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Wanyjika-warla

Finding Your Way on Gurindji Country
By Felicity Meakins and Briony Barr and Leah Leaman and Cassandra Algy and Rosie Smiler and Karungkarni Art & Culture Aboriginal Corporation and Lisa Smiler
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Wanyjika-warla, from the authors of the award-winning Tamarra, is inspired by the complexity of Gurindji navigational language, deep connections to Country, and the incredible ability of some Gurindji People to sense the Earth’s magnetic field. The book incorporates ideas and experience from Gurindji everyday life as... Read More
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Wanyjika-warla is inspired by the complexity of Gurindji navigational language, deep connections to Country and the incredible ability of some Gurindji People to sense the Earth’s magnetic field.

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Wanyjika-warla, from the authors of the award-winning Tamarra, is inspired by the complexity of Gurindji navigational language, deep connections to Country, and the incredible ability of some Gurindji People to sense the Earth’s magnetic field. The book incorporates ideas and experience from Gurindji everyday life as well as Western science.

The book is illustrated by 35 Gurindji artists and is written in Gurindji, Gurindji Kriol, and English. The narrative embeds the language of navigation and magneto-reception within a story of grandmother, grandchild, and their family going fishing together. It highlights the importance of paying attention and making use of all our human senses to understand our place in the world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781741179842

Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 July 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore

Illustration: Full-colour Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 729g

Pages: 80

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Briony Barr Cassandra Algy Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Felicity Meakins Karungkarni Art & Culture Aboriginal Corporation Leah Leaman Lisa Smiler Politics & Current Affairs Rosie Smiler

About the Author

Wanyjika-Warla is a collaboration between over 35 Gurindji artists and co-authors Leah Leaman, Lisa Smiler, Rosie Smiler, Cassandra Algy, Felicity Meakins and Briony Barr. 

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