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Tiwi war kwampini : mwarlapwara kangi tingati = Tiwi war hero : footprints in the sand
Kerinaiua, Mavis2026
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Before the Japanese bombed Darwin in World War II, they attacked my grandfather's Country. Not many people outside the Tiwi Islands know about my people's role in the war. This is the story of one of our war heroes, my grandfather Louie Purraputimali Munkara.
Main title:
Tiwi war kwampini : mwarlapwara kangi tingati = Tiwi war hero : footprints in the sand / written, translated and illustrated by Mavis Kerinaiua with support from Laura Rademaker.
Author:
Kerinaiua, Mavis, author, translator, illustratorRademaker, Laura, author
Imprint:
Gadigal Country ; Sydney, NSW : Indigenous Literacy Foundation, 2026.©2026
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map ; 22 x 27 cm
Notes:
Parallel text in English and Tiwi.
Audience:
4-8 years old.
ISBN:
9781922592712 (hardback)
Dewey class:
940.540092940.54
Language:
Multiple languagesEnglishAustralian languagesN20
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Subject:
Munkara, LouieWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Aboriginal AustralianSoldiers -- Australia -- BiographyAboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Tiwi IslandsTorres Strait IslandersBilingual booksFamily - GrandparentsDefence - World War IIHistory - MilitaryTiwi people N20Tiwi language N20Tiwi Islands (N.T.) -- HistoryTiwi Islands (NT SC52-15, SC52-16)Picture books
BRN:
495967