Wilam: A Birrarung Story
By Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly
Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Wilam: A Birrarung Story is one day on a vital, flourishing river.
As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam – home.
Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book duo Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne’s beautiful Yarra River, from its source to its mouth; from its pre-history to the present day.
By Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly
Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Wilam: A Birrarung Story is one day on a vital, flourishing river.
As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam – home.
Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book duo Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne’s beautiful Yarra River, from its source to its mouth; from its pre-history to the present day.
By Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly
Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Wilam: A Birrarung Story is one day on a vital, flourishing river.
As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam – home.
Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book duo Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne’s beautiful Yarra River, from its source to its mouth; from its pre-history to the present day.
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Format: Hardback picture book
Dimensions: 29.4 cm x 25.5 cm
Pages: 40
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ISBN: 9781925381764
Publisher: Walker Books Australia (Imprint: Black Dog Books)
Release Date: 1 April 2019
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Author: Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly
Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy
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Early Childhood (4-6 yrs)
Younger Readers (6-9yrs)
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FIRST NATIONS
Woi Wurrung language, Birrarung, Yarra River, Wurundjeri, wildlife, Wilam, home, Wurundjeri Elder
