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Helping Little Star
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When Little Star falls off the edge of Night Sky, he meets Python, Dingo and Kangaroo. Will his new friends be able to help him get home?
Helping Little Star is a sweet, vibrantly illustrated story from two of Australia’s most-loved First Nations creators.
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Description
When Little Star falls off the edge of Night Sky, he meets Python, Dingo and Kangaroo. Will his new friends be able to help him get home?
Helping Little Star is a sweet, vibrantly illustrated story from two of Australia’s most-loved First Nations creators.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760658700
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 July 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Sally Morgan
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 248.0mm
Height: 288.0mm
Weight: 185g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Blaze Jake Kwaymullina loves writing children’s books and hearing kid’s opinions of books. He also enjoys working in the area of oral history and helping people get their stories told. He currently works as a lecturer.
Sally Morgan is both a writer and a visual artist. Sally loves animals and is passionate about the Australian bush. Sally has written books for both children and adults. Her autobiography, My Place, is an Australian classic. It has been published in a special children’s edition called Sally’s Story. Together with her adult children, Sally wrote the Stopwatch series. Sally is a respected visual artist whose work has won international acclaim. She is represented in galleries in Australia, US and elsewhere. Sally is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of northwest Western Australia.
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