Noongar Boodja Waangkan: Noongar First Words
by
Jayden Boundry
Illustrated by Tyrown Waigana
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Publication date: 1st September 2022
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Pages:32
RRP: $24.99AUD
Format read: Hardcover
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
My review of Noongar First Words
It’s indigenous literacy day and I have a gorgeous first words book to share with you that explores the Noongar language.
Written in Noongar and
English with each word accompanying a delightful water colour
illustration making it fun and easy to follow along and learn each new
word.
This fully illustrated collection of first Noongar words includes family, plants, animals, emotions, colours, numbers and more.
We had fun trying out the words ourselves and then scanned included audio link guide to see if we had the pronunciation right.
Noongar is the language of the Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australia.
This fully illustrated collection of first Noongar words includes family, plants, animals, emotions, colours, numbers and more.
We had fun trying out the words ourselves and then scanned included audio link guide to see if we had the pronunciation right.
Noongar is the language of the Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australia.
Noongar Boodja Waangkan is a fun, educational book that will be a valuable resource for any classroom library.
My rating 5 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Jayden Boundry is Wadjak Balardong Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji.
He is a Noongar language teacher and cultural consultant, didgeridoo
player, traditional dancer and storyteller with Ngalak Nidja.
About the illustrator
Tyrown Waigana is a Wardandi Noongar (southwest cape country) and
Ait Koedhal (Torres Strait Islander) multi-disciplinary artist and
designer. His practice includes painting, illustration, sculpture, animation and graphic design. As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graphic designer many clients approach him for high quality, culturally appropriate and Indigenous centred design.
