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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 |
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SCIS 983678 |
Author profiles
Allen and Unwin - Authors - Meme & Boori SCIS 1161654
Allen and Unwin - Children's extracts - The Binna Binna man SCIS 1161651
Collaboration SCIS 1161659
Meme McDonald
A colourful and intelligent compilation of the author's work and inspirations, this site is a revealing look at writing and learning processes. The author's biography is found in Beginning , and in Out and about , McDonald discusses the value of speaking engagements and workshops. With the birds , describes how an observation led to an idea, a journey, two books, a theatre project, an animation, and a television documentary. Here users can Download and view an animated clip from The way of the birds . The site gives an interesting context to the writing process, and is excellent for gaining an understanding of how outside influences are used by writers. Collaboration explains the author's work with Boori Monty Pryor, and their ongoing discoveries about each others' traditions. Each of their five books can be found here, with a summary, authorial comment, and excerpt. Here, and in Books , users can listen to readings from some of the works. Visually appealing, well written, and informative, this engaging site is well worth a look. C. Thomas
USER LEVEL: Stage 4 Community Professional
KLA: Aboriginal Studies; English
SYLLABUS: Aboriginal Studies 7-10; English 7-10
SCIS SUBJECTS: Australian fiction Biography; McDonald, Meme
PUBLISHER: M. McDonald, Australia
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| REVIEW DATE: 1/2/04 [A823] |
SCIS 1161657 |
Interview with Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor
An October 2003 interview with authors Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor can be found at this site. Their transcribed responses reveal personal views on writing and culture, texts and genre, and describe their collaboration on five books. The pair make articulate and poetic observations on the progress of cultural exchange in Australia , and relate their experience to the international stage. This concise site has links to McDonald's excellent web site , Pryor's biographical information on the Wingara website , and an article on their collaboration printed on the website of the Australian Association of the Teachers of English (AATE). The latter is an interesting look at the crafts of writing and storytelling as the artists explain how their collaboration has worked in practice. C. Thomas
USER LEVEL: Stage 4 Community Professional
KLA: Aboriginal Studies; English
SYLLABUS: Aboriginal Studies 7-10; English 7-10
SCIS SUBJECTS: Aboriginal peoples Biography; Aboriginal peoples Race relations; Australian fiction Biography; Authors, Australian; Writing (Authorship)
PUBLISHER: Pacific Rim Voices
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| REVIEW DATE: 17/2/04 [A823] |
SCIS 1162039 |
By the Authors
| Boori and Meme: the process of collaborative writing, [videorecording] (1999) Video Education Australasia. SCIS 986919 McDonald, M. (1992) Put your whole self in, Penguin. SCIS 726898 |
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| McDonald, M. (1992) Sister chick flies the way of the birds, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 1112909 |
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| McDonald, M. (1996) The way of the birds: a child and a curlew travel across the world, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 931452 |
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McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2002) Flytrap, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 1088909 |
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| McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2003) Flytrap [sound recording] Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1125975 cassette SCIS 1123663 CD |
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McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (1998) My girragundji, Allen & Unwin. SCIS 950484
Cover photograph by Meme McDonald; frog illustration by Shane Nagel and Lillian Fourmile. Cover reproduced with kind permission of Allen & Unwin. |
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McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. My girragundji; The Binna Binna man, [sound recording] (1999) / read by Boori Pryor. Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1143731
Cover photographs by Meme McDonald; frog illustration by Shane Nagel and Lillian Fourmile. Cover reproduced with kind permission of Louis Braille Audio. |
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Pryor, B. & McDonald, M. (1998) Maybe tomorrow, Penguin, Victoria. SCIS 928744
Cover photograph of Boori by Meme McDonald. Cover reproduced with kind permission of Penguin books Australia.
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McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2002) Njunjul the sun Allen & Unwin. SCIS 1076548 |
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| McDonald, M. & Pryor, B. (2002) Njunjul the sun [sound recording] Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1108586 cassette SCIS 1118837 CD |
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| Pryor, B. & McDonald, M. (1998) Maybe tomorrow, [sound recording] / read by Boori (Monty) Pryor. Louis Braille Audio. SCIS 1001582 |
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Background readings
The following are articles from Scan ; copies of Scan articles can be requested from your teacher-librarian.
Atkins, H. (2001) ‘Community participation through book raps at Nowra Public School ', Scan 20(1), pp 13-15.
Bowie, B. & Mackinnon, G. (2000) ‘Book raps: be tempted', Scan 19(1), pp 4-5.
Drew-Smythe, D. ‘Telling I. T. – like it was', also ‘Related reviews to support Aboriginal Studies K-12', Scan 22(2), pp 5-8.
Field, T. (2002), ‘Evidence based practice at Five Dock Public School : Adventures in self directed learning and student engagement in raps', Scan 21(4), pp18-19.
Longworth, A. (2000) ‘Book rapping at Hay War Memorial High School ', Scan 19(1), pp 10-11.
McLean, I. (2000) ‘An interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald', Scan 19(2), pp 4-7.
Scheffers, J. (2003) 'The enhancement of student learning through participation in a book rap', Scan , 22(1), pp 10-12.
Taylor , K. (2000) ‘The Maddie book rap at Barham High School ', Scan 19(1), pp 6-7.
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