The legend of the seven sisters : a traditional Aboriginal story from Western Australia

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Label

The legend of the seven sisters : a traditional Aboriginal story from Western Australia

Title remainder

a traditional Aboriginal story from Western Australia

Statement of responsibility

written by May L. O'Brien ; illustrated by Sue Wyatt

Creator

• O'Brien, May

Contributor

• Wyatt, Sue, 1952-

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians -- Australia | Western Australia -- Juvenile literature
• Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Juvenile literature
• trueAustralia
• trueStars
• Stars -- Australia -- Folklore
• Stars -- Folklore
• trueWestern Australia
• Aboriginal Australians

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

MYTH & LEGEND TOLD AS FICTION. AUSTRALIAN. As you look up into the sky at night you can see many stars. The Wongutha people of the Eastern Goldfields area in Western Australia tell stories about the stars explaining how the stars came to be where they are. Some stars are grouped together and have special names. One of these groups of stars is called the Seven Sisters. The Sisters were beautiful women who used to visit the earth and wander the land. This is the story of why they appear in their position in the night sky. Ages 5+

Dewey number

398.20994

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

For children

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

juvenile