144 pages : 29 cm

Retells myths and legends from the cultures of Oceania, focusing on the aborigines of Australia

Includes bibliographical references (page 144) and index

An Unseen World: -- The first Australasians -- Native New Guinea -- The Melanesian melting pot -- The Pacific adventures -- A Timeless Land: -- Dreaming the earth -- Deluge of destruction -- The serpent and the rainbow -- Spirit of the ancestral sisters -- Creator of bounty and abundance -- The Melatji law dogs -- The making of humankind -- Rich ochres of Parachilna -- Conceiving clans and cultures -- The powers of sibling pairs -- Picture essay: the battle of Uluru -- The Rich Cycle of Life: -- The unity of people and nature -- A living water source -- The greatest gift -- The embodiment of the eaglehawk -- The diversity of birds -- A story-filled landscape -- Koopoo the first kangaroo -- Gifts of swamp and sea -- Wonders of the heavens -- Turning the world upside-down -- Mysteries of the spirit world -- Death's inevitability -- Picture essay:ancestral dances -- The Myriad Beliefs of Melanesia: -- Life and the loss of immortality -- Deeds of the heroes -- A world of men and women -- Respect for the animals -- A Fijian hierarchy -- Afek the spirit heroine -- Picture essay: sanctums of the spirits -- Polynesian Paradise: -- The seeds of life -- Ingredients of the Universe -- Rangi and Papa, creators supreme -- The quarrelsome elements -- First man Tiki -- A dynasty of nobles -- Artistry in wood and flesh -- The annual cycle of Ku and Lono -- Powers to destroy and powers to heal -- Springboard to the Eastern Pacific -- The closeness of the sea -- Maui the trickster hero -- The afterworld -- The mysteries of Easter island -- Picture essay: the beauty of tattooing -- The Oceanian legacy: -- Glossary and index

Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 9.3

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