James Vance Marshall
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ten ancient legends of the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's Aboriginal tribes, are retold here. You will discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what made Frog croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special.
2) Walkabout
Author
Pub. Date
c1971
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Two Australian school children, defenseless in the vast wilderness of the Outback, meet an Aborigine youth in his walkabout and are forced to undergo a walkabout of their own.
4) Walkabout
Series
Criterion collection volume 10
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Stranded in the Australian desert, an English girl and her small brother are rescued by an aborigine boy who has journeyed into the outback on his "walkabout"--a tribal initiation into manhood.