
Loongie the Greedy Crocodile
$17.94
- Paperback
24 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2008
Summary
A tale about one of Australia’s most loved reptiles. Loongie is a greedy saltwater crocodile who lives among the mangroves at Walaman Creek in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. He has no friends and no-one will come near the creek while he’s around. Loongie soon learns why being greedy has its consequences. The character of ‘Loongie’ was created by mother and son collaborators, Lucy and Kiefer Dann. When Kiefer was a young boy, they would make up stories inspired by Kiefer’s c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921248542 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1921248548 |
| Author: | Lucy Dann, Kiefer Dann, Bronwyn Houston |
| Publisher: | Magabala Books |
| Imprint: | Magabala Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 24 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 91g |
| Dimensions: | 185mm x 230mm x 3mm |
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About The Author
Lucy Dann
Kiefer Dann, also known as Bluebone Dann, is a descendant of the Nyul Nyul people of the Dampier Peninsula in the west Kimberley. Born in 1993, Kiefer is the youngest of six children. He grew up in Broome and is also a talented sportsman and musician.
Lucy Dann was born in Broome in 1960. She has cultural connections to the Bardi Jaawi people, and has been involved in many language and cultural projects. Her first book the Bardi Counting Book, was published by Magabala Books in 2000.
Bronwyn Houston is descended from the Nyiyaparli and Yindjiparndi people of the Wana clan in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Bronwyn was born and bred in Broome and draws her inspiration from the natural world she knows and loves. Bronwyn has a Diploma of Graphic Design and an extraordinary flare for illustration and art. Her creativity extends to being an author and illustrator of various published works as well as commissioned pieces that reside in collections nationally. She has run many illustration workshops in WA, including a workshop at the Perth International Festival in 2014. Bronwyn illustrated her first book Loongie the Greedy Crocodile (Kiefer and Lucy Dann, 2008) at the age of twenty-one. Staircase to the Moon (2011) was her second title as an illustrator and first as an author. Her third book was a collaboration: My Home Broome (2012). Her fourth book, Counting Aussie Animals in my Backyard was published in October 2014.
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