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'Animal rhymes for children in English and Yawuru, a language spoken around Broome in the Kimberley region' of Western Australia. Source: Publisher's blurb

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Dedication: Dedicated to my children, Emmanuelle, Ramiguez, Gabrielle and all the children in the Kimberley.
Adapted from Kimberley Aboriginal folk stories.
Yawuru and English parallel text poems; wordlist and pronunciation guide.

* Contents derived from the Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,:Magabala Books , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Ganada, The Painted Lizard"Ganada, the painted lizard= Ruga minbi Jarrb.", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 6-7)

Marlu, The Kangaroo"Hey kangaroo= Bagu juyu", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 8-9)

Gumbun the Mangrove Man"Gumbun, Gunbun,= Wadaba ingan jimbin", single work poetry children's (p. 10-11)

Bijada, The Emu"Emu, emu running away,= Gala yimidibin", Pat Torres , single work poetry (p. 12-13)

Ngardi, The Devil Man"Ngardi, the devil man comes at you= Imbulanjiya", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 14-15)

Jiribuga, The Porcupine"Left, right, left right,= Larruwa ngandiran", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 16-17)

Walga Walga, The Salmon"When the south-eaterly wind= Wangal inarrbarrun", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 18-19)

The Red Dress Woman"Red Dress, Red Dress= Nyamba jandu wirangu.", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 20-21)

Gurrwayi Gurrwayi, The Rain Bird"Gurrwayi Gurrwayi= Gawinaman", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 22-23)

Barni, The Sand Goanna"Barni, the sand goanna= Nyardingan jimbin", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 24-25)

Wangkaja, The Mangrove Crab"Wangkaja, the mangrove crab,= Mabu warli wangkaja miliya", Pat Torres , single work poetry children's (p. 26-27)

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Untitled Mandy Cheetham , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 4 no. 1 1989; (p. 33)
— Review of Jalygurr : Aussie Animal Rhymes : Poems for Kids Pat Torres , Elsie Edgar , Jack Edgar , Thelma Saddler , 1987 selected work poetry ; The Story of Crow : A Nyul Nyul Story Pat Torres , 1987 single work picture book

Untitled Anne Hanzl , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 32 no. 4 1988; (p. 59)
— Review of Jalygurr : Aussie Animal Rhymes : Poems for Kids Pat Torres , Elsie Edgar , Jack Edgar , Thelma Saddler , 1987 selected work poetry