The Binna Binna man book rap

The Binna Binna man
Allen & Unwin, 1999
ISBN 1865080713
This book is a powerful celebration and exposition of Aboriginal life and culture. While the language levels of this story are appropriate for young adolescent readers, and well supported by graphics and photographs which contribute significant visual elements to the text, the themes and concepts are more appropriate to older readers. The novel explores contemporary Aboriginal adolescence and shows the central role of traditional Aboriginal culture in the lives of Aboriginal people. It is an extremely positive and insightful work, inspired by Boori's childhood tales and written in cooperation with Boori's family and Elders. This book is a companion to, and follows on from, My girragundji. B. Corr
USER LEVEL: Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
KLA: English; HSIE
SYLLABUS: Aboriginal Studies 7-10; Aboriginal Studies Stage 6; English 7- 10; Society & Culture Stage 6
SCIS 983678

Further resources

Author profiles
Other resources
Additional support materials
Background readings

Author profiles

Allen and Unwin - Authors - Meme & Boori
Allen and Unwin - Children's extracts - The Binna Binna man
Penguin Books Australia - Author profiles - Boori Pryor

Other resources

Boori and Meme: the process of collaborative writing. [videorecording] Video Education Australasia, 1999

McDONALD, Meme. Put your whole self in. Penguin, 1992

McDONALD, Meme. The way of the birds: a child and a curlew travel across the world. Allen & Unwin, 1996

McDONALD, Meme & PRYOR, Boori. My girragundji. Allen & Unwin, 1998
Cover photograph by Meme McDonald; frog illustration by Shane Nagel and Lillian Fourmile. Cover reproduced with kind permission of Allen & Unwin.

McDONALD, Meme & PRYOR, Boori. My girragundji; The Binna Binna man [sound recording] / read by Boori Pryor. Louis Braille Audio, 1999
Cover photographs by Meme McDonald; frog illustration by Shane Nagel and Lillian Fourmile.
Cover reproduced with kind permission of Louis Braille Audio.

PRYOR, Boori (Monty), with Meme McDonald. Maybe tomorrow. Penguin Books Australia, 1998
Cover photograph of Boori by Meme McDonald.
Cover reproduced with kind permission of Penguin books Australia.

PRYOR, Boori (Monty), with Meme McDonald. Maybe tomorrow. [sound recording] / read by Boori (Monty) Pryor. Louis Braille Audio, 1998
Cover photograph of Boori by Meme McDonald.
Cover reproduced with kind permission of Louis Braille Audio.

Additional support materials

Listening checklist

Rap sheet 1 answers
Rap sheet 2 answers
The Binna Binna man word bank
Visual elements
Constructing a joint response

Background readings

The following are articles from Scan; copies of Scan articles can be requested from your teacher-librarian.

Atkins, H. "Community participation through book raps at Nowra Public School", Scan 20(1) February, 2001, pp 13-15.

Bowie, B. & Mackinnon, G. "Book raps: be tempted", Scan 19(1) February, 2000, pp 4-5.

Longworth, A. "Book rapping at Hay War Memorial High School", Scan 19(1) February, 2000, pp 10-11.

McLEAN, I. "An interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald", Scan 19(2) May, 2000, pp 4-7.

Taylor, K "The Maddie book rap at Barham High School", Scan 19(1) February, 2000, pp 6-7.