| Record Number |
19575 |
| ISBN |
9781925855197 |
| 1925855198 |
| Location |
CHCA 305.89 JAM Aboriginal Themes |
| Author |
James, Margaret, (author). |
| Title |
Hunting Aherre [kangaroo] / Margaret James ; illustrated by Wendy Paterson. |
| Published |
[Wooli, New South Wales] : Honey Ant Readers, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Collation |
30 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| still image |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| Series |
Reading tracks |
| General Note |
Aherre is the Central Arrernte name for kangaroo. |
| "Cultural knowledge shared by Margaret Kemarre Turner OAM, Benedict Kngwarraye Stevens & Northern Territory students."--Front cover. |
| "Gain insight into ancient cultural knowledge and skills, passed down the generations for millennia." -- Publisher. |
| Summary Note |
Two cousins and their uncle go tracking and hunting for kangaroo early one hot morning. Big cousin nervously shoots his first-ever kangaroo. Full of pride, they take it back to their camp, where their very proud great-grandparents teach the cousins how to prepare and cook it. The reader is taken through the traditional methods of catching and preparing the meat in detail – accompanied by colourful, humorous illustrations. |
| Target Audience |
Designed to engage learners of Middle School age and older. |
| Subject |
Kangaroo hunting -- Australia, Central -- 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) |
| Kangaroo hunting |
| Wild foods |
| CHCA Children Collection Aboriginal Themes |
| Added Name |
Paterson, Wendy, (illustrator). |
| Series |
James, Margaret. Reading tracks. |
