Diane Lucas Diane Lucas i(A77919 works by) (a.k.a. Diane Elizabeth Lucas; Di Lucas)
Born: Established: 1954 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Walking the Rock Country in Kakadu : Karrire Kundenge Karribolknan Kunwarddehwardde Diane Lucas , Ben Tyler , Emma Long (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2024 27654111 2024 single work picture book children's

'A breathtaking encounter with the magnificent rock country of Australia's iconic Kakadu National Park, from the highly acclaimed creators of Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest.

'From the author of the bestselling Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu comes this rich and fascinating book bringing together First Nations Australian knowledge and history with Western science. The second of a proposed series of three titles, with the final titles to focus on the floodplains.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest Diane Lucas , Ben Tyler , Emma Long (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 21251495 2021 single work picture book children's

'Walk with us through one of the Top End's magnificent monsoon forests, in Kakadu National Park, learning about the plants, animals and Kundjeyhmi culture along the way.

'When we go walking, we never know how long we will be, what we will hear and what we will see.

'We pack our bags with food and water, a billy and some matches to light a fire.

'We head off into the shady monsoon forest on the edge of the billabong.

'Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and Emma Long share their knowledge and love of the Top End in this enchanting and accessible book about one of Australia's most ancient and beautiful ecosystems.'

Source : publisher's blurb

1 y separately published work icon Wan’kurra the Golden Bandicoot Diane Lucas , Colwyn Campbell (illustrator), Palmerston : Waterlily Publications , 2012 7560240 2012 single work picture book children's

'Wan’kurra (Golden Bandicoot) are an animal that has disappeared from most of mainland Australia. Their last recorded sighting in the Northern Territory was in the 1950s. When hairs are discovered on Martjanba Island in scats of wild dogs, Aboriginal people of the Wessel Islands are asked about their knowledge of Wan’kurra and reveal the story.

'Can these small animals be brought back from the brink of extinction by translocating them to other islands?' (Publication summary)

1 2 y separately published work icon Spines in the Sand Diane Lucas , Colwyn Campbell (illustrator), Palmerston : Waterlily Publications , 2011 Z1862356 2011 single work picture book children's

A mother and son spend a day where the forest meets the sea when they spy an echidna...and through illustrator Colwyn Campbell's beautiful watercolours, readers engage in the life of one of the world's only two egg laying mammals.

1 1 y separately published work icon Brumbies in the Night Diane Lucas , Colwyn Campbell (illustrator), Palmerston (NT) area : Waterlily Publications , 2009 Z1738232 2009 single work picture book children's

'Takes the reader through a sensuous and enchanting moonlit landscape with one boy and his beloved brumbies ... the sense of place seeded with words from the Gun-djeihmi language, a place where local night creatures feed or rest, hunt or hide.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Whatever...! : More Treasures From the Northern Territory Leonie Robin Norrington (editor), Kim Caraher (editor), Diane Lucas (editor), Kaye Aldenhoven (editor), Jane Moore (editor), Sandra Parker (editor), Susan Wills (editor), Darwin : Northern Territory Writers' Centre , 2007 Z1516298 2007 anthology children's fiction poetry children's A collection of stories and poems from writers supported by the Northern Territory Writers Centre.
1 2 y separately published work icon Waterlilies Diane Lucas , Colwyn Campbell (illustrator), Palmerston : Waterlily Publications , 2007 Z1494987 2007 single work picture book children's Children's educational picture book. A cross-cultural story about gathering and preparing waterlilies in Kakadu with Indigenous Australians
1 5 y separately published work icon Walking With the Seasons in Kakadu Diane Lucas , Ken Searle (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2003 Z1064543 2003 single work picture book children's From Kinetica: 'Join Diane Lucas and Ken Searle as they walk through the bush of Northern Australia. Follow the seasonal calendar of the Gundjeihmi-speaking people of Kakadu. Feel the changes each season brings to the plants, animals, insects and birds of this rich and inspiring land.'
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