Community Publishing supports Communities to write and illustrate their stories in language.
>
Yawuru
Edition
Country Tells Us When...
Written by
Tsheena Cooper, Mary Dann, Dalisa Pigram-Ross and Sheree Ford
Illustrated by
Translated by
Mabu Yawuru Ngan-ga Language Centre
Discover how the Yawuru people read the seasons in this beautifully illustrated book.
No items found.
Some cultures around the world have four seasons that they look out for on a calendar - Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring.
But for us Yawuru mob, we don't have four seasons that are told to us by a calendar. We have six seasons and Country tells us when they have arrived by what we feel, see, taste, smell and hear.
Discover how the Yawuru people read the seasons in this beautifully illustrated book.
News
Stories about making the book
Here's some of the blog posts about the book!
Educators create bilingual book about the seasonal changes of the Kimberley
"Some cultures around the world have four seasons that they look out for on a calendar; Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. Us Yawuru mob, we don't have four seasons that are told to us by a calendar. We have six seasons and Country tells us when they have arrived by what we feel, see, taste, smell and hear."
Related and recent books
