Land of the Kangaroo People
Author: Percy Trezise
Format: Paperback, 32 pages, 258mm x 211mm, 140 g
Published: 2002, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore, children of the Kadimakara People, are lost ?wept away from their home by a fierce storm. the children survived the unfamiliar surroundings of the friendly Dingo People but now, in the land of the Magpie Goose People, they face giant goannas and marsupial lions. Will Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore ever see their family again? Journey of the Great Lake is a beautifully illustrated series which follows the journey of three children, providing a unique picture of Australia during this ancient time. Read the story of Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore, then follow their path as they travel to find their way home on the specially provided poster-sized map included with the book.
Percy Trezise AM (1923 - 2005) was a painter and writer as well as an historian and documenter of Aboriginal rock art. Trezise served in the RAAF during WW2, and from 1956 he worked in northern Australia as an airline pilot. From the air he would gauge areas likely to contain Aboriginal rock art that he would later explore. Trezise collaborated on a series of children's books with Aboriginal artist Dick Roughsey, and as well as being a member of the Order of Australia, in 2004 he received an Honorary Doctorate from James Cook University.
Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore, children of the Kadimakara People, are lost ?wept away from their home by a fierce storm. the children survived the unfamiliar surroundings of the friendly Dingo People but now, in the land of the Magpie Goose People, they face giant goannas and marsupial lions. Will Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore ever see their family again? Journey of the Great Lake is a beautifully illustrated series which follows the journey of three children, providing a unique picture of Australia during this ancient time. Read the story of Jadianta, Lande and Jalmore, then follow their path as they travel to find their way home on the specially provided poster-sized map included with the book.
Percy Trezise AM (1923 - 2005) was a painter and writer as well as an historian and documenter of Aboriginal rock art. Trezise served in the RAAF during WW2, and from 1956 he worked in northern Australia as an airline pilot. From the air he would gauge areas likely to contain Aboriginal rock art that he would later explore. Trezise collaborated on a series of children's books with Aboriginal artist Dick Roughsey, and as well as being a member of the Order of Australia, in 2004 he received an Honorary Doctorate from James Cook University.