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'Yinti Desert Child is a fictionalised narrative based on real experiences as recorded in oral tradition and told to Pat Lowe. It tells of the rites of passage for a young boy-to-be-man from the Walmajarri people of the Great Sandy Desert. Skilfully penned by Pat Lowe and featuring the striking illustrations of renowned artist Jimmy Pike, Yinti Desert Child is about the history of the desert and first contact, from an Aboriginal vantage point.'
'Did you ever wonder why the roughtail lizard's tall is rough, why crows are black or why emus have short wings? Tjarany Roughtail will tell you this and much more. For those interested in Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, Aboriginal culture and language, Tjarany Roughtail is an essential addition to your book collection'.
(p. 13)
Note: Portrait of co-authors Gracie Greene, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi.
'Next year Black Swan Theatre, in conjunction with the Melbourne Theatre Company, is remounting the most successful Australian musical theatre production ever Bran Nue Day by Jimmy Chi and Kuckles.'