Description |
viii, 194 pages : illustrations, maps, 1 genealogical table ; 22 cm |
Summary |
Fictional account, based on fact, of the lifestyle of the Boonoorong people before white settlement and the changes that occurred at that time, centered around a twelve year old boy; image 'Yal Yal Road, Merricks (named after the tribesman who was the Meyrick's stockman)' p. 59, 'Grinding stone (Nepean Historical Society) p. 119, 'An ancient Boonoorong campsite of stones, shells and bones ...' p. 193, 'A hill of discarded shells ...' p. 193, and numerous other illustrations throughout the book |
Audience |
For children |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Mornington Peninsula (Vic.) -- Fiction.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Mornington Peninsula -- Fiction
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Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Author |
Vanston, Miriam Kate
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ISBN |
0646163949 (paperback) |
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