Dirrangun (PB)

Author(s): Bronwyn Bancroft

Sophisticated Picture Books

A timely re-issue of these well-loved Australian Indigenous classics. Ages 6-9 "Some people say that Dirrangun is a witch, that she's mean and cunning and Brings you all the mischief in the world. Others say that she's friendly. But she's a very old woman and She has long hair down to her knees." Dirrangun is well-known near Grafton and along the north coast of New South Wales. Both the Bunjalung and Githavul people speak of her and of her connection with local landmarks. She is a powerful woman DIRRANGUN contains two stories - one told by Ethan Williams and one by Lucy Daley. It forms part of the oral storytelling tradition and is faithful to each storyteller's voice. these narratives originally appeared in tHE NEARESt tHE WHItE MAN GEtS, a group of stories and poems collected by Roland Robinson. Now illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft, the woman, DIRRANGUN, takes on pictorial form Powerful and emotional, Bronwyn's artistic insight into the past draws the reader into a better understanding of the Bunjalung and Githavul stories Ages 6-9

PUBLICATION APRIL 2012

19.00 NZD

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Bronwyn Bancroft is an indigenous Australian artist and designer whose artwork has been collected and exhibited by galleries and museums throughout the world. A descendant of the Bunjalung people of New South Wales, Ms. Bancroft grew up in the small country town of Tenterfield. She says, "The work that I do challenges people to accept indigenous peoples as equals." Books she's illustrated include Big Rain Coming by Katrina Germein and Just a Little Brown Dog by Sally Morgan. Ms. Bancroft lives in Sydney with her three children.

General Fields

  • : 9780732295332
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Australia
  • : HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • : 0.158
  • : November 2011
  • : 280mm X 215mm
  • : Australia
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Bronwyn Bancroft
  • : Paperback
  • : Bronwyn Bancroft
  • : 398.2049915
  • : 32
  • : colour illustrations