Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja

Green, Gracie

ISBN 10: 1875641300 / ISBN 13: 9781875641307

Published by Magabala Books, 1992

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Seller Inventory # wbs8981194638

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told by the Kukatja
• Publisher: Magabala Books
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1875641300
• ISBN 13: 9781875641307
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Gill, Lucille
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 272.2 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Tjarany Roughtail contains eight dreamtime stories from the Kukatja people of Western Australia’s remote Kimberley Region. Each story is complemented by beautiful artworks painted by Aboriginal artist Lucille Gill that visually explain each story using traditional dot paintings. Told in English and Kukatja, the book includes magnificent paintings, maps, kinship diagrams, exercises and language notes. Winner of Children's Book Council of Australia Award.

About the Author

Author Gracie Greene and illustrator Lucille Gill grew up in Balgo, a remote Aboriginal community in the Kimberely region of Western Australia. Gracie told these stories to school teacher Joe Tramacchi, who helped translate them to English. Gracie and Lucille are traditional artists whose paintings and sculptures have appeared in exhibitions throughout Australia and internationally.