Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
I Saw, We Saw. But who did the seeing and what did they see?The answer to that question is to be found by pouring over the pages of this gorgeously illustrated book. And just to make it a little more interesting, a key word is in Yolgnu Matha, the first language of the student authors of this book. Intr ...Show more
Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
There are 14 songs in this fabulous book, ten in Walmajarri language and four in English, all beautifully illustrated by the kids from the Yakanarra Community School. These are songs about how the Walmajarri came to Yakanarra and their special places: songs about hunting, fishing and collecting bush foo ...Show more
Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
A family is walking home on a very dark night. It's hard to see clearly - what is that shadow? And what is that noise? Turn the pages of this intriguing and atmospheric book and join the family as they discover what the dark night is hiding.
Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
Written by one of Australia's best loved authors, this board book will get toddlers and preschoolers up off their feet following the actions of the animals featured in the book. They'll soon be flapping their arms like a scary magpie's wings, stomping their feet like a cheeky wombat and dancing like a s ...Show more
Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
Going to boarding school can be a difficult transition for many students, but for Indigenous students from remote communities, it can be quite a culture shock. In Two Ways Strong, Indigenous students from Concordia Lutheran College have combined to tell their experience in a story about Jaz a young girl ...Show more
Category: Fiction (5 to 8 years)
Erica wants a dog. So dad brings home a new pet... a baby water buffalo! Shallow the buffalo and her friend Bruno the dog have a lot of fun, get in a lot of trouble and create a lot of havoc.
Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
Written in Kriol and English, this is the story of Molly, a little pig who is rescued from the bush. She's taken back to the community where she finds a happy home. Happy, that is, apart from the local dogs who keep chasing and frightening her.Moli is greatly loved in her community, but what she loves m ...Show more
Category: Australian Picture Books
Imagine being at a camp in the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia with two of Australia's best-loved author/illustrators and working with them to produce your very own illustrated story. Ten lucky kids had just such an opportunity. In June 2015, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation brought togethe ...Show more
Category: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Books
I Open the Door...contains nine interconnected stories, all of which begin and end with opening a door. The young author/illustrators at the 2016 Spinifex Writing Camp were encouraged to let their imaginations run wild, and the result is a book that will simply take your breath away. Prepare to be intri ...Show more
Category: Information Books
In this collection of inspiring pieces, the girls share stories about their heroes, their sacred places and the happiest moments of their lives. With an introduction by Indigenous Literacy Foundation ambassador Dr Anita Heiss and author Pamela Freeman, Nginingawila Ngirramini was created in Sydney as pa ...Show more
Category: Australian Picture Books
Yirrikipayi the crocodile lives on the Tiwi Islands. he's hungry. He goes hunting, chasing animals in the sea and on land.What's for dinner? Meet the animals and learn their Tiwi names in this delightful book for all ages.'No Way Yirrikipayi began as a workshop idea and has grown into a fabulous picture ...Show more
Category: Australian Picture Books
The book tells the stories of the Butchulla people, the Indigenous people of Fraser Island and the Fraser Coast, Queensland. Published in 1964, it was the first Aboriginal children's book to be published and was written and designed by Butchulla siblings Moonie Jarl (Wilf Reeves) and Wandi (Olga Miller) ...Show more
