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y separately published work icon Vullah Vunnah Nah single work   lyric/song   children's  
Alternative title: A Gunditjmara Lullaby
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Vullah Vunnah Nah
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'Vullah Vunnah Nah is a Gunditjmara [Dhauwurd Wurrung] lullaby, translated into English by Patricia Clarke. She has included both English and Gunditjmara words in the text and illustrated them with bright rainbows. This simple song could be mastered in the classroom quickly and shared with others. It also reminds that to have a rainbow, there must be rain, providing an opportunity for classroom discussion (on many levels)...' (Source: Publishers website)

Exhibitions

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Aboriginal Dhauwurd Wurrung AIATSIS ref. (S20) (Vic SJ54-11)
    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: One Day Hill , 2012 .
      image of person or book cover 266211882144575551.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 10 unnumbered pages.p.
      Description: col. illus. plus 1 sound disc (CD)
      Note/s:
      • This book contains the lyrics of a Gundigmara [Dhauwurd Wurrung] lullaby, written and performed by Patricia Clarke.
      ISBN: 9780987313904 (pbk)

Works about this Work

Vullah Vunnah Nah by Patricia Clarke Jenny Heslop , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , February 2013;

— Review of Vullah Vunnah Nah Pat Clarke , 2012 single work lyric/song
[Review] Vullah Vunnah Nah Penny Morrison , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 57 no. 1 2013; (p. 14)

— Review of Vullah Vunnah Nah Pat Clarke , 2012 single work lyric/song
Aboriginal Children's Literature : More Than Just Pretty Pictures Anita Heiss , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice 2008; (p. 102-117) The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 7) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

'This essay explores how some recent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authored titles have used local languages and personal histories - including complex stories which deal with the Stolen Generations - to engage and educate young Australian readers, while providing much needed inspiration to nurture Indigenous audiences.' (Source: Heiss, Anita, Aboriginal Literature for Children: More Than Just Pretty Pictures, 2015)

[Review] Vullah Vunnah Nah Penny Morrison , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 57 no. 1 2013; (p. 14)

— Review of Vullah Vunnah Nah Pat Clarke , 2012 single work lyric/song
Vullah Vunnah Nah by Patricia Clarke Jenny Heslop , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , February 2013;

— Review of Vullah Vunnah Nah Pat Clarke , 2012 single work lyric/song
Aboriginal Children's Literature : More Than Just Pretty Pictures Anita Heiss , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice 2008; (p. 102-117) The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 7) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

'This essay explores how some recent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authored titles have used local languages and personal histories - including complex stories which deal with the Stolen Generations - to engage and educate young Australian readers, while providing much needed inspiration to nurture Indigenous audiences.' (Source: Heiss, Anita, Aboriginal Literature for Children: More Than Just Pretty Pictures, 2015)

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