In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his wombat stew, and the result is-a stew the dingo will never forget!
Pamela Lofts Bücher
Would you like to hear a story from long ago? My mother used to tell me lots of stories, but this story I loved the best, because I loved the birds. Mary Albert, Bardi tribe, Western Australia
A Dreamtime myth of the Ngarinyin tribe in the Kimberley region of North Western Australia - as told by the children.
This book is based on a story told by George Mung Mung Lirrmiyarri, of the Kija people, to Aboriginal people living in Warmun (Turkey Creek), Western Australia. The illustrations are adapted from their original paintings of the story. Hector Jandany and George Dingmarie of the Kija Language Group said, "We have to keep this language which we got from our old people who have passed away. We don't want to lose it. The younger generation have to carry on the language that they learn from us."
This story is based on a story told by the senior boys class at Lajamanu School, a bi-lingual school where Aboriginal children are taught to read and write their own language, Warlpiri. The illustrations are adapted from original paintings done by the children for their story.
This best-selling series combines stories from various Aboriginal communities around Australia, with illustrations by children living in these regions. Acclaimed by parents, teachers, booksellers and children alike, these books have been in demand for nearly 20 years.