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In this retelling of the Alice in Wonderland story set in Aboriginal Australia, the White Rabbit becomes the Kangaroo 'not, it should be emphasized, because there is no Pitjantjatjara word for 'rabbit', but simply because an Aboriginal Alice would naturally have seen a kangaroo in her dream.' (viii). Similarly the Red Queen is the Witch Spirit and the Caterpillar becomes a Witchety Grub while the Queen's Croquet Party becomes the Corroboree of the Witch Spirit. ('Introduction to Alitji' in Nancy Sheppard Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka=Alitji in the Dreamtime (1975): viii).

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Alitji in Wonderland Richard David Bradshaw , 1977 single work drama children's

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Editor: Barbara Ker Wilson ;
Illustrator: S. Sewell Byron

Language: Aboriginal Pitjantjatjara AIATSIS ref. (C6) (NT SG52-11) NT, SA , English

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Adapted and translated from Lewis Carroll's story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with English translation.

Publisher: University of Adelaide. Dept. of Adult Education

Adelaide, South Australia,: University of Adelaide. Dept. of Adult Education , 1975 .

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Extent: xiii, 103 p.p.
Description: illus.

Note/s:

Parallel texts in English and Pitjantjatjara.

ISBN: 0855782161, 0855782242 (pbk.)

Illustrator: Donna Leslie /specialistDatasets/BlackWords

Alternative title: Alitji in Dreamland
Alternative title: Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurmankuntjala

Language: English , Aboriginal Pitjantjatjara AIATSIS ref. (C6) (NT SG52-11) NT, SA

Notes:

Adapted from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Notes:

Parallel texts in Pitjantjatjara and English.

Notes:

Notes by Barbara Ker Wilson.

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Australia

East Roseville, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Simon and Schuster Australia , 1992 .

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Extent: 104p.
Edition info: Rev. Ed.
Description: col. illus.
ISBN: 0731801989
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Berkeley, California,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,: Ten Speed Press , 1992 .

Extent: 101p.
Description: col. illus.
ISBN: 0898154782

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[Review] Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka Jo Goodman , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 7 no. 5 1992; (p. 30)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka Nancy Sheppard , 1975 single work children's fiction

Wonderland in the Western Desert Patricia Rolfe , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 July vol. 114 no. 5829 1992; (p. 91)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka Nancy Sheppard , 1975 single work children's fiction

Special Review Barbara Buick , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 60 1976; (p. 36)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka Nancy Sheppard , 1975 single work children's fiction