Aboriginal children books

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A is for Aunty
A is for Aunty
Elaine Russell 32
ABC Dreaming
ABC Dreaming
Warren Brim 32
Aboriginal Culture
Aboriginal Culture
Mark Tirris 24
Alfie's Big Wish
Alfie's Big Wish
David Hardy 40
Alfie's Search for Destiny
Alfie's Search for Destiny
David Hardy 40
Alfred's War
Alfred's War
Rachel Bin Salleh, Samantha Fry (Illus.) 36
An Australian 1,2,3 of Animals
An Australian 1,2,3 of Animals
Bronwyn Bancroft 32
And A Kangaroo Too
And A Kangaroo Too
National Gallery of Australia 58
Anna The Goanna
Anna The Goanna
Jill McDougall, Jenny Taylor (illustr.) 48
At the Beach I See
At the Beach I See
Kamsani Bin Salleh 7
At the Zoo I See
At the Zoo I See
Joshua Button, Robyn Wells 7
Baby Business
Baby Business
Jasmine Seymour 32
Bangu the Flying Fox
Bangu the Flying Fox
Jillian Taylor 24
Big Fella Rain
Big Fella Rain
Beryl Webber, Fern Martins (Illustrator) 32
Billie and the Blue Bike
Billie and the Blue Bike
Ambelin Kwaymullina 32
Bindi
Bindi
Kirli Saunders, Dub Leffler (Illus.) 144
Bittangabee Tribe
Bittangabee Tribe
Beryl Cruse 28
Sorry, no image for: Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler - Black Cockatoo.
Black Cockatoo
Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler 40
Brontide
Brontide
Sue McPherson 144
Burabi – The Koala
Burabi – The Koala
Mark Tirris 24
Catching Teller Crow
Catching Teller Crow
Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina 208
Colour Me
Colour Me
Ezekiel Kwaymullina 40
Cooee Mittigar: A Story on Darug Songlines
Cooee Mittigar: A Story on Darug Songlines
Jasmine Seymour, Leanne Mulgo Watson (Illus.) 48
Cyclone Fever: Mates
Cyclone Fever: Mates
Sally Morgan 64
Day Break
Day Break
Amy McQuire, Matt Chun (Illustrator) 24
Sorry, no image for: Scott Prince, Dave Hartley - Deadly D & Justice Jones: The Search.
Deadly D & Justice Jones: The Search
Scott Prince, Dave Hartley 192
Deadly D and Justice Jones: Making the Team
Deadly D and Justice Jones: Making the Team
Scott Prince, David Hartley 128
Deadly D and Justice Jones: Rising Star
Deadly D and Justice Jones: Rising Star
Scott Prince, David Hartley 128
Desert Dog
Desert Dog
Pat Lowe 80
Digger J Jones
Digger J Jones
Richard Frankland 240
Dingo's Tree
Dingo's Tree
Gladys Milroy 64
Do Not Go Around the Edges
Do Not Go Around the Edges
Daisy Utemorrah, Pat Torres (Illus.) 32
Sorry, no image for: Alison Lester - Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo.
Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo
Alison Lester 32
Exploring Lutruwita
Exploring Lutruwita
Mark Tirris 24
Fair Skin Black Fella
Fair Skin Black Fella
Renee Fogorty 28
Family
Family
Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, Jasmine Seymour (Illus.) 32
Finding Our Heart: A Story about the Uluru Statement for Young Australians
Finding Our Heart: A Story about the Uluru Statement for Young Australians
Thomas Mayor, Blak Douglas (illus.) 40
First Australians: Plenty Stories
First Australians: Plenty Stories
Trish Albert 18 books, each 32
Sorry, no image for: Bruce Pascoe - Fog a Dox.
Fog a Dox
Bruce Pascoe 112
Found
Found
Bruce Pascoe, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis (Illustrator) 40
From Little Things Big Things Grow
From Little Things Big Things Grow
Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody, Peter Hudson (Illus.) 48
Girl from the Great Sandy Desert
Girl from the Great Sandy Desert
Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe 64
Hello!
Hello!
Tony Flowers (illus.) 68
Sorry, no image for: Pamela Lofts, Mary Albert - How the Birds Got Their Colours.
How the Birds Got Their Colours
Pamela Lofts, Mary Albert 32
Sorry, no image for: George Lirrmiyarri Mung Mung, Pamela Lofts - How the Kangaroos got their tails.
