Title Gelam the man from Moa : a legend of the people of the Torres Strait Islands / Anne Abednego Gela

Published Broome, W.A. : Magabala Books, 1993 Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 1993 ©1993

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	PICTURE BOOK Gel/Gtm		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	398.2099438 Gel/Gtm		AVAILABLE

Description 76 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm Contents Part one. The Dhogai -- Part two. The Ganaus -- Part three. The wupudh tree Summary For children; traditional story of Gelam and his mother Usar left alone on Moa Island, chased by the evil Dhogai monster; Gelams decision to leave Moa and his mother, build a dugong from the wupudh (wattle) tree and travel to Mer Island where he became a large hill in the shape of a dugong; includes a glossary of words from Kala Lagaw Ya language; includes biographical details of the author Analysis Australian juvenile Nonfiction Notes For children Audience For children Notes Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature. Gelam (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature Tales -- Australia -- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Tales -- Australia -- Queensland -- Torres Strait Islands Tales -- Australia -- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Torres Strait Islanders -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature. Torres Strait Islanders -- Folklore. Torres Strait Islanders -- Legends -- Juvenile literature. Genre/Form Picture books. Author Magabala Books ISBN 1875641092 (paperback)

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