Sun mother wakes the world: An Australian creation story
Dublin Core
Title
Sun mother wakes the world: An Australian creation story
Description
The indigenous people of Australia believe their ancestors created the world through the sun shining on all living things to wake them up, bringing them to life. Sun Mother then creates the Morning Sun and the Moon to watch over ther children living on Earth in this spiritual, emotional, and multicultural story of creation.
Author
Wolkstein, Diane
Publisher
Harper Collins
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Bancroft, Bronwyn
ISBN
0-6881-3915-9
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2004
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Danielle L Rhodus, 2006
Tags
aborigine, amphibians, animals, australian, beetle, birds, caterpillar, cave, celebration, cricket, direction, earth, emotions, emu, fear, folktale, frog, grub, happiness, insects, kangaroo, life, love, moon, multicultural, nonverbal communication, owl, plants, platypus, reptiles, self esteem, sky, sleep, snake, stars, sun, tree, understanding, verbal communication, walkabout, wind, wombat
Citation
Wolkstein, Diane, “Sun mother wakes the world: An Australian creation story,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13366.