Title The legend of the seven sisters : a traditional Aboriginal story from Western Australia / written by May L. O'Brien ; illustrated by Sue Wyatt

Edition [New edition] Published Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2009

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	398.2049915 Obr/Lot 2009		DUE 11-05-24
W'BOOL CRC	398.2049915 Obr/Lot 2009		AVAILABLE

Description 18 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm Summary As you look up into the sky at night you can see many stars. The Wongutha people of the Eastern Goldfields area in Western Australia tell stories about the stars explaining how the stars came to be where they are. Some stars are grouped together and have special names. One of these groups of stars is called the Seven Sisters. Ages 5+ Analysis juvenile Nonfiction Folk tales (Western Australia,Australia) Literature of indigenous Australian languages Notes First published: 1990 Audience For children Subject Stars -- Mythology. Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature. Stars -- Australia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Legends -- Juvenile literature. Aboriginal Australians -- Legends -- Juvenile literature. Stars -- Folklore. Aboriginal Australians. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Juvenile literature. Stars -- Folklore. Stars -- Australia -- Folklore. SUBJECT Pleiades. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103468 Genre/Form Easy reader Folklore. Juvenile works. Fiction. Author Wyatt, Sue, 1952- illustrator ISBN 9780855756994 (paperback) 0855752165

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