ISBN |
9781742375700 (Hardcover) |
Classification Number |
J |
Author |
Greenwood, Mark |
Title |
Jandamarra [BK] |
Publisher |
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : : Allen & Unwin,, 2013. |
Physical Description |
colour illustrations ; |
Series |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
2023 Naidoc Week |
Note |
2014 CBCA shortlisted book - "Eve Pownall Award for Information Books" category. "This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australian Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body."--Colophon page. |
Includes maps on end papers. |
He emerged from the cave of bats with the name given to him by his people. He was Jandamarra - a man of power who could appear and disappear like a ghost. Set in the Kimberley region in north-west Australia, this is the story of a young warrior born to lead. To the settlers, he was an outlaw to be hunted. To the Bunuba, he was a courageous defender of his country. Mark Greenwood's text and Terry Denton's watercolour illustrations bring to life this story of conflict and divided loyalties - giving a unique insight into an extraordinary man and a tragic but important part of Australia's frontier history. |
Classification |
For primary and secondary school students. |
Pigeon,-1897 |
Sandamara, -- d. 1897 |
Pigeon, -- d. 1897 |
Sandamara,-1897 |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.)Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Outlaws -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.)Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.)Government relations -- Juvenile literature |
Outlaws -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Government relations -- Juvenile literature |
Bunuba (Australian people) -- History -- Juvenile literature |
Kimberley (W.A.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
Additional Author |
Denton, Terry, 1950- |