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The Echidna and the Shade Tree, told by Mona Green, compiled by Pamela Lofts (Scholastic Press, 1984).
Now that I've read a handful of Aboriginal children's stories, I recognised this as a relatively early work. It was originally printed in 1984 and has been reissued by Scholastic. It's part of the same series as *Dunbi the Owl* and some others I've reviewed here.
It's a story that is really suitable for children, basically a tale of how the echidna came to have funny feet and a spikey back. The story is one from the Jaru people, near Halls Creek, and, as the blurb at the front of the book says it serves the purpose of preserving the story, reaching a new audience, and helping with literacy.
Suggested tags: Author Mona Green, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Children's Story
Now that I've read a handful of Aboriginal children's stories, I recognised this as a relatively early work. It was originally printed in 1984 and has been reissued by Scholastic. It's part of the same series as *Dunbi the Owl* and some others I've reviewed here.
It's a story that is really suitable for children, basically a tale of how the echidna came to have funny feet and a spikey back. The story is one from the Jaru people, near Halls Creek, and, as the blurb at the front of the book says it serves the purpose of preserving the story, reaching a new audience, and helping with literacy.
Suggested tags: Author Mona Green, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Children's Story
