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Violet Wadrill | Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal | Leah Leaman | Cecelia Edwards | Cassandra Algy | Felicity Meakins | Briony Barr | Gregory Crocetti

Tamarra

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€25.99
A01=Briony Barr
A01=Cassandra Algy
A01=Cecelia Edwards
A01=Felicity Meakins
A01=Gregory Crocetti
A01=Leah Leaman
A01=Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal
A01=Violet Wadrill
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Author_Briony Barr
Author_Cassandra Algy
Author_Cecelia Edwards
Author_Felicity Meakins
Author_Gregory Crocetti
Author_Leah Leaman
Author_Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal
Author_Violet Wadrill
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Gurindji People
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picture book
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781741178302
  • Weight: 732g
  • Dimensions: 260 x 260mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Jul 2023
  • Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore
  • Publication City/Country: AU
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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Description

Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country is a fascinating, illustrated science book that takes kids inside the life of termites through storytelling from the Gurindji People.

Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste made from termite mound is used to strengthen a Gurindji baby’s body and spirit? Or that spinifex (which termites eat) is one of the strongest plants in the world?

Created as a collaboration between over 30 First Nations and non-Indigenous contributors, the story and artworks explore how termites and their mounds connect different parts of Country, from tiny Gurindji babies and their loving grandmothers, to spiky spinifex plants growing in the hot sun.

Written in traditional Gurindji, Gurindj Kriol and English (with a QR code to an audio version spoken in language), Tamarra is a truly original story with beautiful artworks that takes readers on an educational and cultural journey through Gurindji Country.

Suitable for children aged 7 to 12 years.

About Briony Barr | Cassandra Algy | Cecelia Edwards | Felicity Meakins | Gregory Crocetti | Leah Leaman | Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal | Violet Wadrill
The co-creators of Tamarra are a diverse group of First Nations and non-Indigenous people. For over four months in 2021, they came together on Gurindji Country to explore a shared interest in termites and with a curiosity about how they could create a new kind of storybook together. The First Nations artists and storytellers who contributed to this project are Gurindji women Violet Wadrill, Topsy Dodd and Leah Leaman, who are cultural custodians and members of Karungkarni Art based in Kalkaringi, Northern Territory. Gurindji students from Kalkaringi School also participated through workshops and art-making. Key non-Indigenous contributors are linguist Felicity Meakins who has worked with the Gurindji Community for over twenty years, artist Briony Barr and microbiologist Gregory Crocetti who collaborate as Scale Free Network, and language workers Cecelia Edwards and Cassandra Algy.