How the Kangaroos got their tails
George Lirrmiyarri Mung Mung, Pamela Lofts 32
In the City I See
In the City I See
Tori-Jay Mordey 7
Jandamarra
Jandamarra
Mark Greenwood, Terry Denton (Illus.) 48
JT: The Making of a Total Legend
JT: The Making of a Total Legend
Johnathan Thurston, James Phelps 256
Kakadu Calling
Kakadu Calling
Jane Garlil Christophersen 64
Kangaroo and Crocodile
Kangaroo and Crocodile
Bronwyn Bancroft ?
Kookoo Kookaburra
Kookoo Kookaburra
Gregg Dreise 32
Land, Sea, Sky - A Puzzle Book of Australian Aboriginal Art
Land, Sea, Sky - A Puzzle Book of Australian Aboriginal Art
National Gallery of Australia 24
Little Bird's Day
Little Bird's Day
Sally Morgan 40
Looking After Country with Fire
Looking After Country with Fire
Victor Steffensen, Sandra Steffensen (Illustrator) 40
Lucky and Spike
Lucky and Spike
Norma MacDonald 32
Sorry, no image for: Gregg Dreise - Mad Magpie.
Mad Magpie
Gregg Dreise 32
Marngrook: The Long-ago Story of Aussie Rules
Marngrook: The Long-ago Story of Aussie Rules
Titta (Diana) Secombe, Grace Fielding (Illus.) 28
Milbi – Aboriginal stories from Queensland’s Endeavour River
Milbi – Aboriginal stories from Queensland’s Endeavour River
Tulo Gordon, John B Haviland 52
Mrs White and the Red Desert
Mrs White and the Red Desert
Josie Boyle, Maggie Prewett (Illus.) 32
Mrs Whitlam
Mrs Whitlam
Bruce Pascoe 32
My Aboriginal Family
My Aboriginal Family
Mark Tirris 24
My Country
My Country
Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Sally Morgan (illus.) 24
My Family's Totem
My Family's Totem
Mark Tirris 24
My Home in Kakadu
My Home in Kakadu
Jane Christophersen, Christine Christophersen (Illustrator) 32
My Mob Going to the Beach
My Mob Going to the Beach
Sylvia Emmerton, Jaquanna Elliott (illus.) 32
My Story – Ngaginybe Jarragbe
My Story – Ngaginybe Jarragbe
Shirley Purdie 32
Ngana ngai? Who am I?
Ngana ngai? Who am I?
Susan Hall 28
Nyuntu Ninti: What You Should Know
Nyuntu Ninti: What You Should Know
Bob Randall, Melanie Hogan 32
On the Way to Nana's
On the Way to Nana's
Frances Haji-Ali, Lindsay Haji-Ali, David Hardy (Illustrator) 36
Once There Was A Boy
Once There Was A Boy
Dub (David) Leffler 40
Our Home, Our Heartbeat
Our Home, Our Heartbeat
Adam Briggs 24
Our Land - A Puzzle Book of Australian Aboriginal Art
Our Land - A Puzzle Book of Australian Aboriginal Art
National Gallery of Australia 24
Our World--Bardi-Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon
Our World--Bardi-Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon
One Arm Point Remote Community School 64
Pip and Pim
Pip and Pim
Aunty Ruth Hegarty 24
Respect
Respect
Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, Lisa Kennedy (Illustrator) 32
Sam's Bush Journey
Sam's Bush Journey
Sally Morgan, Ezekiel Kwaymullina 32
Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck
Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck
Michelle Gillespie, Sonia Martinez (illus.) 36
Saved!!!
Saved!!!
