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Strangers on Country / David Hartley & Kirsty Murray ; illustrated by Dub Leffler.

Strangers on Country / David Hartley & Kirsty Murray ; illustrated by Dub Leffler.
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TF1290089 CHCA 305.89 HAR Aboriginal Themes
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Record Number 20248
ISBN 9780642279552
Location CHCA 305.89 HAR Aboriginal themes
Author Hartley, David, 1979-, (author).
Title Strangers on Country / David Hartley & Kirsty Murray ; illustrated by Dub Leffler.
Published Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, [2020]
©2020.
Collation vii, 116 pages : colour illustrations, portraits, 1 map ; 24 cm.
Content types cartographic image
text
still image
Carrier type volume
Series Susan
General Note Includes index.
Contents Note The Night Islanders and the cabin boy : Princess Charlotte Bay, 1858-1875 -- The Kaurareg Islanders and the Ghost Girl : Torres Strait, 1844-1849 -- The Bindal and the shipwreck survivors : Townsville to Bowen, 1846-1863 -- The Kabi Kabi and the convict : Moreton Bay, 1829-1842 -- The Mer Islanders and the Lost Boys : Torres Strait, 1834-1836.
Foreword by Chris Sarra.
Summary Note This book is fiction and non-fiction. The fictional part tells the story of five white castaways or runaways who were found and cared for by Indigenous groups. There are five pairs of stories: each pair of stories has one written by an Indigenous author and one by a non-Indigenous author. After each story there is a non-fiction section that tells the true story from history.
Target Audience For ages 8+ years.
Subject Castaways-- Queensland -- Juvenile literature
First contact of Aboriginal peoples with Westerners-- Queensland -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Australians -- Relations with Europeans -- Juvenile literature
Aboriginal Australians -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile fiction
Torres Strait Islanders -- First contact with Europeans -- Juvenile literature
Castaways-- Queensland -- Juvenile fiction
Children's stories, Australian -- Juvenile fiction
Added Name Murray, Kirsty,(author).
Leffler, Dub,(illustrator).
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