Wirrawoorliny, Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories, Kim Scott, Cass Lynch, Monique Farmer (illus.) (9781760803179) — Readings Books
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Wirrawoorliny

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This story comes from the wise and ancient language of the First People of the Western Australian south coast.

An orphaned boy is struck by a djanak, a devil of Noongar Country, and burnt on a fire and eaten. Afterwards, a mysterious whirlwind lifts up his ashes and he is reformed limb by limb. Wirrawoorliny is a story about how Country, language and spirit can guide young people home.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
UWA Publishing
Country
Australia
Date
27 January 2026
Pages
40
ISBN
9781760803179

This story comes from the wise and ancient language of the First People of the Western Australian south coast.

An orphaned boy is struck by a djanak, a devil of Noongar Country, and burnt on a fire and eaten. Afterwards, a mysterious whirlwind lifts up his ashes and he is reformed limb by limb. Wirrawoorliny is a story about how Country, language and spirit can guide young people home.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
UWA Publishing
Country
Australia
Date
27 January 2026
Pages
40
ISBN
9781760803179