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Sue Wyatt Sue Wyatt i(A59751 works by) (a.k.a. Susan Wyatt)
Born: Established: 1952 Kalgoorlie, Goldfields area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Wongaii ; Aboriginal
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1 4 y separately published work icon Bawoo Stories May L. O'Brien , Angela Leaney (illustrator), Sue Wyatt (illustrator), Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2008 Z1507459 2008 selected work picture book children's Indigenous story

'Four wonderful traditional teaching stories of the Wongutha people are collected together here for the first time: 'Barn Barn Barlala', 'The Kangaroos Who Wanted to be People', 'How Crows Became Black', 'Why the Emu Can't Fly'.

First published as individual titles in 1992, these stories were ground-breaking publications, presenting traditional Indigenous stories in a bi-lingual text. Sales of the individual titles now exceed 26,000 copies each. Updated with a vibrant new design, the stories are still as fresh and appealing as ever. The collected work contains a map, explanatory note and a simple pronunciation guide for the Wongutha words used in the text.' (Source: Fremantle Press website)

1 3 y separately published work icon Moonglue Daisy Utemorrah , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), Western Australia : Magabala Books , 1993 Z837933 1993 single work picture book children's Indigenous story Traditional story about two children who disobey their mother and stay awake to watch the moon, and of the consequences of their action.
1 1 y separately published work icon Why the Emu Can't Fly May L. O'Brien , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), South Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1992 Z1176936 1992 single work picture book children's Indigenous story 'Wongutha story which tells of the efforts of small birds to stop the boasting and meanness of the flying emus.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
1 1 y separately published work icon Barn-Barn Barlala : The Bush Trickster May L. O'Brien , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), South Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1992 Z1176925 1992 single work picture book children's Indigenous story 'Wongutha story from Western Australia about children who become lost after following a bird when searching for mistletoe berries.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
1 y separately published work icon The Legend of the Seven Sisters : a Traditional Aboriginal Story from Western Australia : Notes and Workbook May L. O'Brien , Anne Graham , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1991 Z1684577 1991 single work criticism 'A companion volume to the storybook' The Legend of the Seven Sisters : a Traditional Aboriginal Story from Western Australia. Source: Publisher's blurb
1 3 y separately published work icon Wunambi the Water Snake May L. O'Brien , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1991 Z847417 1991 single work picture book children's Indigenous story The story of Wunambi, the water snake who roamed the earth when the world was young. His great tracks became the rivers and creeks that exist today.
1 5 y separately published work icon The Legend of the Seven Sisters : A Traditional Aboriginal Story from Western Australia May L. O'Brien , Sue Wyatt (illustrator), Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1990 Z848997 1990 single work picture book Indigenous story children's

'...The Wongutha people of the Eastern Goldfields area in Western Australia tell stories about the stars explaining how the stars came to be where they are. Some stars are grouped together and have special names.

One of these groups of stars is called the Seven Sisters. The Sisters were beautiful women who used to visit the Earth and wander the land. This is the story of why they appear in their position in the night sky. Source: Publisher's blurb

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