Mooie's Stories

Name: Mooie's Stories
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780855751258
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Malamiyayu gurang, in the Dreamtime

By 'BurWhela' Ros Kneebone-Dodson

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Mooie's Stories by Ros Kneebone-Dodson invites young readers into a charming world where the lovable Mooie, a delightful character, navigates a series of heartwarming adventures. Each story offers valuable life lessons and sparks the imagination, making it a perfect read for children. With its vibrant illustrations and engaging narrative, this book promises to captivate and entertain while teaching essential values.
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This delightful children's book may appeal to you if you're seeking a collection filled with charming tales that spark imagination and curiosity. Perfect for young readers and parents looking for bedtime stories filled with whimsy and playful adventures.

Description

Age range 5 to 10

Dja Dja Wurrung Ancestors' stories as told to me by my mother, my grandmother, my great-grandmother and my great-great-grandmother before her.

How did Wabbee, the freshwater crayfish, get its bright red spots? Why does Wehla, the ringtail possum, have a curly tail?

How were Waripi Yaluk, the backwaters of Bulatjal Yaluk Woodlar, the Loddon River, formed? Why does Yern, the moon, light up the night sky? Bunjil, the all-powerful, knows the answers.

'BurWhela' Ros Kneebone-Dodson learned these kiki - these stories of Malamiyayu Gurang, the Dreamtime - from her mother, Mooie. BurWhela's words and images bring to vivid life these stories of her Ngurar Gurrk, her Ancestors, from Djandak, the Country of the Loddon River of Central Victoria.

'Our storytelling teaches how to live in harmony, how to care for and preserve the land and all living on it. It is lore for living'. - 'Burwhela' Ros Kneebone-Dodson

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780855751258

Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Aboriginal Studies Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 32

Collections

'BurWhela' Ros Kneebone-Dodson Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Ros Dodson 'BurWhela' is a descendant of the Bangarang and Dja Dja Wurrung peoples of Victoria and the Worimi and Birpi peoples of the Great Lakes area of NSW.

As a child, Ros's family called her 'Possum' in Dja Dja Wurrung language - this means 'Whela'. When she became a mother, Ros took on the kin name of 'BurWhela' meaning 'mother possum'.

'Being able to know my oral history through the privilege of storytelling, passing this historic account from my "Apical Ancestors" to my children and grandchildren, I have been entrusted to preserve our "cultural stories" as told to me by my mother and my grandmother before and her mother before in the passage of time.'