J.B. Books J.B. Books i(A53479 works by) (Organisation) assertion
Born: Established: Marleston, West Torrens area, Adelaide - South West, Adelaide, South Australia, ;
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1 y separately published work icon The Tjulkurra : Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri Margo Stanislawska-Birnberg , Marleston : J.B. Books , 2002 Z1458146 2002 single work biography
2 5 y separately published work icon Kakadu Man : Bill Neidjie Bill Neidjie , Stephen Davis , Allan Fox , Queanbeyan : Mybrood , 1985 Z465390 1985 selected work prose biography poetry

'In this book Bill Neidjie – manager and negotiator of the Bunitj Clan Estate – which forms part of Kakadu National Park, relives the past in order to give some meaningful structure to the future. He attempts to help non-Aboriginal people understand the bond between Aboriginal people and their traditionally inherited land through poetry.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon White Clay and the Giant Kangaroos Cecilia Margaret Stewart Egan , Marleston : J.B. Books , 2001 Z1723718 2001 single work children's fiction children's

'Before people had heard of fire, they ate their food raw. In those days, giant kangaroos lived in the same land as the Wiradjuri tribe. The kangaroos were huge, over 10 feet tall, ate grass and leaves but didn’t like people and sometimes squashed them. The people were afraid. A brave young man, Wirroowaa, asked the powerful spirit call Byamee for help. First Wirroowaa had to prove his bravery by covering himself in white clay and doing a special dance. Although the clay could only be found where the kangaroos camped, Wirroowaa was successful. Byamee was pleased and blessed the clay. Byamee was pleased and blessed the clay. “Then Byamee caused the breeze to make two sticks rub together and burst into flame, starting a bushfire.” The fire chased away the kangaroos forever. “The people were very happy and now that they knew how to make fire by rubbing sticks together, the Wiradjuri never again had to eat raw food. These days the white clay is still sacred and the story of brave Wirroowaa is still told.”' (Publication summary)

1 Fighting For Survival J.B. Books (publisher), 2000 series - publisher
1 2 y separately published work icon Journeylines Margo Stanislawska-Birnberg , Marleston : J.B. Books , 2000 Z816444 2000 selected work poetry

'Margo migrated from Poland in 1963 and has since spent many years in the desert regions of Central Australia spending time with several Aboriginal communities. Her poetry is presented alongside photographs of everyone from singers Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach to artists Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Eunice Napangardi and Mary Dixon Nungarrayi, complemented also by photographs of some of the most inspirational landscapes in the country, from the Tanami Desert, the road to Kintore and the Simpson Desert from the air. She pays tribute to many of the people she encounters on her travels with poems for Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri, Pansy Napangati, Lily Hargraves, Edward Blitner, Ada Petyarre, sisters Gloria and Nancy Petyarre and well known artist, the late Emily Kame Knwarreye. The poetry and photographs tell the story of her learning about the land and the traditional owners of the country she and her family have made home.' (Source: Keeaira Press website)

1 y separately published work icon The Magic Colours Cecilia Margaret Stewart Egan , Elizabeth Alger (illustrator), Sydney : Pancake Press , 1996 Z1555772 1996 single work picture book children's Indigenous story 'When all the birds of Australia were black, a small dove with an injured claw received help from all its feathered friends except the crow. Their kindness was rewarded with a coat of colour for all.' Source:
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