Book Review: Noongar Boodja Waangkan (Noongar First Words) by Jayden Boundry

 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. 

 

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.