Wilam: A Birrarung Story

$26.99

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.

  • Format: Hardback picture book

    Dimensions: 29.4 cm x 25.5 cm

    Pages: 40

  • ISBN: 9781925381764

    Publisher: Walker Books Australia (Imprint: Black Dog Books)

    Release Date: 1 April 2019

  • Author: Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly

    Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy

  • Early Childhood (4-6 yrs)

    Younger Readers (6-9yrs)

  • FIRST NATIONS

    Woi Wurrung language, Birrarung, Yarra River, Wurundjeri, wildlife, Wilam, home, Wurundjeri Elder