The Kids Research Institute Australia Founding Director Professor Fiona Stanley will help launch a series of children's books on Monday, written by local Aboriginal people in remote communities in Western Australia.
The 23 books, were put together by community groups at Warburton, Warakurna and Wanarn, and provide readers with an insight into the many activities and events that are part of everyday life in an Aboriginal community.
Some of the books have been translated into Ngaanyatjarra language, a great resource for Aboriginal children who have few books written in their own language.
Examples of titles include Ngirrikiku-latju Yanu, which translated to English means 'We went out bush for bardi grubs' and Purtikutu-ya Yanu Yirliltuku, which translated to English means 'Hunting for honey ants'. Please find PDF versions of the books attached.
The books were produced in association with the Warburton Breakfast Ladies, who wrote The Breakfast Story Book as a classroom literacy resource for Aboriginal children.
Their original book was used as a model by other groups in the community for this latest series.
The book launch will feature an introduction by The Kids Research Institute Australia Founding Director Fiona Stanley, who has been a strong supporter of the Breakfast Ladies, with a formal "launch" of the books by Acting Director General of Child Protection and Family Services, Mandy Gadsdon.
Four senior Warburton women, representing the groups who produced the books, will give a presentation at the launch describing how the books were produced and how they are being used.
Groups that have contributed to the books include Home and Community Care, Healthy Lifestyles, the Warburton Playgroup, Kunkga Girls Group, Environmental Health, Warburton and other schools in the Lands, and the local Police.