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How the birds got their colours : an Aboriginal story
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How the birds got their colours : an Aboriginal story

by Mary Albert

Based on a traditional Bardi story from Western Australia, this children's book is illustrated with artwork adapted from paintings by Aboriginal children living in Broome.

Accession 33344 ISBN 9781865046242 Publisher Scholastic Australia
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