'...These legends are Australia's unwritten history, handed down by word of mouth through countless generations. They tell of the spirit beings, and the animals, plants and landscapes that they created..
'The legends in this book are told by Aborigines from widely different regions of Australia: Tasman, the Gold Coast area, and Stradbroke Island...' (Source: Back cover)
Legends of Our Land
Australian Legends of Our Land
Marrickville
:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
,
1990
Z1325983
1990
children's fiction
children's
Indigenous story
'We all love legends. Imagine the mysterious magic of the Australian bush and the sea. The are ancient, and so are their Aboriginal legends.'
'Each tribe has different legends about the land. For many, many years they have repeated them, passing the legends down from generation to generation by word of mouth, telling of spirits being, and the animals, plants and landscapes that they created.'
'The legends in this book are told by Aborigines from widely different regions of Australia: Tasmania, Western Australia and Stradbroke Island. With permission of local custodians, Oodgeroo Noonuccal has gathered these stories together.' (Source: Back cover)
