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Waarda series for young readers: Barlay!
by Cheryl Kickett-Tucker with illustrations by Tracey Gibbs & Sally Morgan edited by Sally Morgan
Price $9.95 
- Illustrator
- Tracey Gibbs, Sally Morgan
- Editor
- Sally Morgan
- About the Book
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Sometimes grown ups tell scary stories to teach kids a lesson. And sometimes those scary stories turn out to be true.
Sarah, Jay and Rene find out the hard way what sort of tale their nan’s woordatj story is when they wander off into the bush despite her warnings.
‘Strong storylines and unique cultural insights make these books successful additions to the ‘Waarda’ series’ — Junior Bookseller+Publisher
About the Waarda Series
Waarda, Nyungar for talking and sharing stories and information, is an exciting new Indigenous children’s series. Edited by Sally Morgan, the series is designed to support the literacy needs of Indigenous children in primary school by making available to them stories written by Indigenous authors. At the same time, it will introduce non-Indigenous children to the richness and depth of Indigenous storytelling. Above all, it is a collection of fun, interesting and diverse first chapter books for new readers. - Categories
- Indigenous Writing, Fiction for Younger Readers
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Edition
- 1
- Publisher
- Fremantle Press
- ISBN13
- 9781921696114
- HB/PB
- Paperback
- Format
- A Format (110 x 180mm)
- Pages
- 48
- Others in this Series
- Waarda series for young readers: Bush Secrets 2009
- Waarda series for young readers: The Great Cold 2009
- Waarda series for young readers: Beach Sports Car 2010
- Waarda series for young readers: Lilli and her Shadow 2010
- Waarda series for young readers: The Magic Fair 2010
- Waarda series for young readers: Yippee! Summer Holidays 2012
- Waarda series for young readers: Emu and the Water Tree 2012
- Waarda series for young readers: Lilli and Shadow in Trouble 2013
- Waarda series for young readers: A Cyclone is Coming! 2013
- Teaching Notes
- BARLAY TEACHING NOTES WEB.pdf
- Media
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