In a remarkable collaboration, Aboriginal elder David Mowaljarlai and photographer Jutta Malnic rekindle a story that reaches back 60,000 years, constituting the oldest memory of humankind. Illustrated with more than 120 colour plates, Yorro Yorro tells of the Wandjina creation spirits of the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Yorro Yorro: Aboriginal Creation and the Renewal of Nature

Arts & Photography

Malnic, Jutta

Mowaljarlai, David

History & Criticism

Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation

The Man from the Sunrise Side is the autobiography of Ambrose Mungala Chalarimeri, a Kwini man from the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. His story is a powerful glimpse of life as a young boy growing up on a mission and as a man whose skills include horsemanship and mustering, tracking and hunting, bush mechanics and horticulture. His life story is a fascinating account of a people and region that have experienced upheaval and change on a monumental scale. In these pages, the reader will gain an insight into the lives, culture and customs of the peoplewho inhabited this other Eden’. Told with candour and in Ambrose’s own voice The Man from the Sunrise Side is a wonderful way to understand Aboriginal Australia.

Man from the Sunrise Side

Biographies & Memoirs

Chalarimeri, Ambrose Mungala

Community & Culture

Witty, moral fables with delightfully drawn animal characters illustrate the unique and intriguing lifestyle of the Jirrbalngan in the rainforests of far north Queensland.

Jirrbal Rainforest Dreamtime Stories

Children's Books

Barlow, Maisie 'Yarrcali'

Animals

Tjarany Roughtail contains eight dreamtime stories from the Kukatja people of Western Australia’s remote Kimberley Region. Each story is complemented by beautiful artworks painted by Aboriginal artist Lucille Gill that visually explain each story using traditional dot paintings. Told in English and Kukatja, the book includes magnificent paintings, maps, kinship diagrams, exercises and language notes. Winner of Children's Book Council of Australia Award.

Tjarany Roughtail

Green, Gracie

Tramachi, Joe

A magical tale about Spinifex, a dingo pup, and his adventures with his adopted family. Provides a strong analogy with Aboriginal peoples' first contact with Europeans. Jimmy Pike's superb drawings bring this story to life.

Desert Dog

Lowe, Pat

Pike, Jimmy

WINNER Western Australia Premier's Book Award The thrilling story of the great Australian Aboriginal warrior, Jandamarra, who turned from police assistant to resistance fighter, leading his people against the white forces invading their land. With striking photographs of the Kimberley landscape.

Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance

History

Howard Pedersen

Banjo Woorunmurra

Australia & Oceania

In a remarkable collaboration, Aboriginal elder David Mowaljarlai and photographer Jutta Malnic rekindle a story that reaches back 60,000 years, constituting the oldest memory of humankind. Illustrated with more than 120 colour plates, Yorro Yorro tells of the Wandjina creation spirits of the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Yorro Yorro: Everything Standing Up Alive: Rock Art and Stories From the Australian Kimberley

Photography & Video

A unique collaboration between non-Indigenous Queensland author David Spillman and Northern Territory Aboriginal woman Lisa Wilyuka. Us Mob Walawurru explores cultural difference and untold history through the eyes of Ruby, a young Aboriginal girl. Set in Central Australia in the 1960's, Ruby's journey is a a heart-warming tale that focuses on the importance of family, culture, education, friendship, and self-respect.

Us Mob Walawurru

Spillman, David

Wilyuka, Lisa

Literature & Fiction

Meet Zed, Boo, Eliza and Zoro—a spirited gang of monitor lizards who learn the meaning of teamwork when they work together to escape a raging flood. This morality tale highlights the importance of friendship and trust. Children will learn that the key is to work together and everybody is good at something.

The Lizard Gang

Somerville, Kirra

Detailing the red-eyed green tree frog that lives high in the rainforest canopy and the ants that weave threads of silk, among other fascinating inhabitants, this book unlocks the secrets of a Queensland rainforest.

Creatures of the Rainforest: Two Artists Explore Djabugay Country

Eqlitis, Anna

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