Aboriginal fables and legendary tales / A.W. Reed
- Bib ID:
- 321911
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Reed, A. W. (Alexander Wyclif), 1908-1979
- Description:
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- Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : New Holland, 1998
- vi, 137 p. ; 20 cm.
- ISBN:
- 187633410X (paperback)
- Series:
- Aboriginal library.
- Summary:
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"How did the porcupine get his spikes? How was the Murray River made? Filled with mythical half-human, half-animal beings like the Rainbow Snake and the woman who changed into a kangaroo, this extraordinary collection of legends and fables explains how the animals and birds appeared in Australia, and how the lakes, rivers and mountains were made."--BOOK COVER.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
- Legends -- Australia
- Stories and motifs - Birds
- Stories and motifs - Animals
- Stories and motifs - Snakes
- Stories and motifs - Baiame
- Stories and motifs - Insects
- Stories and motifs - Kangaroos / Wallabies
- Stories and motifs - Celestial phenomena
- Stories and motifs
- Stories and motifs - Plants
- Stories and motifs - Lizards / goannas
- Stories and motifs - Echidnas
- Stories and motifs - Dugongs
- Stories and motifs - Devils, monsters, evil spirits, hairy men, bunyips
- Stories and motifs - Dingoes / dogs
- Stories and motifs - Rainbow serpent
- Stories and motifs - Turtles
- Stories and motifs - Koalas
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2068 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1979
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1998
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