Lydia Williams, Lucinda Gifford (Illus.) 32
Say Yes: A story of friendship, fairness and a vote for hope
Say Yes: A story of friendship, fairness and a vote for hope
Jennifer Castles, Paul Seden 32
Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna
Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna
Cathy Goonack 32
Shake a Leg
Shake a Leg
Boori Monty Pryor, Jan Ormerod 32
Sharing
Sharing
Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, Leanne Mulgo Watson (Illustrator) 32
Silly Birds
Silly Birds
Gregg Dreise 32
Sister Heart
Sister Heart
Sally Morgan 96
Sorry Day
Sorry Day
Coral Vass, Dub Leffler (Illustrator) 34
Spinifex Mouse
Spinifex Mouse
Norma MacDonald 40
Stolen Girl
Stolen Girl
Trina Saffioti 36
Stories for Simon
Stories for Simon
Lisa Miranda Sarzin 32
Strange Friends
Strange Friends
Aunty Ruth Hegarty 24
Surfing Life
Surfing Life
Mark Tirris 24
Tammy Damulkurra
Tammy Damulkurra
Derek Pugh 98
Tell Me Why
Tell Me Why
Sarah Jackson, Robyn Templeton 32
The Black and White Club
The Black and White Club
Alice Hemming 28
The Boy from the Mish
The Boy from the Mish
Gary Lonesborough 288
The Creatures of Dryden Gully
The Creatures of Dryden Gully
Aunty Ruth Hegarty 24
The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky
The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky
Helen Milroy 64
The Glow Worm Cave
The Glow Worm Cave
Anne Morgan, Belinda Kurczok (illus.) 31
The Great Lizard Trek
The Great Lizard Trek
Felicity Bradshaw, Norma MacDonald (Illus.) 32
Sorry, no image for: Pamela Lofts, Agnes Lippo - The Kangaroo and the Porpoise.
The Kangaroo and the Porpoise
Pamela Lofts, Agnes Lippo 32
The Kunwinjku Counting Book
The Kunwinjku Counting Book
Gabriel Maralngurra 32
The Legend of the Seven Sisters
The Legend of the Seven Sisters
May L. O'Brien, Sue Wyatt (illustr.) 20
The Legends of Moonie Jarl
The Legends of Moonie Jarl
Moonie Jarl, Wandi (illus.) 44
The Little Platypus and the Fire Spirit
The Little Platypus and the Fire Spirit
Mundara Koorang 32
The Lizard Gang
The Lizard Gang
Kirra Somerville, Grace Fielding (illustr.) 28
The Lost Girl
The Lost Girl
Ambelin Kwaymullina, Leanne Tobin (illus.) 32
The Rain Flower
The Rain Flower
Mary Duroux 48
The Rocks Of Honey
The Rocks Of Honey
Patricia Wrightson 184
The Sugarbag
The Sugarbag
Nola Turner-Jensen, Dub Leffler (Illus.) 32
The Toast Tree
The Toast Tree
Corina Martin, Fern Martins (illustrations) 32
The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip
The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip
Michael Sedunary, Bern Emmerichs 52
Tjarany Roughtail and Other Kukatja Stories
Tjarany Roughtail and Other Kukatja Stories
Gracie Green, Joe Tramacchi, Lucille Gill 64
Took the Children Away
Took the Children Away
Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter 32
Trip to the Top End
Trip to the Top End
Mark Tirris 24
Sorry, no image for: Melanie Prewett, Maggie Prewett (illus.) - Two Mates.
Two Mates
Melanie Prewett, Maggie Prewett (illus.) 32
Ubby's Underdogs : Return of the Dragons
Ubby's Underdogs : Return of the Dragons
Brenton E. McKenna 250
Ubby's Underdogs : The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon
Ubby's Underdogs : The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon
Brenton E. McKenna 160
Ubby's Underdogs: Heroes Beginnings
Ubby's Underdogs: Heroes Beginnings
Brenton E. McKenna 168
Walking with Seasons in Kakadu
Walking with Seasons in Kakadu
Diane Lucas, Ken Searle (illustr.) 32
Wandihnu and the Old Dugong
Wandihnu and the Old Dugong
Wandihnu Wymarra, Elizabeth Wymarra, Benjamin Hodges (Illus.) 28
Sorry, no image for: Lajamanu School - Warnayarra: The Rainbow Snake.
Warnayarra: The Rainbow Snake
Lajamanu School 32
Welcome, child!
Welcome, child!
Sally Morgan 8
What's Your Story
What's Your Story
Rose Giannone, Bern Emmerichs (illus.) 40
Why I Love Australia
Why I Love Australia
Bronwyn Bancroft 32
Wiradjuri Country
Wiradjuri Country
Larry Brandy 32
Wunambi: The Water Snake
Wunambi: The Water Snake
May L. O'Brien 32
Yarrabah Trip
Yarrabah Trip
Mark Tirris 24
Yarri and Jacky Jacky
Yarri and Jacky Jacky
Mark Tirris 24
Yinti, Desert Child
Yinti, Desert Child
Pat Lowe, Jimmy Pike 136
Yinti, Desert Cowboy
Yinti, Desert Cowboy
Pat Lowe, Jimmy Pike 144
Yinti, Desert Dog
Yinti, Desert Dog
Pat Lowe, Jimmy Pike 64

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