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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Notes

  • Dedication: To the Aboriginal People of Australia to whom these legends belong.

    Many people have collaborated in the making of this book and the author and publisher wish to express their thanks to: the Aboriginal people whose legends are here retold; the artist, Biggibilla whose drawings do so much to enhance the stories; the poet Aileen Kelly, who edited the legends; Annabelle Carpenter, the daughter of the late Agnes Carpenter, who gave permission for the use of the painting 'Purikikini the Owl' which appears on the cover.

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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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Blackburn North, Blackburn - Mitcham - Vermont area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Collins Dove , 1991 .
      Extent: 121p.
      Description: illus.
      Reprinted: 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997
      Note/s:
      • Preface by Jean Ellis.
      ISBN: 1863710167 (pbk.)
    • East Melbourne, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,: HarperCollins Australia , 1998 .
      Alternative title: From the Dreaming : Dreaming Stories from Aboriginal Australia
      Extent: 121p.
      Edition info: Rev. ed.
      Description: illus.
      Reprinted: 2000
      ISBN: 1863717579
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Works about this Work

Untitled H. M. Saxby , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 2 1992; (p. 35)
— Review of From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1991 anthology prose
Untitled Charles Soloman , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Los Angeles Times Book Review , 28 June 1992; (p. 14)
— Review of From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1991 anthology prose
Forecasts Claire James , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 71 no. 1019 1991; (p. 25)
— Review of From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1991 anthology prose
Untitled H. M. Saxby , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 2 1992; (p. 35)
— Review of From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1991 anthology prose
Forecasts Claire James , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 71 no. 1019 1991; (p. 25)
— Review of From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1991 anthology prose
Untitled Charles Soloman , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Los Angeles Times Book Review , 28 June 1992; (p. 14)
— Review of From the Dreamtime : Australian Aboriginal Legends 1991 anthology prose
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