y separately published work icon From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends anthology   prose   children's   dreaming story   Indigenous story  
Note: Jean Ellis has chosen and adapted this collection of stories from different areas of Australia. Ellis's stories have been edited by Aileen Kelly (q.v.), poet and teacher of creative writing in Melbourne, Victoria.
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Blackburn North, Blackburn - Mitcham - Vermont area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Collins Dove , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Why Kangaroos Have a Pouch, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 2-7)
The First Brolga, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 8-12)
A Story of Two Hunters, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 14-18)
The Strange Waratah, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 20-24)
How Swans Became Black, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 26-30)
The Drought-Maker Koala, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 31-36)
The Hunters Who Quarrelled, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 38-41)
Why the Platypus Is Special, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 42-49)
The White Dingo, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 50-53)
The Giant Frog, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 54-58)
How the Sun Came To Be, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 60-63)
How the Moon Came To Be, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 64-68)
The Lizard Woman, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 70-73)
The First Fire, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 74-77)
The Master Artist, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 78-82)
Beware of the Bunyip!, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 84-87)
The First Sunrise, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 88-92)
The Kunia Rocks, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 94-97)
Stone Fish Traps, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's dreaming story Indigenous story (p. 98-102)
The Lightning Man, Jean A. Ellis , single work prose children's Indigenous story dreaming story (p. 104-106)
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