Nations book about bugs!

'Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country is a fascinating, illustrated science book that takes kids inside the life of termites through storytelling from the Gurindji People.

'Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste made from termite mound is used to strengthen a Gurindji baby’s body and spirit? Or that spinifex (which termites eat) is one of the strongest plants in the world?

'Created as a collaboration between over 30 First Nations and non-Indigenous contributors, the story and artworks explore how termites and their mounds connect different parts of Country, from tiny Gurindji babies and their loving grandmothers, to spiky spinifex plants growing in the hot sun.

'Written in traditional Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol and English (with a QR code to an audio version spoken in language), Tamarra is a truly original story with beautiful artwork that takes readers on an educational and cultural journey through Gurindji Country.' (Publication summary) 

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Language: Aboriginal Gurindji AIATSIS ref. (C20) (NT SE52-08). Mirror of 9910589. One to be deleted by JH. , Aboriginal Kriol Included in AIATSIS, but with no ref. number , English

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Inside the Life of Termites Kirk Page , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 October no. 837 2024; (p. 31)

— Review of Tamarra : A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country Violet Wadrill , Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal , Leah Leaman , Felicity Meakins , Gregory Crocetti , 2023 single work information book
Inside the Life of Termites Kirk Page , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 October no. 837 2024; (p. 31)

— Review of Tamarra : A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country Violet Wadrill , Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal , Leah Leaman , Felicity Meakins , Gregory Crocetti , 2023 single work information book
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