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Is part of
Girragundji Trilogy
1998
series - author
children's fiction
novel
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
1998...
1998
My Girragundji
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'Alive with humour, this is the vivid story of a boy growing up between two worlds. With Girragundji, the little green tree frog, he finds the courage to face the Hairyman, the bullies at school, and also learns the lessons of manhood that his father teaches him.
A young boy growing up in a large family and caught between Koori and white worlds, finds his attachment to a little tree frog gives him the courage to face his fears.' Source: Libraries Australia.
Adaptations
- My Girragundji 2001 single work drama children's
Reading Australia
Notes
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Included in the 1999 White Raven's Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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From Colonial Superstition to the Hairyman : Aboriginality and the Politics of Race
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations Into Children's Literature , vol. 20 no. 2 2010; (p. 11-22) 'The misconceptions of Indigenous incapacity and pastoral welfarism evident in the mid century texts are reversed by the end of the century and the texts that have made the same possible are discussed. Characterization of the Indigenous protagonists in each publication reveals much about changing perceptions of Aboriginality.' (Author's abstract)
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Making Sense of 'Their' Sense of Place : Australian Children's Literature Landscape on Indigenous Land
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Children's Literature , vol. 33 no. 2 2007; (p. 27-37)Collins-Gearing examines how representations of Indigenality, Indigenous people and life in Australian children's literature have been constructed by non-indigenous authors to accommodate a white sense of place and community, often to the exclusion of indigenous child readers.
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Are You Talking to Me? : Hailing the Reader in Indigenous Children's Literature
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 16 no. 2 2006; (p. 112-117) This analysis discusses two indigenous authored children's texts, My Girragundji (Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor) and Tell Me Why (Robyn Templeton and Sarah Jackson), in relation to critical strategies, audience address and textual authorisation. In particular, Davie looks at 'paratexts' - the material that comes before and after a text, including blurbs, introductions, acknowledgements, titles, covers, art - as an interpellation device (112). Drawing upon the concept of interpellation, or the way in which the subject is addressed by the 'authority of the state', Davie argues that the paratexts of contemporary Indigenous texts offer an 'entry point' for the direct voice of the author who can 'hail readers' without the mediation of white voices, which (in the pas) have not only spoken for Indigenous people, but had the power to police their voices and frame the narrative in ways that suited a non-Indigenous audience (116). -
[Review] My Girragundji
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 63)
— Review of My Girragundji 1998 single work children's fiction -
Many Grandparents Ago
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 8 no. 1 2000; (p. 14-16)
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[Review] My Girragundji
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 43 no. 2 1999; (p. 36)
— Review of My Girragundji 1998 single work children's fiction -
[Review] My Girragundji
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 13 no. 5 1998; (p. 34)
— Review of My Girragundji 1998 single work children's fiction -
[Review] My Girragundji
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 2 1999; (p. 31)
— Review of My Girragundji 1998 single work children's fiction -
[Review] My Girragundji
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 63)
— Review of My Girragundji 1998 single work children's fiction -
Finding Courage for Facing Fears
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 May no. 200 1999; (p. 43)
— Review of My Girragundji 1998 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
CBC Acceptance Speeches : Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 43 no. 4 1999; (p. 3) - y Boori and Meme : The Process of Collaborative Writing. Bendigo : Video Education Australasia , 1999 Z1287602 1999 single work criticism 'Authors Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald discuss how they collaborated in writing Maybe Tomorrow and My Girragundji. Shows how the combination of Aboriginal and Western cultures is explored to create a spirit of cooperation, understanding and reconciliation.' Source: Libraries Australia.
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Are You Talking to Me? : Hailing the Reader in Indigenous Children's Literature
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 16 no. 2 2006; (p. 112-117) This analysis discusses two indigenous authored children's texts, My Girragundji (Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor) and Tell Me Why (Robyn Templeton and Sarah Jackson), in relation to critical strategies, audience address and textual authorisation. In particular, Davie looks at 'paratexts' - the material that comes before and after a text, including blurbs, introductions, acknowledgements, titles, covers, art - as an interpellation device (112). Drawing upon the concept of interpellation, or the way in which the subject is addressed by the 'authority of the state', Davie argues that the paratexts of contemporary Indigenous texts offer an 'entry point' for the direct voice of the author who can 'hail readers' without the mediation of white voices, which (in the pas) have not only spoken for Indigenous people, but had the power to police their voices and frame the narrative in ways that suited a non-Indigenous audience (116). -
From Colonial Superstition to the Hairyman : Aboriginality and the Politics of Race
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations Into Children's Literature , vol. 20 no. 2 2010; (p. 11-22) 'The misconceptions of Indigenous incapacity and pastoral welfarism evident in the mid century texts are reversed by the end of the century and the texts that have made the same possible are discussed. Characterization of the Indigenous protagonists in each publication reveals much about changing perceptions of Aboriginality.' (Author's abstract)
Awards
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