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Waarda Series for Young Readers
Sally Morgan
(editor),
Fremantle Press
(publisher),
North Fremantle
:
Fremantle Press
,
2009-2018
Z1605429
2009
series - publisher
children's fiction
children's
'Waarda, Nyungar for talking and sharing stories and information, is an exciting new Indigenous children's series. Edited by Sally Morgan (q.v.), the series is designed to support the literacy needs of Indigenous children in primary school, by making available to them stories written by Indigenous authors. At the same time, it will introduce non-Indigenous children to the richness and depth of Indigenous storytelling. Above all, it is a collection of fun, interesting and diverse first chapter books for new readers'. (Source: Fremantle Press website)
Number in series: 4
Cyclones and Shadows
Fremantle
:
Fremantle Press
,
2017
11389155
2017
selected work
children's fiction
Indigenous story
'This collection draws together four tales for younger readers from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories, first edited by acclaimed author Sally Morgan.
'Two stories feature Lilli and her magical companion, Shadow. Living in Nan’s mango tree, Shadow is just the friend Lilli needs when adjusting to a new life in a new town. And, when Shadow finds himself the host of an unwanted visitor, Lilli becomes just the friend he needs too. The next two stories are about Annie, who learns how important ingenuity and strong family ties are when living in the remote community of Useless Loop. Annie helps her dad build an amazing beach sports car from a pile of junk before she and her family battle a cyclone.
'Drawing on the authors’ own experiences, these charming tales are illustrated with black-and-white line drawings, and are a great way to introduce young readers to the world of contemporary Indigenous storytelling.' (Publication summary)
Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2017
