Boodja Barna: Land Creatures written by Jayden Boundry and Illustrated by Tyrown Waigana
Book one in the Noongar First Words series, bond with your baby while helping them learn about Aussie animals and their Noongar names.
Babies and toddlers will love interacting with engaging illustrations of the Yongka (Kangaroo), the Weitj (Emu) and the Nyingarn (Echnida). With a free, comprehensive pronunciation guide and video available online, families can learn to appreciate and connect with an Indigenous language.
- Written in Noongar and English, this illustrated collection of first Noongar words focuses on Australian land animals.
- The Noongar language is spoken by 14 different groups across the south-west corner of Western Australia.
- This is the first board book in the new Noongar First Words series, and the second book by Jayden Boundry and Tyrown Waigana.
Jayden Boundry is Whadjuk Balardong Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji. He is a Noogar language teacher and cultural consultant, didgeridoo player, traditional dancer and storyteller with Ngalak Nidja.
Tyrown Waigana is a Wardandi Noongar (south-west cape country) and Ait Koedhal (Torres Strat Islander) multidisciplinary artist and graphic designer.