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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Birrarung Wilam: A Story from Aboriginal Australia

Birrarung Wilam: A Story from Aboriginal Australia

Murphy, Aunty Joy
Kelly, Andrew
Kennedy, Lisa

Hardcover

General Juvenile NonfictionHistoryScience & Nature

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ISBN13: 9798855094381
Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Published: Aug 4 2020
Pages: 32
Language: English
Travel along Melbourne's twisting Yarra River in a glorious celebration of Indigenous culture and Australia's unique flora and fauna.

As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen.

Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly and Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri people Aunty Joy Murphy join to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne's beautiful Yarra River -- from its source to its mouth and from its prehistory to the present day. The writing dazzles with poetic descriptions of the trees, plants, and wildlife that thrive in harmony along the iconic waterway. Lush and vibrant acrylic paintings from Indigenous illustrator Lisa Kennedy make the mighty Yarra come to life -- coursing under a starry sky, drawing people to its sunny shores, mirroring a searing orange sunset. Jewel-like details in the illustrations offer opportunities for discovery on every page. As gorgeous and powerful as the river itself, this stunner invites all to come to Wilam: home.

End matter includes an authors' note and a glossary of the Woiwurrung words used in the story.

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