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I Call the Ocean Wardan (Ebony Froome, illustrated by Dellas Bennell & Korrine Bennell-Yarran, Fremantle Press)

Tuesday, 7 July 2026    Books+Publishing
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Wardandi Noongar author Ebony Froome (Djinang Bonar: Seeing Seasons) has created another exquisite dual-language picture book, I Call the Ocean Wardan. Noongar is widely spoken by First Nations peoples across south-west Western Australia. Froome introduces readers to Noongar words, including maamong (whales) and djerinkarra (seagulls), through charmingly descriptive, beach-inspired poetic...

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