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The small pearling settlement of Broome thrives with eccentric small tow...
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The small pearling settlement of Broome thrives with eccentric small town characters, mythical creatures and fantastic beasts in Brenton's McKenna's first book of the epic trilogy, Ubby's Underdogs.
Set in the 1940s when Broome is still recovering from World War II, The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon follows the adventures of Ubby, a smart, street-wise Aboriginal girl. Ubby is the leader of a small rag-tag gang known as the 'Underdogs.'
With a keen eye for potential gang members, Ubby recruits Sai Fong, a Chinese girl just off the boat from Shanghai. From the moment Ubby and Sai Fong meet, their worlds collide as they find themselves thrown into a series of bizarre adventures full of myths and legends, and secrets never before exposed.
This is a heroic tale that measures the limits of courage and friendship. Ubby's Underdogs: The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon boasts a multifaceted narrative with staggering graphic detail in order to introduce a series of complex characters with links to other worlds.
Amidst a backdrop of fictionalised Aboriginal and Chinese mythology in the unique multicultural town of Broome, Brenton's first graphic novel leaves you gasping for air and in anticipation of things to come.
The Creator Brenton McKenna is a young Yawuru (Broome language group) artist and writer. Brenton fell in love with comic books at a young age. He studied visual arts for two years at Goulburn TAFE and in 2009 was one of twenty successful applicants to be awarded a highly sought after mentorship with the Australian Society of Authors.
Ubby's Underdogs is Brenton's biggest project yet — his first full-length graphic novel. The story is greatly influenced by Brenton's childhood in Broome and the main character, Ubby, was inspired by his grandmother, a strong Aboriginal woman who knew how to look after herself.
Brenton has attended several art workshop/residencies which have generated much national interest over the past few years. He has also illustrated Living Alongside the Animals — Anangu Way,
(Wingfield and Austin, IAD Press, 2009).
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Magabala Books was born out of a traditional song and dance festival hel...
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Magabala Books was born out of a traditional song and dance festival held in 1984 that was attended by Aboriginal people from across the Kimberley. Here it was decided that an organisation, firmly rooted in Aboriginal law and culture, be established—the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC). KALACC was to be run by Aboriginal leaders and one of its aims was to protect the rights of traditional storytellers and artists. To this end, Magabala Books was created.
In 1987, from the pearling town of Broome in the remote north-west of Western Australia, Magabala Books published its first book. Today we have more than twenty years' experience in publishing Aboriginal social history, memoirs, autobiography, fiction, young adult, children's traditional stories and children's picture books. We are proud to be Australia's oldest independent Indigenous publishing house.
Magabala Books works in collaboration with Indigenous communities, education specialists, teachers and librarians to develop relevant and engaging literacy materials for all cultures. Magabala only produces books by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. We aim to introduce all children to Indigenous tradition and culture.
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The Mark of the Wagarl is the popular new edition of a traditional story...
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The Mark of the Wagarl is the popular new edition of a traditional story from the Nyoongar people of the south-west of Western Australia. Based on Maadjit Walken, the Sacred Rainbow Serpent - the mother spirit and creator of Nyoongar Country in the south-west of Western Australia.
Maadjit Walken formed the landscape and the waterways, and made her first child Maadjit Wagarl, the Sacred Water Snake, the guardian spirit of all the rivers and fresh waters.
The Mark of the Wagarl is the story of a how a little boy dared to questioned the wisdom of his elders and why he received the Sacred Water Snake for his totem.
Lorna Little was born in 1935 in Meekatharra, Western Australia. Her family moved to Pinjarra, her ancestral home, during WWII where she learnt the Nyoongar language and stories of her people. Lorna is an elder of the Bindjareb Nyoongar community and enjoys passing on cultural knowledge to her grandchildren.
Nyoongar artist, Janice Lyndon, was born in 1965 in Pinjarra in Western Australia. She draws her inspiration from her elders and the environment, and has participated in several group exhibitions. Janice has a Diploma of Aboriginal Visual Arts.
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Magabala Books was born out of a traditional song and dance festival hel...
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Magabala Books was born out of a traditional song and dance festival held in 1984 that was attended by Aboriginal people from across the Kimberley. Here it was decided that an organisation, firmly rooted in Aboriginal law and culture, be established—the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC). KALACC was to be run by Aboriginal leaders and one of its aims was to protect the rights of traditional storytellers and artists. To this end, Magabala Books was created.
In 1987, from the pearling town of Broome in the remote north-west of Western Australia, Magabala Books published its first book. Today we have more than twenty years' experience in publishing Aboriginal social history, memoirs, autobiography, fiction, young adult, children's traditional stories and children's picture books. We are proud to be Australia's oldest independent Indigenous publishing house.
Magabala Books works in collaboration with Indigenous communities, education specialists, teachers and librarians to develop relevant and engaging literacy materials for all cultures. Magabala only produces books by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. We aim to introduce all children to Indigenous tradition and culture.
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