| Record Number |
19579 |
| ISBN |
9781925855173 |
| 1925855171 |
| Location |
CHCA 305.89 JAM Aboriginal Themes |
| Author |
James, Margaret, (author). |
| Title |
Tracking and hunting Ruumiya [goanna] / Margaret James ; illustrated by Jesse Young. |
| Published |
[Wooli, New South Wales] : Honey Ant Readers, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Collation |
23 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 x 30 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| still image |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| Series |
Reading tracks |
| General Note |
Ruumiya is the Luritja name for goannas. |
| Inspired by bush tucker trips with Daisy Tjupamtarri Ward. |
| "Gain insight into ancient cultural knowledge and skills, passed down the generations for millennia." -- Publisher. |
| Summary Note |
A family go hunting for a goanna on a wintery desert day, helped by their very exuberant dog and his thorny devil friend. Enjoy learning how to catch a goanna, detailed in humorous, colourful illustrations with everyday English, while traveling through the beautiful landscapes of the Western and Central Australian Deserts. |
| Target Audience |
Designed to engage learners of Middle School age and older. |
| Subject |
Lizards -- Juvenile fiction |
| Wild foods -- Australia, Central -- Juvenile fiction |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Food -- Australia, Central -- Juvenile fiction |
| Readers (Primary) -- Aboriginal Australians |
| English language -- Study and teaching (Primary) |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Food |
| English language -- Study and teaching (Primary) |
| Lizards |
| Wild foods |
| CHCA Children Collection Aboriginal Themes |
| Added Name |
Young, Jesse, (illustrator). |
| Series |
James, Margaret. Reading tracks. |
